Brazil Rio de Janeiro 500 Years Open
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Established | 2000 |
| Course(s) | Itanhangá Golf Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,618 yards |
| Tour(s) | PGA European Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Final year | 2000 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 270 Roger Chapman (2000) |
| To par | −18 Roger Chapman (2000) |
| Final champion | |
| Roger Chapman | |
The Brazil Rio de Janeiro 500 Years Open was the first of two golf tournaments that were held in 2000 to commemorate the discovery of Brazil by Pedro Álvares Cabral in 1500. They were both included on the schedule of the PGA European Tour, marking the tour's first visit to South America.
The tournament was held at Itanhangá Golf Club in Rio de Janeiro and won by England's Roger Chapman who triumphed in a sudden-death playoff over Ireland's Pádraig Harrington,[1] who won the second tournament in São Paulo the following week.[2]
Winners
| Year | Winner | Country | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Roger Chapman |  England |
270 | −18 | Playoff (2nd hole) |  Pádraig Harrington
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See also
References
- ^ "Chapman reigns in Rio". BBC Sport. 26 March 2000. Retrieved 2010-06-09.
- ^ "Harrington wins in Brazil". RTÉ Sport. 2 April 2000. Retrieved 2010-06-09.[permanent dead link]