Brazil Rio de Janeiro 500 Years Open

For the tennis tournament, see Rio de Janeiro Open.

Brazil Rio de Janeiro
500 Years Open
Tournament information
LocationRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Established2000
Course(s)Itanhangá Golf Club
Par72
Length6,618 yards (6,051 m)
Tour(s)European Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund€675,000
Month playedMarch
Final year2000
Tournament record score
Aggregate270 Roger Chapman (2000)
270 Pádraig Harrington (2000)
To par−18 as above
Final champion
England Roger Chapman
Location map
Itanhangá GC is located in Brazil
Itanhangá GC
Itanhangá GC
Location in Brazil

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.

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 Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
2000 England Roger Chapman 270 −18 Playoff Republic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington

See also

References

  1. ^ "Chapman reigns in Rio". BBC Sport. 26 March 2000. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
  2. ^ "Harrington wins in Brazil". RTÉ Sport. 2 April 2000. Retrieved 9 June 2010.[permanent dead link‍]