Adilson da Silva
Encyclopedia
Adilson Jose da Silva is a Brazil
ian professional golf
er. He currently plays on the Southern Africa-based Sunshine Tour
, where he has won eight times.
Da Silva was born in Santa Cruz do Sul
, Brazil but later moved to KwaZulu-Natal
, South Africa
. He turned professional in 1994.
Da Silva competes predominantly on the Southern Africa-based Sunshine Tour. He won his first event on the tour in 1997 and has since added six more tournament victories, and led the Vodacom Swing Challenge standings in 2006. He holds the record for most consecutive cuts made on the Sunshine Tour with 43.
Da Silva has also played extensively in Zimbabwe
, where he won the Amateur Championship in 1992. He competed on the Zimbabwean PGA Tour between 1996 and 2003, winning more than 30 titles and heading the Zimbabwean Order of Merit on five occasions.
Da Silva played in The Open Championship
in 2000 and 2007, missing the cut both times.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian professional golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
er. He currently plays on the Southern Africa-based Sunshine Tour
Sunshine Tour
The Sunshine Tour is a men's professional golf tour based in Southern Africa. For much of its history it was known either as the South African Tour or the FNB Tour, but it rebranded itself in an attempt to broaden its appeal...
, where he has won eight times.
Da Silva was born in Santa Cruz do Sul
Santa Cruz do Sul
Santa Cruz do Sul is a city in central Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The city has approximately 130,000 inhabitants and sits about 150 km from the capital city of the state, Porto Alegre...
, Brazil but later moved to KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal
KwaZulu-Natal is a province of South Africa. Prior to 1994, the territory now known as KwaZulu-Natal was made up of the province of Natal and the homeland of KwaZulu....
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. He turned professional in 1994.
Da Silva competes predominantly on the Southern Africa-based Sunshine Tour. He won his first event on the tour in 1997 and has since added six more tournament victories, and led the Vodacom Swing Challenge standings in 2006. He holds the record for most consecutive cuts made on the Sunshine Tour with 43.
Da Silva has also played extensively in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
, where he won the Amateur Championship in 1992. He competed on the Zimbabwean PGA Tour between 1996 and 2003, winning more than 30 titles and heading the Zimbabwean Order of Merit on five occasions.
Da Silva played in The Open Championship
The Open Championship
The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico...
in 2000 and 2007, missing the cut both times.
Amateur wins (4)
- 1990 Brazil Amateur Open Championship
- 1991 Brazil Amateur Open Championship
- 1992 Zimbabwe Amateur Championship
- Phalaborwa Open
Sunshine Tour wins (8)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory | Runner(s)-up |
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| 1 | 16 Nov 1997 | Leopard Rock Classic | 2 strokes |  Mark Murless, Sean PappasSean Pappas Sean Critton Pappas is a professional golfer from South Africa.-Early life:Pappas was born in Phalaborwa, South Africa. He is the oldest of three brothers who are also professional golfers. Deane and Brenden . Both of his brothers have played previously in South Africa, but they reside currently... |
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| 2 | 1 Feb 1998 | Nashua Wild Coast Sun Challenge | 4 strokes | Chris Davison,  Scott Dunlap Marco Gortana, Hennie Walters |
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| 3 | 19 May 2007 2007 Sunshine Tour The 2007 Sunshine Tour was the eighth season of professional golf tournaments since the southern Africa based Sunshine Tour was rebranded in 2000, and the marked the beginning of a new era as the tour switched to a calendar based season, having previously been seasonal... |
Suncoast Classic Suncoast Classic The Suncoast Classic is a golf tournament on the Southern Africa based Sunshine Tour. It was founded in 2006 and has always been held at the Durban Country Club in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.-Winners:... |
1 stroke | Doug McGuigan Doug McGuigan Douglas Gordon McGuigan is a professional golfer from South Africa. He has won four times on the Sunshine Tour between 2003 and 2009.McGuigan was born in Durban, and currently resides in Johannesburg... |
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| 4 | 24 Aug 2007 2007 Sunshine Tour The 2007 Sunshine Tour was the eighth season of professional golf tournaments since the southern Africa based Sunshine Tour was rebranded in 2000, and the marked the beginning of a new era as the tour switched to a calendar based season, having previously been seasonal... |
Vodacom Origins of Golf Tour Vodacom Origins of Golf Tour The Vodacom Origins of Golf Tour is a series of pro-am golf tournaments in South Africa. The series began in 2004 and forms part of the winter swing of the Southern Africa based Sunshine Tour.-Tournament winners:... at Fancourt |
Playoff | Warren Abery Warren Abery Warren Abery is a South African professional golfer. He currently plays on the Sunshine Tour where he has won seven times between 1998 and 2010.Abery was born in Durban, and currently resides in Umhlanga Rocks... |
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| 5 | 2 May 2009 2009 Sunshine Tour The 2009 Sunshine Tour was the 10th season of professional golf tournaments since the southern Africa based Sunshine Tour was relaunched in 2000, and the third since the tour switched a calendar based season in 2007... |
SAA Pro-am Invitational | 1 stroke | Darren Fichardt Darren Fichardt Darren Clive Fichardt is a South African professional golfer.Fichardt was born in Pretoria and grew up in Centurion, Gauteng. He attended Sutherland High School from 1988 to 1993, where his talent for golf was nurtured... , Anton HaigAnton Haig Anton Jason Haig is a South African professional golfer.Haig was born in Nelspruit. He turned professional on 1 September 2004 and plays on the Sunshine Tour and the Asian Tour. He has won four times worldwide with his biggest win to date occurring at the multi-tour sanctioned Johnnie Walker... |
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| 6 | 29 Aug 2010 2010 Sunshine Tour The 2010 Sunshine Tour was the 11th season of professional golf tournaments since the southern Africa based Sunshine Tour was relaunched in 2000, and the 4th since the tour switched a calendar based season in 2007... |
Zambia Open Zambia Open The Zambia Open is a men's professional golf tournament played in Zambia, that has been part of the Sunshine Tour since 1996, and was co-sanctioned by the European based Challenge Tour from 2001 to 2004... |
4 strokes | Johan du Buisson |
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| 7 | 24 Oct 2010 2010 Sunshine Tour The 2010 Sunshine Tour was the 11th season of professional golf tournaments since the southern Africa based Sunshine Tour was relaunched in 2000, and the 4th since the tour switched a calendar based season in 2007... |
Suncoast Classic Suncoast Classic The Suncoast Classic is a golf tournament on the Southern Africa based Sunshine Tour. It was founded in 2006 and has always been held at the Durban Country Club in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.-Winners:... |
4 strokes | Jean Hugo |
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| 8 | 14 May 2011 2011 Sunshine Tour The 2011 Sunshine Tour is the 12th season of professional golf tournaments since the southern Africa based Sunshine Tour was relaunched in 2000, and the 5th since the tour switched a calendar based season in 2007... |
Nashua Golf Challenge | 5 strokes | Trevor Fisher Jnr Trevor Fisher Jnr Trevor Henry Fisher Jnr is a South African professional golfer. He won four times on the Sunshine Tour between 2003 and 2009.Fisher was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. He played in the South African Open in 1999 and was the low amateur... |
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| 9 | 2 Sep 2011 2011 Sunshine Tour The 2011 Sunshine Tour is the 12th season of professional golf tournaments since the southern Africa based Sunshine Tour was relaunched in 2000, and the 5th since the tour switched a calendar based season in 2007... |
Vodacom Origins of Golf Tour Vodacom Origins of Golf Tour The Vodacom Origins of Golf Tour is a series of pro-am golf tournaments in South Africa. The series began in 2004 and forms part of the winter swing of the Southern Africa based Sunshine Tour.-Tournament winners:... (Sishen) |
2 strokes | Allan Versfeld |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open U.S. Open (golf) The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour... |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship The Open Championship The Open Championship, or simply The Open , is the oldest of the four major championships in professional golf. It is the only "major" held outside the USA and is administered by The R&A, which is the governing body of golf outside the USA and Mexico... |
CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | CUT |
| PGA Championship PGA Championship The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship... |
DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.
Team appearances
Professional- World Cup (representing Brazil): 2011