Content Sims vows to shoot lower
Michael Sims has given his showing at the recent Chile Classic a passing grade but admits he could’ve done better.The Bermudian pro completed the Web.com Tour event tied for 62nd with a four day total of four -under -par 284.“Overall I played all right but I’d rather have finished at ten-under-par or better,” Sims told The Royal Gazette. “I’m pretty pleased where my game is at but I just need to shoot a little lower.”American Kevin Kisner (267) claimed the $117,000 winner’s purse after pipping compatriots Edward Loar and Bruce Garnett by a single shot.Sims made a bright start to the tournament at the 6711-yard Prince of Wales Country Club in Santiago after shooting a five-under-par 67 during the opening round of the $650,000 event. But costly errors prevented him from building on that solid foundation.“I just made too many bogeys and little mistakes cost me a lot of shots,” he said. “I didn’t really do anything that poorly or that great either. It was just one of those weekends where I never got off to a good start like I did in the first round so I was always playing catch up. The golf course was pretty short so there was a lot of scoring chances out there. I just wasn’t able to convert and take care of some of those opportunities.“My highest score was 73 (final round) so my play was steady. I just need to get the offence going and improve my defence.”Sims is due to travel to Louisiana on the weekend to begin preparing for next Monday’s 18-hole Chitimacha Louisiana Open qualifier at the Le Triomphe Country Club.The University of Rhode Island graduate, who turned pro in 2002, earned exemption to some events on this year’s Web.com Tour after reaching the final stage of PGA Q School last December.Last year saw Sims fire himself into the golf history books with a stunning round of 59 at the e-Golf Tour’s Southern Open in Salisbury, North Carolina.Less than 20 pro golfers have broken the magical 60 barrier since Tour tournaments began, with the likes of Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer among world golf’s elite that have never achieved the extraordinary feat.