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NICK FLANAGAN

AUSTRALIA

Height:

5 ft, 10 in

Weight:

145 lbs

Birthday:

06/13/1984

Turned Pro:2004
Birthplace:Newcastle, Australia
Residence:Concord, New South Wales, Australia

Nationwide Tour - Media Guide

Nationwide Tour VICTORIES (4)
2007  Henrico County Open,  BMW Charity Pro-Am at the Cliffs,  Xerox Classic.  2012  BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by SYNNEX Corporation. 
INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES
Current Year PGA TOUR Money and Position ()
$
Current Year Nationwide Tour Money and Position (11)
$108,000
Current Year Best Nationwide Tour Finishes
P1-- BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by SYNNEX Corporation.
Current Year PGA TOUR Best Round
73 at Round 1, Wells Fargo Championship.
Current Year Nationwide Tour Best Round
67 at Round 1, BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by SYNNEX Corporation. 67 at Round 4, BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by SYNNEX Corporation. 67 at Round 3, BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by SYNNEX Corporation.
Current Year Nationwide Tour Highlights
Defeated countryman Cameron Percy on the third playoff hole to win the BMW Charity Pro-Am for the second time in his career. Fired a 4-under 67 in the final round at Thornblade Club to tie Percy at 15-under 271. Beneficiary of a lucky bounce on the final hole of regulation. Second shot on the uphill, 491-yard 18th caromed off a television cameraman and rolled onto the green, stopping 12 feet from the pin. Made the birdie putt to tie Percy and force the tournament's third playoff in the past four years. Earned the win with a par on the third extra hole and collected a first-place check of $108,000, jumping to No. 11 on the money list. He became the 11th player in Tour history to win the same event twice, having captured the title in 2007. Had limited status to start the 2012 season and missed the cut in his only other Nationwide Tour appearance, at the Chile Classic. Also missed the cut at the Wells Fargo Championship, where he was a Monday quailifier and played the first two days with his Jacksonville, FL, roommate, Jonas Blixt.
Best PGA TOUR Finishes
T9-- Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun.
Best Nationwide Tour Finishes
1-- Henrico County Open, BMW Charity Pro-Am at the Cliffs, Xerox Classic, BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by SYNNEX Corporation.
2011 Best Nationwide Tour Finishes
T2-- Midwest Classic Presented by Time Warner Cable.
2011 Season Nationwide Tour
Tournaments Entered--20; in money--9; Top 10 finishes--1
Career Highlights

2011: Made the cut in nine of 20 starts. Only top-10 was a T2 at the Midwest Classic, his best finish on Tour since capturing three titles in 2007. Posted rounds of 63-64 to get within two strokes of the lead after 54 holes. 2010: Played in 24 events and made 11 cuts. Best performance came at the Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational, where he finished T3. Finished No. 74 on the money list. Posted his first top-10 of the year, at the Melwood Prince George's County Open, in his 10th start. His T4 is his best performance since he won the 2007 Xerox Classic in Rochester, NY—his third win of that season which led to a PGA TOUR promotion. Held the 54-hole lead at the Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational but managed only a 1-under 70 on the final day to finish T3. 2009: Made just four cuts in 13 starts during the Nationwide Tour season with his best effort a T6 at the Stonebrae Classic. 2008: Made the cut in 16 of 29 starts during his rookie season on the PGA TOUR. Recorded his first top-10, a T9 at the Mayakoba Golf Classic, thanks to a final-round 64. Held a share of the 36- and 54-hole leads, including a second-round, career-low 63, at the U.S. Bank Championship. Finished with an even-par 70 to T11. 2007: Made the cut in 12 of 17 starts during the Nationwide Tour season, with six top-25 finishes. Finished the season No. 3 on the money list, with $369,951. Opened the year with a T8 at the Jacob's Creek Open Championship and a T16 at the New Zealand PGA Championship, but otherwise had a sluggish start to the season. Finished in a four-way tie with Bryn Parry, Roland Thatcher and Chris Baryla at the Henrico County Open. Went on to birdie the third extra hole for his first Tour victory, making him the 50th international winner in Tour history and the 19th from Australia. Collected $81,000 to move into the top 10 on the money list—a position he wouldn't relinquish the rest of the year. Came back in his next start to win the BMW Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs, making him the first player since Jason Gore in 2005 to win in back-to-back starts. The $117,000 first-place check moved him into the top money-list spot on Tour. The win also came with a new BMW X5 Sports Activity Vehicle, the first car owned by Flanagan and the first given to the winner of a Nationwide Tour event. Played solid the following week as well, finishing T5 at the Melwood Prince George's County Open. A planned two-week summer break to Australia turned into a month hiatus, thanks to an unscheduled hernia operation. Made the cut in his first five events upon his return, culminating with a final-round, 7-under 63 and a seven-stroke comeback in the final round to win the Xerox Classic, giving him three come-from-behind wins and making him the eighth player in Tour history to earn the Three-Win Promotion to the PGA TOUR. Earned $108,000 with the victory, moving into second on the Tour money list. Two-time winner of the Tour's Player of the Month award, doing so in May and sharing the honor with Justin Bolli in August. 2006: Made the cut in nine of 24 starts during his rookie season on the Nationwide Tour, with two top-10 finishes. Completed the season No. 32 on the money list, with $169,812. Played well in both events Down Under, placing third at the Jacob's Creek Open Championship, followed by a T21 at the ING New Zealand PGA Championship. Posted a career-best runner-up finish at the Price Cutter Charity Championship, where rounds of 69-63-64-67 led to a 25-under total, two strokes behind champion Doug LaBelle II. Final 54-hole score of 22-under 194 equaled the best of the season to that point. Posted seven consecutive birdies on Nos. 2-8 during the third round, just one shy of the season-best set by Tim Wilkinson. 2005: Was T34 at the Lake Erie Charity Classic in his only made cut in two career starts prior to 2006.

Member of the Australasian Tour from 2004-06.
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