Daniel Silva (born 19 June 1966) is a Portuguese professional
golf
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er.
Early life
Silva was born in
Johannesburg
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, South Africa.
Professional career
In 1988, Silva turned professional. He spent the next decade attempting to hold down a place on the
European Tour
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. He was a regular visitor to
qualifying school
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, where he came out with the number one card in 1990. He followed up that success with two solid seasons back to back in 1991 and 1992, which were the only years that he made the top one hundred on the Order of Merit, before being setback by injury. His sole European Tour win came at the 1992
Jersey European Airways Open. It was the first tour win by a Portuguese golfer.
Silva represented Portugal in the
World Cup
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in 1989 and 1991. He is a renowned golf coach who has trained with
Butch Harmon
Claude "Butch" Harmon Jr. (born August 28, 1943) is an American golf instructor and former professional player.
Early life
Butch Harmon was born and raised in New Rochelle, New York. His parents were Claude Harmon, Sr. and Alice Harmon (1918-19 ...
. In 2015, Silva founded Season Golf Academy (SGA) in Finland.
Professional wins (1)
European Tour wins (1)
Results in major championships
''Note: Silva only played in The Open Championship.''
"T" = tied
Team appearances
Amateur
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St Andrews Trophy
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It was first played in 19 ...
(representing the Continent of Europe): 1986, 1988
Professional
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World Cup
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(representing Portugal):
1989
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,
1991
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Portuguese male golfers
European Tour golfers
Golfers from Johannesburg
Sportspeople from Faro District
People from Loulé
South African people of Portuguese descent
Sportspeople of Portuguese descent
1966 births
Living people
20th-century Portuguese sportsmen