THE WOODLANDS, TX- Esteban Toledo became the first Mexican winner in Champions Tour history this past Sunday, when he beat Mike Goodes with a par on the third hole of a playoff Sunday in the Insperity Championship.

Toledo, a native of Mexicali, Baja California, eagled the opening hole and finished with a 5-under 67 to match Goodes and Gene Sauers at 6-under 210 at The Woodlands Country Club.

Toledo remarked this day as a very special one for him “It’s a special day for me. It’s a holiday and it’s just winning in that day is the most incredible thing I’ve ever done, because winning on the Champions Tour, it’s hard. I have dreams and goals in my life that I was going to win on the Champions Tour, and I think I’m going to keep winning. I believe in myself that I can go up there and win again and again and again.”

Goodes shot a 72, and Sauers — eliminated on the second playoff hole with a double bogey— had a 74. Toledo, seven strokes behind Sauers entering the round, earned $270,000 for his second victory in a PGA Tour-sanctioned event. He also won the Web.com Tour's 2005 Lake Erie Charity Classic.

The three players parred the first extra hole on the par-4 18th. Sauers dropped out on the second playoff hole — also on the 18th — after hitting his second shot into the water behind the green. Toledo and Goodes went to the par-4 17th, and Toledo won with a tap-in par after Goodes missed a 5-footer. Sauers had a triple bogey on the par-5 15th, the easiest hole in the tournament and one that he birdied in the first two rounds. The three-time PGA Tour winner rebounded with a birdie on the par-3 16th to regain a share of the lead. Toledo had a chance to pull ahead on the final hole, but his 20-foot birdie putt curved away at the last instant. Mark Calcavecchia and Loren Roberts tied for fourth at 3 under. Calcavecchia shot 69, and Roberts had a 72. Bernhard Langer kept the top spot in the Charles Schwab Cup points race. He closed with a 72 to tie for 25th at 5 over. Fred Funk, the 2012 winner, also finished 5 over after a 70.

Esteban Toledo was born in 1962 in Mexicali, in northwestern Mexico. He turned pro in 1986 and was a member of the PGA tour in 1994 and from 1998 to 2004. He won the 2005 Lake Erie Charity Classic at Peek 'n Peak Resort and the 2000 Mexican Open. He also represented Mexico in the World Cup in 1992, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2002 and 2006.

Tamborrel Properties wants to congratulate Mr. Toledo for his great victory, which came in Cinco de Mayo and makes all Mexicans proud. May he keep winning in his following golf endeavors.

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Source: chron.com