Michael Sim

Michael Sim
Personal information
Full name	Michael Sim
Born	23 October 1984 (1984-10-23) (age 27) Aberdeen, Scotland
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Nationality	Australia
Residence	Perth, Western Australia
Career
Turned professional	2005
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour PGA Tour of Australasia
Former tour(s)	Nationwide Tour
Professional wins	4
Number of wins by tour
Nationwide Tour	4
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
U.S. Open	T18: 2009
The Open Championship	CUT: 2010
PGA Championship	T51: 2009
Achievements and awards
Nationwide Tour leading money winner	2009
Nationwide Tour Player of the Year	2009
PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit winner	2009

Michael Sim (born 23 October 1984) is an Australian professional golfer.

Amateur career

Sim was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, and moved to Australia when he was 5 years old. He was the top ranked amateur in the world in 2005 having won four titles during the year including the Sunnehanna Amateur, which boasts major winners Ben Crenshaw and Tommy Aaron amongst its list of former champions. He turned professional at the end of the year.

Professional career

Sim played on the Nationwide Tour in 2006, and qualified for the PGA Tour by virtue of a 19th place finish on the end of season money list, aided by a win at PalmettoPride Classic. After a late start to the 2007 season, caused by a stress fracture of the spine, he finished 169th on the PGA Tour money list. He was granted a medical extension for 2008, but failed to win enough money in five events to retain his place on the PGA Tour, and he returned to the second tier Nationwide Tour. In April 2009, Sim's bid to return to the elite tour got off to a good start when he secured his second career victory at the Stonebrae Classic, finishing six strokes clear of the field.^[1] The following week he finished in second after losing in a playoff to Patrick Sheehan, and then in May he won the BMW Charity Pro-Am in a playoff over Fabián Gómez.

Sim played with Tiger Woods during the final round of the 2009 U. S. Open and finished in at tie for 18th. He was invited a month later by the PGA to play in the 2009 PGA Championship at Hazeltine National Golf Club where he finished T51.

Sim won the Christmas in October Classic to earn an automatic "battlefield promotion" to the PGA Tour. The victory was his third Nationwide Tour win of 2009 and his fourth overall. With the win he also set the Nationwide Tour single season money title, earning well over half a million dollars. He was one of the top 50 players in the Official World Golf Rankings in 2009, which earned him entry into the 2010 Masters Tournament; he later withdrew from the tournament due to injury. He also won the PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit in 2009.

Sim performed moderately on the PGA Tour in 2010, with the highlight of his season being a T2 at the Farmers Insurance Open. He comfortably retained his card by finishing 65th on the money list.

Amateur wins (7)

• 2002 Western Australia Amateur Championship
• 2004 Riversdale Cup, Southern Amateur
• 2005 New Zealand Amateur Stroke-Play Championship, Western Australia Amateur Matchplay Championship, Sunnehanna Amateur, Monroe Invitational

Professional wins (4)

Nationwide Tour wins (4)

• 2006 PalmettoPride Classic
• 2009 Stonebrae Classic, BMW Charity Pro-Am, Christmas in October Classic

Results in major championships

Tournament	2009	2010
The Masters	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	T18	CUT
The Open Championship	DNP	CUT
PGA Championship	T51	CUT

See also

• List of golfers with most Nationwide Tour wins
• 2009 Nationwide Tour graduates

References

1. ^ "Sim's big win has him headed back to US". The Age. 6 April 2009. http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-sport/sims-big-win-has-him-headed-back-to-us-20090406-9u38.html. Retrieved 2009-04-06. 

External links

• Michael Sim at the PGA Tour official site
• Michael Sim at the PGA Tour of Australasia official site
• Michael Sim at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

Persondata
Name	Sim, Michael
Alternative names
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	23 October 1984
Place of birth	Aberdeen, Scotland
Date of death
Place of death