Adilson José da Silva (born 24 January 1972) is a Brazilian professional

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er. He currently plays on the

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and the

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, where he has won twelve times.

Career

Da Silva was born in Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil but later moved to

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. 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

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, 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

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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

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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)

Asian Tour playoff record (0–1)

Sunshine Tour wins (12)

Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–3)

European Senior Tour wins (7)

European Senior Tour playoff record (3–1)

Results in major championships

''Note: da Silva only played in The Open Championship.''
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

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(representing Brazil):

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

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