May 14, 2008

HOUSTON - Rice University golf coach Drew Scott has announced the signing of Tommy Mitchell who prepped at The Woodlands College Park High School. Mitchell capped his high school playing career with a district championship and was also named the school's Rotary Club Student of the Year this spring.

Mitchell shot a two-under par 142 to claim the District 15-5A championship as a senior. He was the runner-up at the district tournament as a junior. In addition to his Rotary Club honor, Mitchell was named the Scholar-Athlete of the Year at College Park. He ranked sixth in his senior class of 576 students.

In addition to his district title, Mitchell won the American Junior Golf Association Qualifier -Valero Texas Junior Shootout with a score of 69. He also placed 24th at the AJGA Rhode Island Classic and 10th out of 96 players at the TJGT Invitational.

Prior to his career at College Park, Mitchell lived in Old Deer, near Mintlaw, Aberdeenshire, Scotland from 1995-2005 where he attended Mintlaw Academy.

He was a member of the North-East Scotland junior team from 2003-05 and placed 13th a the 2006 Scottish Boys Under-16 Championship with a three-round score of 224 which included a four-under 67 round. Mitchell won the 2004 North-East Scotland Under-14 Championship with a one-round score of 71.

He was a two-time junior club champion at his previous home course, Longside Golf Club in Scotland. He has won the past two junior club championships at The Woodlands Country Club.

He is the son of Roz and Tony Mitchell.