HOUSTON – Carlos Ortiz held off Dustin Johnson and Hideki Matsuyama by closing with a 5-under 65 to win the Houston Open on Sunday, becoming the first Mexican to win on the PGA Tour in 42 years.He earned every bit of it, caught in a tight battle on the back nine with the world's No.
1 player and Japan's biggest star. Ortiz delivered the winner with a 6-iron to 8 feet on the par-5 16th. He had to settle for a two-putt birdie, and it held up when Johnson and Matsuyama narrowly missed birdie chances coming in.Ortiz finished in style.
Needing two putts to win, the 29-year-old holed a 20-foot birdie putt for a two-shot victory.Ortiz held back tears as he waited for his playing partners to putt.