Terry Kendall

Terry Kendall (11 October 1947 – 15 November 2002) was a professional golfer from New Zealand. Professional career Kendall's first major success was at the 1969 New Zealand PGA Championship at the Mount Maunganai Golf Course. He shot a course record 63 (−10) in the second round to take the lead. Although he did not break 70 on the weekend, he made a "pressure putt" on the final hole to defeat Bob Charles and John Lister by one. In September he was selected to represent New Zealand, together with John Lister, at the World Cup in Singapore. In October, he recorded a high result at the West End Tournament in South Australia. At the beginning of the tournament, however, he opened poorly with a 73 (+3). The mediocre play continued at the beginning of the second round; Kendall shot a front nine 36 followed by a three-putt on the 10th and then "missed an easy chance for a birdie" at the 11th. However, he "provided a sensation" with three consecutive birdies starting at the 12th hole. He birdied the 17th as well to finish with a back nine 31 and move into contention. He went on to shoot another 67 in the final round to finish solo runner-up, five behind champion Guy Wolstenholme. The following week, Kendall played the World Cup in Singapore. He and Lister finished 19th among 45 teams. In February 1970, he played the Tasmanian Open. Right before the tournament began he played the $750 Golden Crumpet Purse at Kingston Beach Golf Course. He shot a 68 (−5), tying David Graham for second place, two behind champion Tony Mangan. At the tournament proper, he was one back of Graham and Alan Murray entering the final round. He played excellently over the front nine and by the 11th hole had a four stroke lead. He got "greedy" on the back nine, however, hitting a number of overly ambitious shots. He finished with a 72 and lost to Graham by one. The following month, he contended for the Singapore Open. After the third round, he was at 209 (−4), one back of the lead. He finished at 279 (−5) for solo fourth, three back of champion Hsieh Yung-yo. In August, he played the Queensland Open in Brisbane, Australia. Kendall was well behind 54-hole leader Bill Dunk at the beginning of the final round but birdied a number of holes in the middle of the round to get close. On the 14th hole, he took the lead for the first time after a bogey-birdie exchange with Dunk. Kendall fell into a tie after a bogey on 16 but birdied the last for a one-stroke win over Dunk and Glen McCully.