Esteban Toledo

Esteban Toledo (born 10 September 1962) is a Mexican professional golfer, who was a member of the PGA Tour in 1994 and 1998–2004 and has also spent many years playing on the second tier Nationwide Tour (now known as Korn Ferry Tour). At present, he competes on the PGA Tour Champions.

Esteban Toledo
Personal information
Born (1962-09-10) 10 September 1962
Mexicali, Mexico
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight160 lb (73 kg; 11 st)
Nationality Mexico
ResidenceLos Cabos, Mexico
ChildrenEden, Nicholas
Career
Turned professional1986
Current tour(s)PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Nationwide Tour
Professional wins6
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour1
PGA Tour Champions4
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenT34: 1999
The Open ChampionshipT43: 2002

Toledo was born in Mexicali, Mexico. Before taking up professional golf, Toledo was a boxer.[1]

His sole victory on the Nationwide Tour came at the 2005 Lake Erie Charity Classic at Peek 'n Peak Resort. He also won the 2000 Mexican Open. He represented Mexico in the World Cup in 1992, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2002 and 2006.

In May 2013, Toledo became the first Mexican to win on the Champions Tour, winning the Insperity Championship in a playoff.[2] Toledo has since won an additional three times on the Champions Tour at the 2013 Montreal Championship, 2015 Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach and 2016 Allianz Championship.

Toledo's life and career is the subject of the book Tin Cup Dreams by Michael D'Antonio.

Professional wins (6)

Nationwide Tour wins (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 1 Jul 2005 Lake Erie Charity Classic at Peek 'n Peak Resort −14 (71-67-65-71=274) 2 strokes Jeff Gove

Nationwide Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1991 Ben Hogan Reno Open Rob Boldt, John Flannery,
Tom Lehman		 Flannery won with birdie on fourth extra hole
Boldt and Lehman eliminated with birdie on first hole

Other wins (1)

PGA Tour Champions wins (4)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 5 May 2013 Insperity Championship −6 (72-71-67=210) Playoff Mike Goodes, Gene Sauers
2 8 Sep 2013 Montreal Championship −5 (73-69-69=211) Playoff Kenny Perry
3 27 Sep 2015 Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach −9 (71-66-69=206) 1 stroke Tom Watson
4 7 Feb 2016 Allianz Championship −11 (68-70-67=205) Playoff Billy Andrade

PGA Tour Champions playoff record (3–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2013 Insperity Championship Mike Goodes, Gene Sauers Won with par on third extra hole
Sauers eliminated with par on second hole
2 2013 Montreal Championship Kenny Perry Won with birdie on third extra hole
3 2016 Allianz Championship Billy Andrade Won with par on third extra hole

Results in major championships
Tournament 1999 2000 2001 2002
U.S. Open T34 CUT
The Open Championship T43
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Note: Toledo never played in the Masters Tournament or the PGA Championship.

Team appearances

See also

References
  1. Evans, Farrell (9 October 2011). "Esteban Toledo spends time giving back". ESPN. Retrieved 9 September 2013.
  2. "Esteban Toledo wins at Woodlands". ESPN. Associated Press. 5 May 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2013.

Further reading
  • D'Antonio, Michael (2000). Tin Cup Dreams: A Long Shot Makes It on the PGA Tour. New York: Hyperion Books. ISBN 0-786-86497-4.
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