Adilson da Silva

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

Da Silva was born in Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil but later moved to KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

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.

[citation needed] Da Silva has also played extensively in Zimbabwe, where he won the Amateur Championship in 1992.

[citation needed] In 2016, da Silva hit the opening tee shot in golf’s return to the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.