Michael Sim

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Australian professional golfer

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::summary Australian professional golfer ::

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Field	Value
name	Michael Sim
image	MichaelSim1.jpg
imagesize	200px
birth_date
birth_place	Aberdeen, Scotland
death_date
height
weight	150 lb
nationality
residence	Perth, Western Australia
yearpro	2005
tour	PGA Tour of Australasia
extour	PGA Tour
Web.com Tour
prowins	7
pgawins
eurowins
japwins
asiawins
sunwins
auswins	2
nwidewins	4
chalwins
champwins
seneurowins
otherwins	1
majorwins
masters	DNP
usopen	T18: 2009
open	CUT: 2010
pga	T51: 2009
wghofid
wghofyear
award1	[Nationwide Tour
money list winner](nationwide-tour-money-and-points-list-winners)
year1	2009
award2	[Nationwide Tour
Player of the Year](nationwide-tour-player-of-the-year)
year2	2009
award3	[PGA Tour of Australasia
Order of Merit winner](pga-tour-of-australasia-order-of-merit-winners)
year3	2009
awardssection
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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.

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. 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 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

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)

::data[format=table] | 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 | AUS Oliver Goss, NZL Kieran Muir | | 2 | 16 Feb 2020 | Coca-Cola Queensland PGA Championship | −12 (68-67-63-70=268) | Playoff | AUS Scott Arnold | ::

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (1–1) ::data[format=table]

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2006	Jacob's Creek Open Championship	AUS Paul Sheehan	Lost to bogey on second extra hole
2	2020	Coca-Cola Queensland PGA Championship	AUS Scott Arnold	Won with par on fourth extra hole
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Nationwide Tour wins (4)

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

Nationwide Tour playoff record (2–2) ::data[format=table]

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

::data[format=table] | 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 | AUS Hayden Hopewell (a) | ::

Other playoff record (0–1) ::data[format=table]

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2020	Tailor-made Building Services NT PGA Championship	AUS Aaron Pike	Lost to par on first extra hole
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Results in major championships

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Tournament	2009	2010
U.S. Open	T18	CUT
The Open Championship		CUT
PGA Championship	T51	CUT
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Note: Sim never played in the Masters Tournament.

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

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Tournament	2011
The Players Championship	CUT
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CUT = missed the halfway cut

Results in World Golf Championships

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Tournament	2010
Match Play	R64
Championship	68
Invitational
Champions	T58
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QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play

"T" = Tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Nomura Cup (representing Australia): 2003 (winners), 2005 (winners)
Eisenhower Trophy (representing Australia): 2004

References

(2002). "Excellence: the Australian Institute of Sport". Australian Sports Commission.
(6 April 2009). "Sim's big win has him headed back to US". [[The Age]].
(August 23, 2009). "Sim gets third Nationwide victory". ESPN.

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