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. 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 ==