Adilson da Silva

Adilson José 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 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)
Nationality Brazil
ResidenceKwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Career
Turned professional1994
Current tour(s)Asian Tour
Sunshine Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Professional wins43+
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour1
Sunshine Tour12
Other30+
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT69: 2012

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 golfs return to the Olympics.[1]

Amateur wins (4)
  • 1990 Brazil Amateur Open Championship
  • 1991 Brazil Amateur Open Championship
  • 1992 Zimbabwe Amateur Championship
  • Phalaborwa Open

Professional wins (43+)

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 Berry Henson, Lin Wen-tang

Asian Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
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)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin 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 −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		 −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 −9 (67-70-70=207) 1 stroke Jared Harvey

Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–3)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2003 Capital Alliance Royal Swazi Sun Open Des Terblanche
2 2007 Vodacom Origins of Golf Tour
at Fancourt		 Warren Abery
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

Other wins (30+)
  • 1996–2003: over 30 wins on the Zimbabwean PGA Tour

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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