Adilson da Silva
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Career
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 title on the tour in 1997 and has since added eight 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.Template:Fact
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.Template:Fact
Da Silva played in The Open Championship in 2000, 2007 and 2012. He made the cut in 2012, finishing in a tie for 69th.Template:Fact
In 2016, da Silva hit the opening tee shot in golf’s return to the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[1]
Amateur wins
- 1990 Brazil Amateur Open Championship
- 1991 Brazil Amateur Open Championship
- 1992 Zimbabwe Amateur Championship
- Phalaborwa Open
Professional wins (20)
Asian Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 Sep 2018 | Mercuries Taiwan Masters | −7 (71-70-70-70=281) | 1 stroke | Template:Flagicon Berry Henson, Template:Flagicon Lin Wen-tang |
Asian Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2011 | ISPS Handa Singapore Classic | Template:Flagicon Himmat Rai, Template:Flagicon Elmer Salvador, Template:Flagicon Guido van der Valk, Template:Flagicon Tjaart van der Walt |
Rai won with birdie on sixth extra hole da Silva, van der Valk and van der Walt eliminated by birdie on second hole |
Sunshine Tour wins (12)
Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–3)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2003 | Capital Alliance Royal Swazi Sun Open | Template:Flagicon Des Terblanche | Lost to par on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2007 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Fancourt | Template:Flagicon Warren Abery | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
| 3 | 2007 | Platinum Classic | Template:Flagicon Marc Cayeux, Template:Flagicon Louis Oosthuizen | Oosthuizen won with par on second extra hole da Silva eliminated by par on first hole |
| 4 | 2018 | Sun Wild Coast Sun Challenge | Template:Flagicon Hennie du Plessis, Template:Flagicon Vaughn Groenewald, Template:Flagicon Darren Fichardt |
Groenewald won with birdie on first extra hole |
European Senior Tour wins (7)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 Aug 2022 | Staysure PGA Seniors Championship | −18 (64-69-67-70=270) | 6 strokes | Template:Flagicon Joakim Haeggman |
| 2 | 20 May 2023 | Riegler & Partner Legends | −15 (67-68-66=201) | Playoff | Template:Flagicon Keith Horne |
| 3 | 9 Jul 2023 | Swiss Seniors Open | −15 (66-62-67=195) | 2 strokes | Template:Flagicon James Kingston |
| 4 | 9 Sep 2023 | WCM Legends Open de France | −15 (65-65-68=198) | 3 strokes | Template:Flagicon Michael Jonzon |
| 5 | 2 Dec 2023 | Vinpearl DIC Legends Vietnam | −10 (66-69-68=203) | 3 strokes | Template:Flagicon Scott Hend |
| 6 | 22 Jun 2024 | OFX Irish Legends | −7 (70-72-67=209) | Playoff | Template:Flagicon Patrik Sjöland |
| 7 | 15 Sep 2024 | European Legends Cup | −9 (71-68-68=207) | Playoff | Template:Flagicon Peter Baker |
European Senior Tour playoff record (3–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2023 | Riegler & Partner Legends | Template:Flagicon Keith Horne | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2024 | OFX Irish Legends | Template:Flagicon Patrik Sjöland | Won with birdie on third extra hole |
| 4 | 2024 | European Legends Cup | Template:Flagicon Peter Baker | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 5 | 2024 | WINSTONgolf Senior Open | Template:Flagicon Phillip Archer, Template:Flagicon Van Phillips | Phillips won with birdie on fourth extra hole |
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | T69 |
Note: da Silva only played in The Open Championship.
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Team appearances
Professional
See also
References
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External links
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- Brazilian male golfers
- Sunshine Tour golfers
- Asian Tour golfers
- European Tour golfers
- European Senior Tour golfers
- Olympic golfers for Brazil
- Golfers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games competitors for Brazil
- Golfers at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Golfers at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Sportspeople from Santa Cruz do Sul
- Sportspeople from KwaZulu-Natal
- 1972 births
- Living people