Michael Sim won the Stonebrae Classic on Sunday
My cousin Steve Pate places just in the money
Associated Press and Golf Week
HAYWARD, Calif. — Australia’s Michael Sim won the Stonebrae Classic on Sunday for his second career Nationwide Tour title, closing with a 7-under 64 for a six-stroke victory over countryman Cameron Percy and John Kimbell. The 24-year-old Sim, also the 2006 PalmettoPride Classic winner, had an 18-under 266 total on the TPC San Francisco Bay at Stonebrae. He earned $108,000 in the inaugural event to jump from seventh to first on the money list with $182,017.
My cousin Steve Pate, six-time PGA golf winner, place 38th with $2,880 and scores of 72-69-71-72–284.
Sim played the front nine in 5-under 31, birdieing the final four holes and five of the last six. He birdied the par-4 14th, eagled the par-5 15th, dropped a stroke on the par-3 16th and closed with two pars. He opened with rounds of 71, 64 and 67 to take a one-stroke lead over Matt Every into the final 18.
Percy and Kimbell shot 68s. Every (71) and Martin Piller (70) tied for fourth at 10 under, and Andrew Buckle (66), Jeff Gallagher (69), Craig Barlow (69) and Nick Flanagan (69) followed at 8 under.
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