Skip Kendall

Skip Kendall
Personal information
Full name	Jules Ira Kendall
Nickname	Skip
Born	(1964-09-09) September 9, 1964 (age 59) Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight	150 lb (68 kg; 11 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Windermere, Florida
Children	Noah Jules, Remi, Brady
Career
College	University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Turned professional	1987
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour Web.com Tour
Professional wins	6
Highest ranking	69 (August 8, 1999) [1]
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour	4
Other	2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	56th: 2000
PGA Championship	T10: 1998
U.S. Open	T17: 2004
The Open Championship	T11: 2004

Jules Ira "Skip" Kendall (born September 9, 1964) is an American professional golfer. ^[2] He plays on the PGA Tour Champions and formerly played on the Web.com Tour and the PGA Tour.

Early and personal life

Kendall was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, . ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]} He attended Nicolet High School in Milwaukee. ^[7] In high school he played three sports. ^[8] In soccer, he made the All-State team as a senior. ^[8] In basketball, he was team MVP and team captain in 1982. ^[8] In golf, he finished second in the state as both a sophomore and a senior. ^[8]

He then attended the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, graduating in 1987 with a degree in Business Education. ^[7] Kendall and his wife Traci have three children, and live in Windermere, Florida. ^[7]

Golf career

In 1987, Kendall became a professional golfer and was medalist at the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament in 1992. Kendall has never won a PGA Tour event or a PGA Tour Champions event. However, he did have over two dozen top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour. ^[7] These include runner-up finishes at the 1998 Buick Invitational, 1999 Canon Greater Hartford Open, 2000 Southern Farm Bureau Classic, and 2004 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic. ^[7]

The 1999 season was among his best on the PGA Tour. In addition to his second place finish at Hartford he finished T10 at the Players Championship. That season he recorded his highest ranking on the Official World Golf Ranking of #68. ^[9] Overall he recorded 13 top-25 finishes, made 24 cuts, and earned $962,642. He also earned $1,206,438 in 2004 with seven top-25 finishes.

He also has four Nationwide Tour victories.

Since 2014, Kendall has played on the PGA Tour Champions and has had three top-10 finishes.

In 2015, Kendall missed the cut for the Puerto Rico Open and the Barbasol Championship, scoring 78 in both events on the first round and ended up getting 9-over-par in both tournaments. He did however finish 2015 ranked 69th on the 2015 Champions Tour money list, and finished T10 at the 2015 Shaw Charity Classic.

Kendall is credited with introducing Chris DiMarco to the "claw" putting grip. ^{[10] [11]}

Kendall finished his PGA Tour career with over $9.8 million in earnings.

Professional wins (6)

Web.com Tour wins (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Feb 6, 1994	Nike Inland Empire Open	−19 (65-67-65=197)*	6 strokes	Emlyn Aubrey
2	May 26, 1994	Nike Carolina Classic	−12 (65-72-70-69=276)	2 strokes	Pat Bates
3	Mar 25, 2007	Chitimacha Louisiana Open	−16 (66-66-66-70=268)	Playoff	Paul Claxton
4	Feb 19, 2012	Pacific Rubiales Colombia Championship	−10 (70-67-66-71=274)	1 stroke	Andres Gonzales, Andrew Svoboda

*Note: The 1994 Nike Inland Empire Open was shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

Web.com Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2007	Chitimacha Louisiana Open	Paul Claxton	Won with birdie on third extra hole

Other wins (2)

• 1988 Wisconsin State Open
• 1989 Wisconsin State Open

Playoff record

PGA Tour playoff record (0–3)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1998	Buick Invitational	Scott Simpson	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2	2000	Southern Farm Bureau Classic	Steve Lowery	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
3	2004	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	Phil Mickelson	Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Masters Tournament									56
U.S. Open	CUT				T82					CUT			T17		T56
The Open Championship							CUT					T59	T11
PGA Championship							T10	T21	T27	T63	CUT	CUT	73

  Top 10

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
The Players Championship	68	T10	CUT	T26	CUT	T32	CUT	CUT

  Top 10

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament	2001
Match Play	R64
Championship	NT1
Invitational

¹Cancelled due to 9/11

  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
NT = No tournament

See also

• 1992 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 1994 Nike Tour graduates
• 1996 Nike Tour graduates
• List of golfers with most Web.com Tour wins
• List of Jewish golfers

References

1. "Week 32 1999 Ending 8 Aug 1999" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved October 29, 2019.
2. Elling, Steve (October 20, 2002). "Kendall Gets Close Once Again". Orlando Sentinel.
3. "1987: Wisconsin Year in Review". The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. December 25, 1987. p. 7.
4. Wechsler, Bob (2008). Day by Day in Jewish Sports History. KTAV Publishing House. ISBN   9781602800137.
5. "On Center; Volumes 48–50". Jewish Community Center of Milwaukee. 1980.
6. "Sports Shorts," Jewish Sports Review , Vol. 9, No. 10, Issue 106, p. 18 (November/December 2014), accessed November 12, 2014
7. "Skip Kendall – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
8. Nicolet High School – 2011 Nicolet Athletic Hall of Fame
9. "Skip Kendall – 1999". Official World Golf Ranking.
10. Mair, Lewine (February 21, 2002). "DiMarco gets to grips with putting game". Daily Telegraph.
11. "The grillroom: Chris DiMarco".

External links

• Official website
• Skip Kendall at the PGA Tour official site
• Skip Kendall at the Official World Golf Ranking official site