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Keith Mitchell is a traditional Georgia boy.
He’s earned the moniker “Cashmere Keith” for his frequency to sport luxurious sweaters and cardigans, but in addition his oft use of whites and vivid pastels in his wardrobe, a traditional embodiment of the southern vibe.
He additionally speaks with the melodic cadence that may solely be recognized as a robust Georgian draw.
However most significantly to the context of this dispatch, he loves his Georgia Bulldogs soccer, a lot so, he’s even interested by it whereas competing on the PGA Tour.
Whereas a lot of the PGA Tour season is now performed within the vacuum of America’s hottest sport, this week’s Sanderson Farms Championship is performed in the course of the FedEx Cup Fall season and has the unenviable job of going proper up towards the guts of soccer season.
So with PGA Tour occasions operating from Thursday to Sunday, Saturday’s third spherical was happening proper as Mitchell’s Bulldogs had been taking up the Auburn Tigers.
However at the same time as Mitchell was 5 beneath for the day by 15 holes, attending to 18 beneath and tying the event lead, he needed to test in on the sport.