Adilson da Silva

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
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 wins17
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour1
Sunshine Tour12
European Senior Tour4
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT69: 2012

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.

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, 2007 and 2012. He made the cut in 2012, finishing in a tie for 69th.

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

Amateur wins

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

Professional wins (17)

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 United States Berry Henson, Taiwan Lin Wen-tang

Asian Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 2011 ISPS Handa Singapore Classic India Himmat Rai, Philippines Elmer Salvador,
Netherlands Guido van der Valk, South Africa 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)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 16 Nov 1997 Leopard Rock Classic −6 (67-72-69-66=274) 2 strokes South Africa Mark Murless, South Africa Sean Pappas
2 1 Feb 1998 Nashua Wild Coast Sun Challenge −14 (64-69-66=199) 4 strokes England Chris Davison, United States Scott Dunlap,
South Africa Marco Gortana, South Africa Hennie Walters
3 19 May 2007 Suncoast Classic −8 (71-66-71=208) 1 stroke Scotland Doug McGuigan
4 24 Aug 2007 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Fancourt −2 (75-72-70=217) Playoff South Africa Warren Abery
5 2 May 2009 SAA Pro-Am Invitational (1st) −13 (68-67-68=203) 1 stroke South Africa Darren Fichardt, South Africa Anton Haig
6 29 Aug 2010 Zambia Open −17 (64-66-72=202) 4 strokes South Africa Johan du Buisson
7 24 Oct 2010 Suncoast Classic (2) −20 (67-63-66=196) 4 strokes South Africa Jean Hugo
8 14 May 2011 Nashua Golf Challenge −14 (70-69-63=202) 5 strokes South Africa Trevor Fisher Jnr
9 2 Sep 2011 Vodacom Origins of Golf (2) at Sishen −10 (71-67-68=206) 2 strokes South Africa Allan Versfeld
10 22 Aug 2012 Vodacom Origins of Golf (3) at Selborne Park −12 (69-66-69=204) 1 stroke Scotland Doug McGuigan, South Africa Daniel van Tonder
11 19 May 2013 Zambia Sugar Open (2) −11 (67-72-69-73=281) 1 stroke South Africa Martin du Toit, South Africa Alex Haindl
12 5 Jul 2013 Sun City Challenge (2) −9 (67-70-70=207) 1 stroke South Africa Jared Harvey

Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–3)

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

European Senior Tour wins (4)

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 Sweden Joakim Haeggman
2 20 May 2023 Riegler & Partner Legends −15 (67-68-66=201) Playoff South Africa Keith Horne
3 9 Jul 2023 Swiss Seniors Open −15 (66-62-67=195) 2 strokes South Africa James Kingston
4 9 Sep 2023 WCM Legends Open de France −15 (65-65-68=198) 3 strokes Sweden Michael Jonzon

European Senior Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2023 Riegler & Partner Legends South Africa Keith Horne Won with birdie on first 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.

  Did not play

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

Team appearances

Professional

References

  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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