Adilson da Silva

Adilson Jose 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.
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.

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

Sunshine Tour wins (12)

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 Tour 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	−20 (67-63-66=196)	4 strokes	Jean Hugo
8	14 May 2011	Nashua Golf Challenge	−14 (70-69-63=207)	5 strokes	Trevor Fisher Jnr
9	2 Sep 2011	Vodacom Origins of Golf Tour (Sishen)	−10 (71-67-68=206)	2 strokes	Allan Versfeld
10	22 Aug 2012	Vodacom Origins of Golf Tour (Selborne)	−12 (69-66-69=204)	1 stroke	Danie van Tonder, Doug McGuigan
11	19 May 2013	Zambia Sugar Open	−11 (67-72-69-73=281)	1 stroke	Alex Haindl, Martin du Toit
12	5 Jul 2013	Sun City Challenge	−9 (67-70-70=207)	1 stroke	Jared Harvey

Other wins (>30)

• 1996–2003: over 30 wins on the Zimbabwean PGA Tour

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

Professional

• World Cup (representing Brazil): 2011, 2013