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Support from locals helps Mexico's Toledo stay in Mayakoba chase

Associated Press

Saturday, February 23, 2008

PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico -- As the birdies piled up and his name crept up the scoreboard, Esteban Toledo saw them coming. They weren't just fans. They were his people. The only Mexican left in the Mayakoba Golf Classic, Toledo embraced the attention of his countrymen and gave them plenty more to cheer. He chipped in from about 25 yards for an eagle on No. 13, then closed with a birdie on 18 -- the ball seemingly pushed the final few inches by cries of "Llega! Llega!" -- "Get there!" Toledo's ...

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