José Toledo obtained his fifth victory, in the only pay circuit in our country, by beating the Mexican Sebastián Vázquez on the first hole of the Playoff. Both finished with an accumulated 196 hits.
“It was a great closing of the tournament, it was an extraordinary group, I’m very happy,” said the champion, who won a check for 265,000 pesos.
In the definition, the Central American had an extraordinary approach on the 18th hole, to later leave it almost given and get the birdie of the win.
Despite not having achieved first place, the Mexican Sebastián Vázquez earned an exemption to the PGA Tour Mexico Open at Vidanta, for having been the best exponent of the contest, which was also endorsed by the DevSeries of the PGA Tour Latin America. He received the invitation from Rodrigo Suárez.
“Of course I would have liked to win; however, my goal was also to qualify for the Mexico Open, one of the most important tournaments in our country and Latin America. It was a great end to a great event, as was this stage in El Tabachines Classic”, commented Vázquez.
The local player Roberto Lebrija Jr., who debuted in this tournament as a professional, finished in third position.
“I’m very happy. In the end, I was very close to tying for the lead, but I am satisfied with my performance,” said Lebrija Jr.
The Tabachines Classic was the second valid tournament for the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR).
Before the closing of the professional tournament, the American Notah Begay III, the Brazilian Alex Rocha and the Mexican Isidro Benítez gave a golf clinic to members of Club Los Tabachines.
The champions of the 2022-23 season are, for now, American Joel Thelen —in Amanali—, Isidro Benítez from Puebla —in Campestre de León—, Raúl Pereda —in Valle Alto, Nuevo León—, amateur Cristóbal Islas — in the Campanario de Querétaro— and the current champion, José Toledo —in Morelos.
This allowed the Guatemalan to improve almost 50 positions in the world ranking, from 758 to 709, with which he is reportedly ready to play the next stage.
You will be able to see the best of the interview with José Toledo in “América bajo par” on TVC Deportes and “En el Green TV” on EL UNIVERSAL Deportes.
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