Priscillo Diniz

Priscillo Diniz
Personal information
Full name	Jose Priscillo G. Diniz
Born	(1948-12-12) 12 December 1948 (age 76) São Paulo, Brazil
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Sporting nationality	Brazil
Spouse	Regina ​ (m. 1986)​
Career
Turned professional	1977
Former tour(s)	European Tour European Seniors Tour
Professional wins	12
Number of wins by tour
European Senior Tour	2
Other	10
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	CUT: 1976
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP
Achievements and awards
European Seniors Tour Rookie of the Year 2000

Jose Priscillo G. Diniz (born 12 December 1948) is a Brazilian professional golfer.

Early life and amateur career

Diniz was born in São Paulo. He comes from a family which boasts several other professional golfers, including his grandfather.

Early in his career, he worked as a lawyer. As an amateur, he was twice Brazilian Amateur champion and he also won the 1975 South American Amateur Championship.

Professional career

At the advanced age of 28, Diniz turned professional. In his regular career, Diniz won several titles on the South American circuit. He played on the European Tour in 1977 and 1978 but with little success.

In 2000, he was the Rookie of the Year on the European Seniors Tour and finished sixth on that tour's Order of Merit. He has won two European Seniors Tour events, the 2000 The Daily Telegraph European Seniors Match Play Championship and the 2001 Royal Westmoreland Barbados Open.

Amateur wins

• 1974 Brazilian Amateur Championship
• 1975 South American Amateur Championship, Brazilian Amateur Championship
• 1976 Simon Bolivar Cup (Venezuela)

Professional wins (12)

South American wins (10)

• 1975 Brazil Open (as an amateur)
• 1977 Uruguay Open
• 1978 Brazil PGA Championship, Medellin Open (Colombia)
• 1979 Brazil PGA Championship
• 1985 Peru Open
• 1986 Peru Open
• 1991 Brazilian Masters
• 1992 Brazilian Masters, Johnnie Walker Classic (Brazil)

European Seniors Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	13 Jul 2000	The Daily Telegraph European Seniors Match Play Championship	3 and 2		Ian Stanley
2	31 Mar 2001	Royal Westmoreland Barbados Open	−16 (64-67-69=200)	3 strokes	David Creamer

Team appearances

Amateur

• Eisenhower Trophy (representing Brazil): 1974, 1976

Professional

• World Cup (representing Brazil): 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988
• Dunhill Cup (representing Brazil): 1988

External links

• Priscillo Diniz at the European Tour official site