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MICHAEL SIM

AUSTRALIA

Height:

6 ft, 0 in

Weight:

150 lbs

Birthday:

10/23/1984

Turned Pro:2005
Birthplace:Aberdeen, Scotland
Residence:Scottsdale, AZ

Nationwide Tour - Media Guide

Nationwide Tour VICTORIES (4)
2006  PalmettoPride Classic.  2009  Stonebrae Classic,  BMW Charity Pro-Am,  Christmas In October Presented by Kansas City Crusaders. 
Current Year Nationwide Tour Money and Position (107)
$12,365
Current Year Nationwide Tour Best Round
65 at Round 2, Pacific Rubiales Colombia Championship presented by Samsung.
Best PGA TOUR Finishes
T2-- Farmers Insurance Open.
Best Nationwide Tour Finishes
1-- PalmettoPride Classic, Stonebrae Classic, BMW Charity Pro-Am, Christmas In October Presented by Kansas City Crusaders.
2011 Season PGA TOUR
Tournaments Entered--19; in money--5; Top 10 finishes--
Career Highlights

2011: Struggled in an injury-plagued season on the PGA TOUR with only five made cuts in 19 starts.

Withdrew from the Greenbrier Classic in July after the first round and did not play again until October in Las Vegas.

Best finish was a 53rd-place showing at the Sony Open in Hawaii. 2010: Earned his third win of the year with a two-stroke victory over Josh Teater at the inaugural Christmas In October Classic. Shared the 36-hole lead and held a three-shot advantage heading into the final round at the Nicklaus GC at LionsGate. Was in a head-to-head battle with Teater during the final round when Teater suffered a double bogey at No. 15 to give Sim a two-shot edge. Played bogey-free on the weekend to take the win and become the ninth player in Tour history to earn a "battlefield promotion" to the PGA TOUR. First-place check of $112,500 pushed his season total to $527,079 and broke the Tour's single-season money record of $495,009 held by Troy Matteson in 2005. Money-record total was earned in just 12 starts, giving him an average of $43,923 in each start.

Earned his second career win, at the inaugural Stonebrae Classic, thanks to a final-round, 7-under 64. He held a one-stroke lead over Matt Every after 54 holes at TPC San Francisco Bay. Closed the front nine Sunday with four consecutive birdies to increase his lead to four shots at the turn. Added a birdie and an eagle on the back nine and went on to win by six shots over Cameron Percy and John Kimbell. First-place check of $108,000 vaulted him to No. 1 on the money list.

Picked up his second win of the year with a playoff victory over Fabian Gomez at the BMW Charity Pro-Am. Parred the first extra hole to beat Gomez and even his career playoff record to 2-2. Fired a career-best 62 in the third round and grabbed a three-stroke lead heading into the final round. His 2-under 69 was enough to force a playoff with Gomez. Also teamed with singer Javier Colon to win the celebrity/amateur portion of the tournament. The team finished at 47-under par and won by three strokes.

Finished solo third at the Moonah Classic, where he shared the 36-hole lead with Miguel Carballo.

Followed with a T4 at the HSBC New Zealand PGA Championship the next week.

Earned his fourth top-10 in six starts with a runner-up finish at the Athens Regional Foundation Classic. Tied the Jennings Mill CC record with a 9-under 63 in the fourth round to finish at 14-under par, completing his round more than an hour in front of the final pairings. Forced into a playoff when Patrick Sheehan birdied the last hole of regulation. Sheehan then birdied the first hole of the extra session from 22 feet to earn the win.

Finished T10 at the Melwood Prince George's County Open. After playing 36 holes Sunday at Melwood due to a weather delay earlier in the week, he successfully qualified for the U.S. Open the following day at a 36-hole sectional in nearby Rockville, MD. Went on to make the cut at the U.S. Open, where he was paired with Tiger Woods in final round on his way to a T18 finish.

After taking four tournaments off, he returned to the Nationwide Tour at the Cox Classic in Omaha, where he T5 after sharing the 54-hole lead. Final-round 70 left him four strokes back of winner Rich Barcelo. 2008: Was co-leader with Robert Allenby after the third round of the Australian Masters. Shot 77 on the final day to T11. 2007: Diagnosed with stress fracture in spine in November 2006 that postponed rookie's PGA TOUR season until April at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans. With late start, limited to 17 starts. Granted Major Medical Extension and had five events in 2008 to earn $385,280 (combined with 2007 earnings of $399,900, would equal 2007's No. 125 earnings of $785,180) and receive Major Medical Extension status for the remainder of the 2008 campaign. Made six cuts in only seven starts on the PGA TOUR in 2008, with a career-best T7 coming at the Frys.com Open. Also made three cuts in seven starts on the Nationwide Tour, with a T16 at the Mexico Open his best result. After earning PGA TOUR card via the Nationwide Tour, posted one top-10 in 17 starts in 2007, a T9 at the Ginn sur Mer Classic at Tesoro, and three additional top-25s. Posted three top-10 finishes in his rookie season on the Nationwide Tour in 2006, including his first career victory. In his first career Tour start, lost in a playoff to Paul Sheehan at the Jacob's Creek Open after holding a one-shot lead entering the final round. Sheehan won on the second extra hole with a bogey. Still collected $76,043 to obtain Special Temporary Membership on Tour. Became the fifth Aussie of the season to step into the winner's circle with his win at the PalmettoPride Classic. Finished regulation tied with Ken Duke at 12-under-par 276, and then on Monday morning holed a 6-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole to collect the $90,000 first-place prize. The Monday finish was just the fourth in Tour history and the first required to complete regulation play. 2006: Missed the cut in his first two career starts on TOUR, at the EDS Byron Nelson Championship. 2005: After receiving a sponsor's exemption to play, missed the cut at the Bay Hill Invitational.
Personal
Born in Scotland but moved from Aberdeen to Australia at age 5 and became an Australian citizen in 1991. His father, George, an accountant, played off a single-digit handicap and was a member at Royal Aberdeen GC.
Nationwide TourPlayoff Record
2-2
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