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Nationwide Tour E-Notes: Week of Aug. 27, 2007
 
Aug. 28, 2007
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  • Steve Stricker's victory last week at The Barclays was the 212th win on the PGA TOUR by a former Nationwide Tour player and the 16th this year.

  • A hot race for a spot in "The 25" is shaping up as the season winds towards the finish line. Only $804 separate #24 on the money list (Jon Mills) from #27 (Scott Gardiner).

  • Nine members of the Class of 2006?Brandt Snedeker, Boo Weekley, Jeff Quinney, Ken Duke, Matt Kuchar, Cliff Kresge, Craig Kanada, Kevin Stadler and Doug LaBelle?all advanced to the second week of the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup.

  • When Jimmy Walker came from seven shots behind beginning the final round last week to win the National Mining Association Pete Dye Classic, it was only the second-best come from behind effort on his part in his career. Walker came from eight back to win the 2004 Chitimacha Louisiana Open. It also marked the second consecutive week that the winner came from seven shots back to win after Nick Flanagan did it at the Xerox Classic the previous week.

  • Although Nick Flanagan won the Xerox Classic two weeks ago for his third Nationwide Tour win of 2007 and an automatic promotion to the PGA TOUR, he is unable to play on the TOUR for a month. Because of the PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup, Flanagan will likely make his 2007 PGA TOUR debut at the Turning Stone Resort Championship, the first event of the PGA TOUR Fall Series on Sept 17-23 in upstate New York. Last week, Flanagan honored his commitment to play in the National Mining Association Pete Dye Classic on the Nationwide Tour, where he missed the cut. For the season, Flanagan is second on the money list. "I'll sit down with my management when I get back to Australia, and we'll sort out my plans for the rest of the year," Flanagan said. "I'd still like to finish No. 1 on the money list. Getting into THE PLAYERS Championship would be a huge bonus, but if I don't do it through the money list on the Nationwide Tour, I'll just have to go out next year and play my way into the tournament through the PGA TOUR money list. I'll sort it all out over the next few weeks while I'm on break."