The old guy explained that it helped keep his right hand from ruining the stroke. So when DiMarco was plagued by the same problem, it all came flooding back to Kendall. DiMarco said he takes a lot of guff over the Claw, but says there is no place on the scorecard for style points. The Claw has since been passed from DiMarco to Mark Calcavecchia, who has been reborn himself on the greens. Calcavecchia credits DiMarco as his savior, while the latter credits Kendall.
Actual authorship remains in question.
By now, Kendall said, the old amateur in Wisconsin has probably passed away.