Nick Flanagan - Media Guide

finishes. Finished the season No. 3 on the money list, with $369,951 despite not playing in the final eight events...Opened the year with a T8 at the Jacob's Creek Open and a T16 at the New Zealand PGA Championship...Finished in a four-way tie with Bryn Parry, Roland Thatcher and Chris Baryla at 13-under 275 at the Henrico County Open. Birdied the third extra hole for his first Tour win, making him the 50th international winner in Tour history and the 19th from Australia (a Tour record). 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. A 7-under 65 in the final round, highlighted by a perfect 14 fairways hit and six birdies in his last eight holes, helped him edge Nicholas Thompson by one stroke. The $117,000 first-place check moved him to the top of the money list. 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...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 to win the Xerox Classic, giving him three come-from-behind wins in 2007 and earning a promotion to the PGA TOUR. Collected $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. Ended the year ranked No. 7 in the All-Around Ranking...Made the cut in his first two TOUR starts after the promotion, finishing T18 at the Turning Stone Resort Championship and T17 at the Viking Classic.

Thatcher and Chris Baryla at 13-under 275. Went on to birdie the third extra hole for his first Tour win, making him the 50th international winner in Tour history and the 19th from Australia (a Tour record). 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. A spectacular 7-under 65-highlighted by a perfect 14 fairways hit and six birdies in his last eight holes-helped him edge Nicholas Thompson by one shot. 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 in 2007 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 the 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.

the ING New Zealand PGA Championship...Posted a career-best runner-up finish at the Price Cutter Charity Championship, two strokes behind champion Doug LaBelle II. His 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...Finished the season ranked No. 9 in Total Driving and No. 14 in All-Around Ranking. 2005: T34 at the Lake Erie Charity Classic in his only made Nationwide Tour cut in two career starts prior to 2006... Has made the cut in two of 11 career starts on the PGA TOUR, with a career-best T23 at the 2005 British Open. 2004: Had 10 starts, three as an amateur, on the PGA TOUR. Only made cut was a T66 at the Reno-Tahoe Open...Member of the Australasian Tour from 2004-06. Amateur: Winner of the 2003 U.S. Amateur at Oakmont CC, becoming the first Australian in 100 years and first international player in 32 years to win the prestigious tournament. Defeated Casey Wittenberg in 37 holes to join fellow Aussie U.S. Amateur winner Walter Travis. At age 19, the only player younger to win the title was Tiger Woods (18)...Received a telegram wishing him luck from Greg Norman prior to the start of the final round and then a congratulatory phone call following his victory.