Hall of Fame
Sims led Rhode Island to back-to-back Atlantic 10 and New England championship titles in 1999 and 2000, winning the league's individual titles in 2000. He became just the third Ram to win the individual A-10 title, joining follow URI Hall of Famers Pat Horgan (1980) and Mike Harrington (1994). He was a two-time NCAA East Regional qualifier (2000, 2001). A four-time All-Atlantic 10 honoree, Sims was the 1998 Rookie of the Year for the conference. He was named the A-10 Golfer of the Week five times, and in his four appearances at the Atlantic 10 Championship, he finished first (2000), second (2001), fourth (1999) and sixth (1998). As a senior in 2001, Sims won four of the 14 events he played and had 10 Top Four finishes. Following his URI career, he was a PGA Tour professional, making his debut in his home country at the inaugural Bermuda Championship at age 40 in 2019. Sims played professionally for six years on the Korn Ferry Tour, making 111 starts and recording five top 10 performances. He won the 2005 Bermuda Open. In 2001, he became the first amateur to win the New England Open. Sims also won the 2001 North-South Amateur at Pinehurst and the 2001 Players Amateur. In 2001, he reached the quarterfinals of the U.S. Amateur. Sims was the first player on the eGolf Tour – and just the sixth player in history at the time – to card a 59, which he did at the 2012 Southern Open. He has both played and caddied on the PGA Tour.
