Adilson José da Silva (born 24 January 1972) is a Brazilian professional golfer. He currently plays on the European Senior Tour and the Sunshine Tour, where he has won twelve times.

Adilson da Silva
Personal information
Full nameAdilson José da Silva
Born (1972-01-24) 24 January 1972 (age 52)
Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st)
Sporting nationality Brazil
ResidenceKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Career
Turned professional1994
Current tour(s)Sunshine Tour
European Senior Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Asian Tour
Professional wins20
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour1
Sunshine Tour12
European Senior Tour7
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT69: 2012
Achievements and awards
European Senior Tour
Rookie of the Year
2022

Career

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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.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed]

Da Silva played in The Open Championship in 2000, 2007 and 2012. He made the cut in 2012, finishing in a tie for 69th.[citation needed]

In 2016, da Silva hit the opening tee shot in golf’s return to the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[1]

Amateur wins

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  • 1990 Brazil Amateur Open Championship
  • 1991 Brazil Amateur Open Championship
  • 1992 Zimbabwe Amateur Championship
  • Phalaborwa Open

Professional wins (20)

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Asian Tour wins (1)

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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   Berry Henson,   Lin Wen-tang

Asian Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2011 ISPS Handa Singapore Classic   Himmat Rai,   Elmer Salvador,
  Guido van der Valk,   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)

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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 at Fancourt −2 (75-72-70=217) Playoff   Warren Abery
5 2 May 2009 SAA Pro-Am Invitational (1st) −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 (2) −20 (67-63-66=196) 4 strokes   Jean Hugo
8 14 May 2011 Nashua Golf Challenge −14 (70-69-63=202) 5 strokes   Trevor Fisher Jnr
9 2 Sep 2011 Vodacom Origins of Golf (2) at Sishen −10 (71-67-68=206) 2 strokes   Allan Versfeld
10 22 Aug 2012 Vodacom Origins of Golf (3) at Selborne Park −12 (69-66-69=204) 1 stroke   Doug McGuigan,   Daniel van Tonder
11 19 May 2013 Zambia Sugar Open (2) −11 (67-72-69-73=281) 1 stroke   Martin du Toit,   Alex Haindl
12 5 Jul 2013 Sun City Challenge (2) −9 (67-70-70=207) 1 stroke   Jared Harvey

Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–3)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 2003 Capital Alliance Royal Swazi Sun Open   Des Terblanche Lost to par on first extra hole
2 2007 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Fancourt   Warren Abery Won with birdie on second extra hole
3 2007 Platinum Classic   Marc Cayeux,   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   Hennie du Plessis,   Vaughn Groenewald,
  Darren Fichardt
Groenewald won with birdie on first extra hole

European Senior Tour wins (7)

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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   Joakim Haeggman
2 20 May 2023 Riegler & Partner Legends −15 (67-68-66=201) Playoff   Keith Horne
3 9 Jul 2023 Swiss Seniors Open −15 (66-62-67=195) 2 strokes   James Kingston
4 9 Sep 2023 WCM Legends Open de France −15 (65-65-68=198) 3 strokes   Michael Jonzon
5 2 Dec 2023 Vinpearl DIC Legends Vietnam −10 (66-69-68=203) 3 strokes   Scott Hend
6 22 Jun 2024 OFX Irish Legends −7 (70-72-67=209) Playoff   Patrik Sjöland
7 15 Sep 2024 European Legends Cup −9 (71-68-68=207) Playoff   Peter Baker

European Senior Tour playoff record (3–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 2023 Riegler & Partner Legends   Keith Horne Won with birdie on first extra hole
2 2024 OFX Irish Legends   Patrik Sjöland Won with birdie on third extra hole
4 2024 European Legends Cup   Peter Baker Won with birdie on first extra hole
5 2024 WINSTONgolf Senior Open   Phillip Archer,   Van Phillips Phillips won with birdie on fourth extra hole

Results in major championships

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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.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

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Professional

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "As Golf Returns to Olympics, Players Savor the Moment". The New York Times. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
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