Jules Ira "Skip" Kendall (born September 9, 1964) is an American professional golfer. He plays on the PGA Tour Champions and formerly played on the Web.com Tour and the PGA Tour.
Early life and amateur career In 1964, Kendall was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin."Sports Shorts," Jewish Sports Review, Vol. 9, No. 10, Issue 106, p. 18 (November/December 2014), accessed November 12, 2014 He attended Nicolet High School in Milwaukee. In high school he played three sports.Nicolet High School – 2011 Nicolet Athletic Hall of Fame In soccer, he made the All-State team as a senior. In basketball, he was team MVP and team captain in 1982. In golf, he finished second in the state as both a sophomore and a senior.
He then attended the University of Nevada-Las Vegas and graduated in 1987 with a degree in Business Education.
Professional 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. 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.
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. 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.
Senior career 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.
Kendall finished his PGA Tour career with over $9.8 million in earnings.
Personal life Kendall and his wife Traci have three children. They live in Windermere, Florida.
Professional wins (6) Web.com Tour wins (4) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Feb 6, 1994Nike Inland Empire Open−19 (65-67-65=197)6 strokes Emlyn Aubrey2May 26, 1994Nike Carolina Classic−12 (65-72-70-69=276)2 strokes Pat Bates3Mar 25, 2007Chitimacha Louisiana Open−16 (66-66-66-70=268)Playoff Paul Claxton4Feb 19, 2012Pacific Rubiales Colombia Championship−10 (70-67-66-71=274)1 stroke Andres Gonzales, Andrew Svoboda
Web.com Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12007Chitimacha Louisiana Open Paul ClaxtonWon 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.YearTournamentOpponentResult11998Buick Invitational Scott SimpsonLost to birdie on first extra hole22000Southern Farm Bureau Classic Steve LoweryLost to birdie on first extra hole32004Bob Hope Chrysler Classic Phil MickelsonLost to birdie on first extra hole
Results in major championships Tournament199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006Masters Tournament56U.S. OpenCUTT82CUTT17T56The Open ChampionshipCUTT59T11PGA ChampionshipT10T21T27T63CUTCUT73
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in The Players Championship Tournament19981999200020012002200320042005The Players Championship68T10CUTT26CUTT32CUTCUT
CUT = missed the halfway cut "T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament2001Match PlayR64ChampionshipNT1Invitational 1Cancelled due to 9/11
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
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