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FULLY-eXeMPt PLAYeRScAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2009: Named Nationwide tour player of the Year afterrecord-setting season which saw him win three timesin his first 12 starts and go on to break the tour’ssingle-season money record. Ended the season with atour-record $644,142, bettering troy matteson’s 2005mark of $495,009. also established new tour records forsingle-season scoring average (68.81) and putting average(1.684). Finished No. 1 in all-around ranking, No. 2 in totaldriving and driving accuracy, No. 3 in birdie average andNo. 6 in greens in regulation. position earned an invitationto play in the 2010 pLaYErS championship. also achieveda high official World golf ranking for a Nationwide tourplayer (53rd)...played in three pga tour events, makingthe cut in all three, with the best finish a t18 at the u.S.open...Earned his second career win, at the inauguralStonebrae classic, thanks to a final-round, 7-under 64.Held a one-stroke lead over matt Every after 54 holesat tpc San Francisco Bay. closed the front nine Sundaywith four consecutive birdies to increase his lead to fourshots at the turn. added a birdie and an eagle on the backnine to win by six over cameron percy and John Kimbell.First-place check of $108,000 vaulted him to No. 1 on themoney list...picked up his second win of the year with aplayoff victory over Fabian gomez at the BmW charitypro-am. parred the first extra hole to beat gomez and evenhis career playoff record to 2-2. Fired a career-best 62 inthe third round and grabbed a three-stroke lead headinginto the final round. His 2-under 69 was enough to force aplayoff with gomez. also teamed with singer Javier colonto win the celebrity/amateur portion of the tournament...Was runner-up at the athens regional Foundation classic.tied the Jennings mill cc record with a 9-under 63 in thefinal round to finish at 14-under par, completing his roundmore than an hour in front of the final pairings. Forced intoa playoff when patrick Sheehan birdied the last hole ofregulation. Sheehan then birdied the first hole of the extraPGA toUR cAReeR SUMMARY PLAYoFF RecoRD: 0-0events cuts Fedexcup Pts/ earnings/Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 Rank Rank2005a 12006 12007 17 9 1 4 $399,900/1622008 7 6 1 3 269,864/1872009 3 3 1 130,188/2002010 20 13 1 2 3 7 1,244/45 1,338,926/65total 49 31 1 2 5 15 2,138,878nAtionWiDe toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings/Rank2006 17 12 1 1 3 5 $220,432/192007 2 1 1 10,200/2102008 7 3 2 20,155/1472009 14 12 3 2 1 9 11 644,142/1total 40 28 4 3 1 12 19 894,928PGA toUR oF AUStRALASiAYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings2010 6 3 1 $98,775* Majors and World Golf championships are considered official on multiple tours*Michael sim (Continued)session from 22 feet to earn the win...Finished t10 at themelwood prince george’s county open. after playing 36holes Sunday at melwood due to a weather delay earlierin the week, he successfully qualified for the u.S. open thefollowing day at a 36-hole sectional in nearby rockville,mD. Went on to make the cut at the u.S. open, where hewas paired with tiger Woods in final round on his way toa t18 finish...Earned his third win of the year with a twostrokevictory over Josh teater at the inaugural christmasIn october classic. Shared the 36-hole lead and held athree-shot advantage heading into the final round at theNicklaus gc at Lionsgate. teater suffered a double bogeyat No. 15 to give Sim a two-shot edge. played bogey-freeon the weekend to take the win and become the ninthplayer in tour history to earn an immediate promotionto the pga tour. First-place check of $112,500 pushedhis season total to $527,079 and broke the tour’s singleseasonmoney record held by troy matteson. money-recordtotal was earned in just 12 starts, giving him an average of$43,923 in each start...Status on the pga tour did not gethim into several Fall Series events and he returned to theNationwide tour in october, where he finished t17 at themiccsoukee championship. the season-ending Nationwidetour championship was held at Daniel Island, Sc, site ofhis first tour win, the 2006 palmettopride classic. grabbedthe first-round lead by three strokes with a course-record8-under 64, which included eight consecutive birdies. Wasone shot off the lead after 36 and 54 holes and finishedsecond, three behind matt Every. It was his 11th top-25finish and ninth top-10 effort in only 14 starts. Wound upaveraging $46,010 per start in 2009. 2008: First top-10 ofthe season came at the Frys.com open in the pga tourFall Series. Following a 2-over-par 72 in the first round,bounced back with a career-low 63 in the second roundand final-round 64 to finish a career-best t7...Was coleaderwith robert allenby after the third round of the 2008australian masters. Shot 77 on the final day to t11. 2007:PGA toUR toP toURnAMent SUMMARYYear 09 10u.S. opent18 cutBritish opencutpgat51 cutaccenture match play championship t33ca championship 68HSBc championst58the Barclayst36Deutsche Bank championshipt11BmW championshipt24Diagnosed with stress fracture in spine in November 2006that postponed rookie’s 2007 pga tour season until aprilat the Zurich classic of New orleans. With late start, limitedto 17 starts. granted major medical Extension for 2008.after earning card via the Nationwide tour, posted one top-10 in 17 starts, a t9 at the ginn sur mer classic, and threeadditional top-25s. 2006: posted three top-10 finishes in hisrookie season on the Nationwide tour, including his firstcareer victory. In his first career tour start, lost in a playoffto paul Sheehan at the Jacob’s creek open after holdinga one-shot lead entering the final round. Sheehan won onthe second extra hole with a bogey. Still collected $76,043to obtain Special temporary membership on tour. Becamethe fifth aussie of the season to step into the winner’scircle with his win at the palmettopride classic. Finishedregulation tied with Ken Duke at 12-under-par 276, andthen on monday morning holed a 6-foot birdie putt on thefirst extra hole to collect the $90,000 first-place prize...missed the cut in his first two career starts on tour, at the2006 EDS Byron Nelson championship and the 2005 BayHill Invitational presented by mastercard, after receivinga Sponsor Exemption to play. Amateur: Was the world’sNo. 1-ranked amateur in 2005 after posting victories atthe New Zealand amateur Stroke-play championship, Waamateur matchplay championship, Sunnehanna amateurand the monroe Invitational. Winner of the 2002 Westernaustralian amateur and Victorian Junior masters. Winnerof the 2001 greg Norman Junior masters. member of theprestigious australian National team. Finished as the lowamateur at the 2003 Johnnie Walker classic.PeRSonAL:Born in Scotland but moved from aberdeen to australia atage 5 and became an australian citizen in 1991. His father,george, an accountant, played to a single-digit handicapand was a member at royal aberdeen gc…Emulatedhero greg Norman as a junior by wearing a similar white,broad-brimmed hat.Section 2 Player BiograPhiespgatour.com PGA TOUR 2011 Guide2-175