Michael Sim has a chance of being given
a Presidents Cup place by Greg Norman
There is a fair chance that Aberdeen-born Australian Michael Sim will be named as one of captain Greg Norman's two picks when his Presidents Cup International team line-up is announced on Tuesday.
The event will be played at San Francisco's Harding Park from October 6 to 11.
The insider betting is that Greg Norman will name as his wild card selections as Ryo Ishikawa, the 17-year-old from Japan, and – the bolt from the blue – the 23-year-old Scot-Aussie Michael Sim who was born in Aberdeen in 1986 and did not arrive on Australia's shores until 1993.
Speaking last weekend ahead of Ishikawa’s third win of the year on the Japan Tour – a victory which propelled him to the top of the Japan money list – Australian Geoff Ogilvy said: “Ishikawa should definitely get picked. I think he should be guaranteed at this point. He’s playing well every week, so how can you not pick him?”
While Ogilvy doesn’t get to make the call, he pointed to a very important factor in Norman’s thinking: “Greg has said he’s going to go on current form and (Ishikawa is) probably playing better than any of us. I would love to play with Ishikawa. That would be awesome. The Japanese always bring enthusiasm and enthusiasm is what wins.”
And Ishikawa, together with the presence of PGA champion YE Yang in the team, will bring the inestimable value of TV ratings in the Far East.
Of Michael Sim's selection prospects, Ogilvy said: “If you go purely on form and take politics out of it, I think Greg should pick Michael Sim. Yeah, he’s played the Nationwide Tour but you can only beat who you’re playing every week - and he's done that three times this year.
“It's not like he played bad when he came up to good fields. He played pretty good the last round of the US Open playing with Tiger Woods.
“It’s not going to get any worse than that anywhere, New York with Tiger on Sunday in his first ever major. I’m pretty sure Michael can handle (the pressure).”
Sim’s main rival for the final spot on the team may be Indian Jeev Milkha Singh, who tied for 49th at the European Masters on Sunday.
a Presidents Cup place by Greg Norman
There is a fair chance that Aberdeen-born Australian Michael Sim will be named as one of captain Greg Norman's two picks when his Presidents Cup International team line-up is announced on Tuesday.
The event will be played at San Francisco's Harding Park from October 6 to 11.
The insider betting is that Greg Norman will name as his wild card selections as Ryo Ishikawa, the 17-year-old from Japan, and – the bolt from the blue – the 23-year-old Scot-Aussie Michael Sim who was born in Aberdeen in 1986 and did not arrive on Australia's shores until 1993.
Speaking last weekend ahead of Ishikawa’s third win of the year on the Japan Tour – a victory which propelled him to the top of the Japan money list – Australian Geoff Ogilvy said: “Ishikawa should definitely get picked. I think he should be guaranteed at this point. He’s playing well every week, so how can you not pick him?”
While Ogilvy doesn’t get to make the call, he pointed to a very important factor in Norman’s thinking: “Greg has said he’s going to go on current form and (Ishikawa is) probably playing better than any of us. I would love to play with Ishikawa. That would be awesome. The Japanese always bring enthusiasm and enthusiasm is what wins.”
And Ishikawa, together with the presence of PGA champion YE Yang in the team, will bring the inestimable value of TV ratings in the Far East.
Of Michael Sim's selection prospects, Ogilvy said: “If you go purely on form and take politics out of it, I think Greg should pick Michael Sim. Yeah, he’s played the Nationwide Tour but you can only beat who you’re playing every week - and he's done that three times this year.
“It's not like he played bad when he came up to good fields. He played pretty good the last round of the US Open playing with Tiger Woods.
“It’s not going to get any worse than that anywhere, New York with Tiger on Sunday in his first ever major. I’m pretty sure Michael can handle (the pressure).”
Sim’s main rival for the final spot on the team may be Indian Jeev Milkha Singh, who tied for 49th at the European Masters on Sunday.
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