The Brazil São Paulo 500 Years Open was the second of two
golf tournaments that were held in 2000 to commemorate the
discovery of Brazil
Portuguese colonization of the Americas () constituted territories in the Americas belonging to the Kingdom of Portugal. Portugal was the leading country in the European exploration of the world in the 15th century. The Treaty of Tordesillas in 1 ...
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.
History
The tournament was held at the São Paulo Golf Club in
São Paulo. Unlike the
Brazil Rio de Janeiro 500 Years Open
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 ...
, it was staged for a second time in 2001, when it was titled as the São Paulo Brazil Open.
The inaugural event was won by Ireland's
Pádraig Harrington who triumphed by two strokes over American
Gerry Norquist.
The following year South African
Darren Fichardt recorded a five stroke victory in an event reduced to 54 holes because of disruption caused by thunderstorms during each of the first three days.
Winners
See also
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Brazil Open
The Brasil Open was a tennis tournament held annually in São Paulo, Brazil. It was part of the ATP Tour 250 series, and was one of the main events in the Brazilian tennis calendar alongside ATP Tour 500 Rio Open. Since 2004, it was a part of th ...
Notes
References
External links
Coverage on the European Tour's official site
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Former European Tour events
Golf tournaments in Brazil