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 European Tour, marking the tour's first visit to South America.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Established | 2000 |
| Course(s) | Itanhangá Golf Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,618 yards (6,051 m) |
| Tour(s) | European Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | €675,000 |
| Month played | March |
| Final year | 2000 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 270 Roger Chapman (2000) 270 Pádraig Harrington (2000) |
| To par | −18 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Roger Chapman | |
| Location map | |
  Itanhangá GC Location in Brazil | |
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 edit
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Roger Chapman |
270 | −18 | Playoff |  Pádraig Harrington
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Chapman reigns in Rio". BBC Sport. 26 March 2000. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
- ^ "Harrington wins in Brazil". RTÉ Sport. 2 April 2000. Retrieved 9 June 2010.[permanent dead link]