Brazil Rio de Janeiro 500 Years Open

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	Roger Chapman	270	−18	Playoff	Pádraig Harrington

References

^ "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]}