Michael Sim

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Template:Short description Template:EngvarB Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Michael Sim (born 23 October 1984) is an Australian professional golfer.

Early life

Sim was born in Aberdeen, Scotland. He moved to Australia when he was five years old. Sim was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder in 2002.[1]

Amateur career

In 2005, Sim was the top ranked amateur in the world having won four titles during the year including the Sunnehanna Amateur and the Monroe Invitational.

Professional career

In 2005, Sim turned professional at the end of the year. He 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.[2] 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.[3] 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 T-2 at the Farmers Insurance Open. He comfortably retained his card by finishing 65th on the money list. In 2011 Sim could not follow up his PGA Tour rookie season and went back to the Web.com Tour in 2012. A string of injuries limited Sim after the 2011 season and he played sparingly on the PGA Tour of Australasia, Korean Tour, OneAsia Tour, and Web.com Tour.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (7)

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 29 Oct 2017 Isuzu Queensland Open −9 (69-66-71-69=275) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Oliver Goss, Template:Flagicon Kieran Muir
2 16 Feb 2020 Coca-Cola Queensland PGA Championship −12 (68-67-63-70=268) Playoff Template:Flagicon Scott Arnold

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (1–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2006 Jacob's Creek Open Championship Template:Flagicon Paul Sheehan Lost to bogey on second extra hole
2 2020 Coca-Cola Queensland PGA Championship Template:Flagicon Scott Arnold Won with par on fourth extra hole

Nationwide Tour wins (4)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 22 Oct 2006 PalmettoPride Classic −12 (67-69-69-71=276) Playoff Template:Flagicon Ken Duke
2 5 Apr 2009 Stonebrae Classic −18 (71-64-67-64=266) 6 strokes Template:Flagicon John Kimbell, Template:Flagicon Cameron Percy
3 17 May 2009 BMW Charity Pro-Am −22 (68-65-62-69=264) Playoff Template:Flagicon Fabián Gómez
4 23 Aug 2009 Christmas in October Classic −20 (65-67-65-67=264) 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Josh Teater

Nationwide Tour playoff record (2–2)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2006 Jacob's Creek Open Championship Template:Flagicon Paul Sheehan Lost to bogey on second extra hole
2 2006 PalmettoPride Classic Template:Flagicon Ken Duke Won with birdie on first extra hole
3 2009 Athens Regional Foundation Classic Template:Flagicon Patrick Sheehan Lost to birdie on first extra hole
4 2009 BMW Charity Pro-Am Template:Flagicon Fabián Gómez Won with par on first extra hole

Other wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner-up
1 20 Oct 2019 Nexus Risk WA Open −15 (68-70-67-68=273) 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Hayden Hopewell (a)

Other playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2020 Tailor-made Building Services NT PGA Championship Template:Flagicon Aaron Pike Lost to par on first extra hole

Results in major championships

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

Note: Sim never played in the Masters Tournament.

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Results in The Players Championship

Tournament 2011
The Players Championship CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament 2010
Match Play R64
Championship 68
Invitational
Champions T58

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Team appearances

Amateur

See also

References

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External links

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