Adilson da Silva

Adilson da Silva
Personal information
Full name Adilson Jose da Silva
Born 24 January 1972 (1972-01-24) (age 40)
Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Nationality  Brazil
Residence KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Career
Turned professional 1994
Current tour(s) European Tour
Sunshine Tour
Professional wins >39
Number of wins by tour
Sunshine Tour 9
Other >30
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship CUT: 2000, 2007
PGA Championship DNP

Adilson Jose da Silva (born 24 January 1972) is a Brazilian professional golfer. 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.

Contents

Amateur wins (4)

Professional wins (>38)

Sunshine Tour wins (8)

No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of Victory Runner(s)-up
1 16 Nov 1997 Leopard Rock Classic -6 (67-72-69-66=274) 2 strokes Mark Murless, Sean Pappas
2 1 Feb 1998 Nashua Wild Coast Sun Challenge -14 (64-69-66=199) 4 strokes Chris Davison, Scott Dunlap
Marco Gortana, Hennie Walters
3 19 May 2007 Suncoast Classic -8 (71-66-71=208) 1 stroke Doug McGuigan
4 24 Aug 2007 Vodacom Origins of Golf Tour at Fancourt -2 (75-72-70=217) Playoff Warren Abery
5 2 May 2009 SAA Pro-am Invitational -13 (68-67-68=203) 1 stroke Darren Fichardt, Anton Haig
6 29 Aug 2010 Zambia Open -17 (64-66-72=202) 4 strokes Johan du Buisson
7 24 Oct 2010 Suncoast Classic -20 (67-63-66=196) 4 strokes Jean Hugo
8 14 May 2011 Nashua Golf Challenge -14 (70-69-63=207) 5 strokes Trevor Fisher Jnr
9 2 Sep 2011 Vodacom Origins of Golf Tour (Sishen) -10 (71-67-68=206) 2 strokes Allan Versfeld

Other wins (>30)

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 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT
PGA 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

See also

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