2020-21 Men's Golf Roster
Davis, Mitch
Mitch Davis
- Weight:
- null
- Height:
- 6-0
- Year:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Valparaiso, Ind.
- High School:
- Chesterson
Bio
2022-23 (Senior+)
• PING All-Midwest Region Honoree
• All-Big Ten Second Team
Posted a career-low round average of 72.51 over 35 rounds across 12 events … earned three top-10 and one top-5 finishes … secured 12 rounds at or below par … one of five Hoosiers to shoot a 67 or below in a round (twice) … finished t-19th at the NCAA Auburn Regional after shooting a 220 (74-73-73; +4) … shot a 145 (74-71; +3) to tie for 17th at the Big Ten Championship … finished t-21st at the Fighting Illini Spring Invitational after playing a 224 (73-76-75; +11) … tied for fifth at the Hoosier Collegiate Invitational after shooting a 215 (74-75-66; +2)… matched The Pfau Golf Course competitive single-round record with a third-round 66 (-5) on April 9… tied for 18th at the Seminole Intercollegiate with a three-round score of 224 (74-75-75; +8) … finished t-eighth at the Colleton River Collegiate after shooting a 208 (71-68-69; -8) … tied for 28th at The Williams Cup with a score of 230 (78-75-77; +14) … tied for 43rd with a scorecard of 212 (71-71-70; -4) at the Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational … tied for seventh at the Purdue Fall Invitational with a three-round score of 217 (71-73-73; +1) … tied for 13th at the Windon Memorial Classic with a scorecard of 212 (68-74-70; +2) … finished t-60th at the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational after shooting a 223 (76-73-74; +13) … tied for 17th at the Fighting Irish Classic with a three-round score of 208 (71-66-71; -2).
2021-22 (Senior)
• Big Ten Men’s Golfer of the Week (Feb. 10)
Competed in all 36 rounds across 12 tournaments … averaged a career-low 73.14 strokes per round … earned seven top-20 and two top-5 finishes … finished t-45th at the NCAA Palm Beach Gardens Regional after shooting a 228 (77-78-73; +12) … placed t-14th at the Big Ten Championship with a scorecard of 223 (77-69-77; +7) … tied for 19th at the Kepler Intercollegiate after shooting 217 (72-72-73; +1) … tied for 11th at the Boilermaker Invitational with a three-round score of 216 (69-72-75; +3) … shot a 219 (75-73-71; +3) to finish t-35th at the Colleton River Collegiate ... finished t-19th at the Nexus Collegiate with a three-round score of 235 (79-82-74; +19) ... defeated Lou Olsakovsky (3&1) of Penn State, Cole Bradley (7&5) of Purdue, and Ashton McCulloch (1UP) of Michigan State the Big Ten Match Play Championships … closed the fall slate with a t-36th effort at The Williams Cup with a score of 224 (78-70-76; +8) ... tied for 12th overall at the Quail Valley Collegiate with a score of 209 (70-72-67; -7) ... led Indiana to the team title at the Purdue Fall Invitational and finished t-thrid overall with a score of 213 (74-71-68; -3) ... tied for 47th at the Windon Memorial Classic with a score of 218 (72-76-60; +5) ... carded a 220 (72-74-74; +10) and a t-42nd finish at the Fighting Illini Invitational ... finished t-3rd at the Hoosier Collegiate Invitational with a score of 211 (69-71-71; -2).
2020-21 (Junior)
Competed in all 24 rounds, averaging a career-best 73.17 … posted three top-10 finishes … finished tied for ninth at the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate and finished 5-under … tied for 15th at the Hoosier Collegiate Invitational at the Pfau Course … earned back-to-back ninth place finishes at the Boilermaker Invitational and the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate … at the Boilermaker Invitational, he was 2-under and tied his season-best low round of 69 … led the Hoosiers at the NCAA Regional in Tallahassee, finishing even and tying for 23rd place.
2019-20 (Sophomore)
Averaged a 73.81 in 16 rounds of play to lead the Hoosiers … earned a pair of top-20 finishes and came in the top 30 in four of six events … began the year by finished t-16th at the Windon Memorial as he carded a 1-over-par 214, including shooting a 70 in the second round … matched his season-best 70 on his way to a t-19th finish at the Marquette Intercollegiate, carding a 2-over-par 218 … posted back-to-back top-30 finishes in the Crooked Stick Invitational (t-28th) and the Steelwood Collegiate (t-29th) … defeated Christopher Gotterup of Rutgers (5&4) on the second day of the Big Ten Match Play Championship.
During the Summer of 2019, Davis won the U.S. Amateur qualifier at Sand Creek Country Club to advance to the U.S. Amateur ... he also won the Northern Amateur by four strokes.
2018-19 (Freshman)
Posted a scoring average of 73.27 in 26 rounds, the third-best average on the team ... his scoring average ranks as the second-best in IU history for a freshman, trailing Jorge Campillo's 2006 season (72.67) ... tied for 7th out of 75 golfers with a score of 211 (-5) at the Fuzzy Zoeller Invitational ... finished with a score of 218 to tie for 27th at the Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invite ... at the Windon Memorial, he tied for 62nd with a score of 228 ... tied for 58th with a score of 233 at the Maridoe Intercollegiate ... finished with a score of 220 and tied for 33rd at the Chatham Hills Collegiate ... Defeated JD Hughes (PSU) 3&1 in Big Ten Match Play ... ended play at Mission Inn Spring Spectacular tied for 21st with a score of 220 (76-73-71) ... his play at the Boilermaker Invitational earned him a tie for 12th with a score of 141 (72-69) ... at Hawkeye Invitational he tied for 25th with a score of 149 (72-77) ... in his first Big Ten Championship, he finished tied for 16th with a score of 221 at the Philadelphia Cricket Club.
Prep/Personal
Davis was a team captain at Chesterton High School as a senior ... finished his career with a 73.2 career scoring average ... helped his team to a sectional title in 2015-16 ... He was the 2017 Boys State Junior Champion ... holds school records for lowest nine-hole score (32) and the most tournament wins ... medalist at the 2016 Boys State Junior ... won the Canadian Golf Association's World Junior Challenge in 2016 ... son of Paul and Becky Davis ... has one sister, Grace ... intends to major in Kinesiology.
• PING All-Midwest Region Honoree
• All-Big Ten Second Team
Posted a career-low round average of 72.51 over 35 rounds across 12 events … earned three top-10 and one top-5 finishes … secured 12 rounds at or below par … one of five Hoosiers to shoot a 67 or below in a round (twice) … finished t-19th at the NCAA Auburn Regional after shooting a 220 (74-73-73; +4) … shot a 145 (74-71; +3) to tie for 17th at the Big Ten Championship … finished t-21st at the Fighting Illini Spring Invitational after playing a 224 (73-76-75; +11) … tied for fifth at the Hoosier Collegiate Invitational after shooting a 215 (74-75-66; +2)… matched The Pfau Golf Course competitive single-round record with a third-round 66 (-5) on April 9… tied for 18th at the Seminole Intercollegiate with a three-round score of 224 (74-75-75; +8) … finished t-eighth at the Colleton River Collegiate after shooting a 208 (71-68-69; -8) … tied for 28th at The Williams Cup with a score of 230 (78-75-77; +14) … tied for 43rd with a scorecard of 212 (71-71-70; -4) at the Quail Valley Collegiate Invitational … tied for seventh at the Purdue Fall Invitational with a three-round score of 217 (71-73-73; +1) … tied for 13th at the Windon Memorial Classic with a scorecard of 212 (68-74-70; +2) … finished t-60th at the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational after shooting a 223 (76-73-74; +13) … tied for 17th at the Fighting Irish Classic with a three-round score of 208 (71-66-71; -2).
2021-22 (Senior)
• Big Ten Men’s Golfer of the Week (Feb. 10)
Competed in all 36 rounds across 12 tournaments … averaged a career-low 73.14 strokes per round … earned seven top-20 and two top-5 finishes … finished t-45th at the NCAA Palm Beach Gardens Regional after shooting a 228 (77-78-73; +12) … placed t-14th at the Big Ten Championship with a scorecard of 223 (77-69-77; +7) … tied for 19th at the Kepler Intercollegiate after shooting 217 (72-72-73; +1) … tied for 11th at the Boilermaker Invitational with a three-round score of 216 (69-72-75; +3) … shot a 219 (75-73-71; +3) to finish t-35th at the Colleton River Collegiate ... finished t-19th at the Nexus Collegiate with a three-round score of 235 (79-82-74; +19) ... defeated Lou Olsakovsky (3&1) of Penn State, Cole Bradley (7&5) of Purdue, and Ashton McCulloch (1UP) of Michigan State the Big Ten Match Play Championships … closed the fall slate with a t-36th effort at The Williams Cup with a score of 224 (78-70-76; +8) ... tied for 12th overall at the Quail Valley Collegiate with a score of 209 (70-72-67; -7) ... led Indiana to the team title at the Purdue Fall Invitational and finished t-thrid overall with a score of 213 (74-71-68; -3) ... tied for 47th at the Windon Memorial Classic with a score of 218 (72-76-60; +5) ... carded a 220 (72-74-74; +10) and a t-42nd finish at the Fighting Illini Invitational ... finished t-3rd at the Hoosier Collegiate Invitational with a score of 211 (69-71-71; -2).
2020-21 (Junior)
Competed in all 24 rounds, averaging a career-best 73.17 … posted three top-10 finishes … finished tied for ninth at the Mobile Bay Intercollegiate and finished 5-under … tied for 15th at the Hoosier Collegiate Invitational at the Pfau Course … earned back-to-back ninth place finishes at the Boilermaker Invitational and the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate … at the Boilermaker Invitational, he was 2-under and tied his season-best low round of 69 … led the Hoosiers at the NCAA Regional in Tallahassee, finishing even and tying for 23rd place.
2019-20 (Sophomore)
Averaged a 73.81 in 16 rounds of play to lead the Hoosiers … earned a pair of top-20 finishes and came in the top 30 in four of six events … began the year by finished t-16th at the Windon Memorial as he carded a 1-over-par 214, including shooting a 70 in the second round … matched his season-best 70 on his way to a t-19th finish at the Marquette Intercollegiate, carding a 2-over-par 218 … posted back-to-back top-30 finishes in the Crooked Stick Invitational (t-28th) and the Steelwood Collegiate (t-29th) … defeated Christopher Gotterup of Rutgers (5&4) on the second day of the Big Ten Match Play Championship.
During the Summer of 2019, Davis won the U.S. Amateur qualifier at Sand Creek Country Club to advance to the U.S. Amateur ... he also won the Northern Amateur by four strokes.
2018-19 (Freshman)
Posted a scoring average of 73.27 in 26 rounds, the third-best average on the team ... his scoring average ranks as the second-best in IU history for a freshman, trailing Jorge Campillo's 2006 season (72.67) ... tied for 7th out of 75 golfers with a score of 211 (-5) at the Fuzzy Zoeller Invitational ... finished with a score of 218 to tie for 27th at the Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invite ... at the Windon Memorial, he tied for 62nd with a score of 228 ... tied for 58th with a score of 233 at the Maridoe Intercollegiate ... finished with a score of 220 and tied for 33rd at the Chatham Hills Collegiate ... Defeated JD Hughes (PSU) 3&1 in Big Ten Match Play ... ended play at Mission Inn Spring Spectacular tied for 21st with a score of 220 (76-73-71) ... his play at the Boilermaker Invitational earned him a tie for 12th with a score of 141 (72-69) ... at Hawkeye Invitational he tied for 25th with a score of 149 (72-77) ... in his first Big Ten Championship, he finished tied for 16th with a score of 221 at the Philadelphia Cricket Club.
Prep/Personal
Davis was a team captain at Chesterton High School as a senior ... finished his career with a 73.2 career scoring average ... helped his team to a sectional title in 2015-16 ... He was the 2017 Boys State Junior Champion ... holds school records for lowest nine-hole score (32) and the most tournament wins ... medalist at the 2016 Boys State Junior ... won the Canadian Golf Association's World Junior Challenge in 2016 ... son of Paul and Becky Davis ... has one sister, Grace ... intends to major in Kinesiology.
| Year | Rds. | Strokes | Avg. | Low |
| 2018-19 | 26 | 1,905 | 73.27 | 68 |
| 2019-20 | 16 | 1,181 | 73.81 | 68 |
| 2020-21 | 24 | 1,756 | 73.17 | 69 |
| 2021-22 | 36 | 2,633 | 73.14 | 67 |
| 2022-23 | 35 | 2,538 | 72.51 | 66 |
| TOTALS | 137 | 10,013 | 73.09 | 66 |
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