Michael Sim

Michael Sim
Michael Sim
Personal information
Full name	Michael Sim
Born	23 October 1984 (age 40); Aberdeen, Scotland
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	150 lb (68 kg; 11 st)
Sporting nationality	Australia
Residence	Perth, Western Australia
Career
Turned professional	2005
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour of Australasia
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour; Web.com Tour
Professional wins	7
Highest ranking	34 (31 January 2010)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour of Australasia	2
Korn Ferry Tour	4
Other	1
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	T51: 2009
U.S. Open	T18: 2009
The Open Championship	CUT: 2010
Achievements and awards
Nationwide Tour; leading money winner
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 an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder in 2002.^[2] He was the top ranked amateur in the world in 2005 having won four titles during the year including the Sunnehanna Amateur and the Monroe Invitational. 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.^[3] 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. 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

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

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	Oliver Goss, Kieran Muir
2	16 Feb 2020	Coca-Cola Queensland PGA Championship	−12 (68-67-63-70=268)	Playoff	Scott Arnold

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2006	Jacob's Creek Open Championship	Paul Sheehan	Lost to bogey on second extra hole
2	2020	Coca-Cola Queensland PGA Championship	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	Ken Duke
2	5 Apr 2009	Stonebrae Classic	−18 (71-64-67-64=266)	6 strokes	John Kimbell, Cameron Percy
3	17 May 2009	BMW Charity Pro-Am	−22 (68-65-62-69=264)	Playoff	Fabián Gómez
4	23 Aug 2009	Christmas in October Classic	−20 (65-67-65-67=264)	2 strokes	Josh Teater

Nationwide Tour playoff record (2–2)

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

Other playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2020	Tailor-made Building Services NT PGA Championship	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.

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

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