Background
Sim was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, and moved to Australia when he was 5 years old.
Sim was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, and moved to Australia when he was 5 years old.
After a late start to the 2007 season, caused by a stress fracture of the spine, he finished 169th on the Professional Golf Association Tour money list.
He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder in 2002. He turned professional at the end of the year. 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
Sim played with Tiger Woods during the final round of the 2009 United States Open and finished in at tie for 18th.
He was invited a month later by the Professional Golf Association to play in the 2009 Professional Golf Association Championship at Hazeltine National Golf Club where he finished T51. 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. Sim performed moderately on the Professional Golf Association 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.
Sim could not follow up his Professional Golf Association Tour rookie season and went back to the Web.com Tour. A string of injuries limited Sim after the 2011 season and he played sparingly on the Professional Golf Association Tour of Australasia, Korean Tour, OneAsia Tour, and Web.com Tour. 2002 Western Australia Amateur Championship Nationwide Tour wins (4) DNP = Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied Yellow background for top-10.
Amateur Eisenhower Trophy (representing Australia): 2004.