ABERDEEN-BORN AUSSIE WHOSE CAREER WAS WRECKED BY INJURY
MICHAEL SIM STARTS COMEBACK ON
WEB.COM TOUR
By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
Aberdeen-born Michael Sim is back!
Remember him?
Emigrated with his family from the Granite City when he was seven or eight years old, became the World No 1 amateur - before Richie Ramsay - turned pro and looked to be heading for stardom.
Then he injured his back and his whole career unrvalled.
Michael (pictured) makes his return to competitive golf in this week's Web.com Tour event, the Midwest Classic, at Nicklaus Golf club, Lions Gate, Overland Park, in Kansas. He shot a two-over-par 73 and is T103 alongside Englishmen Greg Owen and David Skinns - two shots ahead of Dornoch's Jimmy Gunn who had a double bogey at the 16th and five bogeys in halves of 36-39.
Here's what the Web.com Tour side had to say about Michael Sim:
• Lost among the headlines this week is the return of Australian Michael Sim, the 2009 Web.com Tour Player of the Year (Editor note: It was called the Nationwide Tour then). Sim had been gone from competitive play in the United States for nearly two years before teeing it up Thursday morning. His last event was the 2012 Miccosukee Championship. His last \US PGA Tour start was the 2011 Children’s Miracle Hospitals Network Classic (W/D).
Sim has been “knocking around home” for a bit and trying to maintain his game while taking a bit of a breather from pressure golf.
The 29-year old posted a 2-over-par 73 and is T1-3.
In 2009, Sim set a Tour record by earning $644,142 in just 14 starts. He won three times, was runner-up twice and finished third once. He won the Stonebrae Classic, the BMW Charity Pro-Am and then collected win No. 3 in this event, posting scores of 65-67-65-67 to finish at 2-under par and win by two shots to earn a battlefield promotion to the US PGA Tour.
Good luck, Michael! Scottishgolfview.com and Scottish golf is rooting for you!
MIDWEST CLASSIC LEADERBOARD
Par 71
64 Paul Haley
65 Sebastian Cappelen, Manuel Villegas, Shane Bertson, Mark Hubbard.
British scores:
73 Michael Sim (Scotland/Australia), Greg Owen (England), David Skinns (England) (T105)
75 Jimmy Gunn (Scotland)
WEB.COM TOUR By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Colin@scottishgolfview.com
Aberdeen-born Michael Sim is back!
Remember him?
Emigrated with his family from the Granite City when he was seven or eight years old, became the World No 1 amateur - before Richie Ramsay - turned pro and looked to be heading for stardom.
Then he injured his back and his whole career unrvalled.
Michael (pictured) makes his return to competitive golf in this week's Web.com Tour event, the Midwest Classic, at Nicklaus Golf club, Lions Gate, Overland Park, in Kansas. He shot a two-over-par 73 and is T103 alongside Englishmen Greg Owen and David Skinns - two shots ahead of Dornoch's Jimmy Gunn who had a double bogey at the 16th and five bogeys in halves of 36-39.
Here's what the Web.com Tour side had to say about Michael Sim:
• Lost among the headlines this week is the return of Australian Michael Sim, the 2009 Web.com Tour Player of the Year (Editor note: It was called the Nationwide Tour then). Sim had been gone from competitive play in the United States for nearly two years before teeing it up Thursday morning. His last event was the 2012 Miccosukee Championship. His last \US PGA Tour start was the 2011 Children’s Miracle Hospitals Network Classic (W/D).
Sim has been “knocking around home” for a bit and trying to maintain his game while taking a bit of a breather from pressure golf.
The 29-year old posted a 2-over-par 73 and is T1-3.
In 2009, Sim set a Tour record by earning $644,142 in just 14 starts. He won three times, was runner-up twice and finished third once. He won the Stonebrae Classic, the BMW Charity Pro-Am and then collected win No. 3 in this event, posting scores of 65-67-65-67 to finish at 2-under par and win by two shots to earn a battlefield promotion to the US PGA Tour.
Good luck, Michael! Scottishgolfview.com and Scottish golf is rooting for you!
MIDWEST CLASSIC LEADERBOARD
Par 71
64 Paul Haley
65 Sebastian Cappelen, Manuel Villegas, Shane Bertson, Mark Hubbard.
British scores:
73 Michael Sim (Scotland/Australia), Greg Owen (England), David Skinns (England) (T105)
75 Jimmy Gunn (Scotland)
Labels: NATIONWIDE TOUR
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