Player did not meet the minimum number of rounds requirement to be officially ranked. The rank indicated is the position the
player would be ranked if the minimum had been met.
Learned to play golf while working at a driving range in Mexico. Youngest of 11 children who grew up in a home with dirt floors
and no plumbing. Was a professional boxer for four years, but appendicitis ended that career. Had 16-1 record. As youngster,
fished balls out of pond at Mexicali CC and sold them back to golfers. A future dream is to build a church for impoverished
children in the La Posalera section of Mexicali. Featured on HBO's "Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel" in 2002 and hosted "Inside
The PGA TOUR" Feb. 22, 2004. Ambassador of To Get a Grip Foundation, which makes golf and education accessible to all children.
Also hosts the Esteban Toledo PGA TOUR Pro-Am every February, benefiting the Foundation. Nominated by 2003 Hispanic Chamber
of Commerce as top Hispanic sports figure of the year.
