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“It’s incredible. I’m just overcome with emotion right now,” Todd said immediately after concluding the 72nd hole.
Carlos Ortiz’s runner-up finish marked the best performance in the tournament’s 13-year history by a Mexican player. And, along with Abraham Ancer’s tie for 8th place, 2019 saw two Mexicans finish inside the top-10 for the first time ever at Mayakoba.
Todd started the final round with a one-stroke lead after shooting 65 in Sunday’s third round. Todd made three birdies on the front nine and tacked on another at No. 12 to lead by two strokes. Just when it looked like he might coast to victory again, Taylor made birdie at 13 and Todd made a bogey at 14, his first of the week on the back nine, and the lead was gone. One hole later, the final threesome ran out of daylight as played was suspended at 6:11 p.m. with 12 of the 82 golfers who made the cut still on the course.
Thursday’s opening round was washed out due to heavy rain and all four rounds of the tournament were played under preferred lies. Five players were separated by just two shots when final-round play resumed on Monday at 7:30 a.m. as Todd finished off the victory in an exciting up-and-down finishing run.
“It is so surreal,” Todd said. “Harris (English) just said to me in the scoring area, ‘It’s just amazing how fast this game can turn.’ It turned fast in the wrong direction for me in 2015, it turned fast the other direction for me, so I’m enjoying it and I’m just going to keep grinding.”
