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Chattanooga native Keith Mitchell has tough Sunday at TPC Southwind

Keith Mitchell kicks up dirt and turf while playing a shot on the first hole at TPC Southwind during the second round of the PGA Tour's St. Jude Championship on Friday in Memphis. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Keith Mitchell kicks up dirt and turf while playing a shot on the first hole at TPC Southwind during the second round of the PGA Tour's St. Jude Championship on Friday in Memphis. (AP Photo/George Walker IV) Keith Mitchell kicks up dirt and turf while playing a shot on the first hole at TPC Southwind during the second round of the PGA Tour's St. Jude Championship on Friday in Memphis. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

By Doug Ferguson 5 min read

MEMPHIS — Jordan Spieth set a target of 67 for the final round of the St. Jude Championship, certain that would be enough for him to crack the top 50 in the FedEx Cup standings and advance to the second tournament of the PGA Tour postseason.

Turns out he would have only needed a 69, and even that was out of his reach Sunday afternoon at TPC Southwind.

Spieth and Keith Mitchell, who was up to his knees in water on the 18th hole while trying to salvage his postseason, narrowly missed out on making it to the BMW Championship that starts Thursday in St. Louis, in the process losing a chance to be guaranteed to play in all of the PGA Tour’s $20 million signature events in 2027.

One birdie over his last three holes would have done it for Spieth. Mitchell would have needed to shave two shots from his score. The 34-year-old Chattanooga native made a bogey from the water on the 18th.

“I just feel like I’m kind of getting back to playing really good golf, like it’s close to kicking off, and I’m not going to play a tournament for a long time,” Spieth said after closing with three straight pars for a par round of 70.