Nicholas Flanagan(born 13 June 1984) is an Australian professionalgolfer.
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Nicholas Flanagan | ||
Born | Belmont, New South Wales,Australia | 13 June 1984||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Weight | 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st) | ||
Sporting nationality | ![]() | ||
Career | |||
Turned professional | 2004 | ||
Current tour(s) | PGA Tour of Australasia | ||
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Web.com Tour | ||
Professional wins | 7 | ||
Number of wins by tour | |||
Korn Ferry Tour | 4 | ||
Other | 3 | ||
Best results in major championships | |||
Masters Tournament | CUT: 2004 | ||
PGA Championship | DNP | ||
U.S. Open | CUT: 2004, 2017 | ||
The Open Championship | T23: 2005 | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
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Flanagan was born inBelmont, New South Wales.He won the 2003U.S. Amateur,the first non-American winner since 1971. He was awarded the 2003Australian Young Male Athlete of the Year.He turned professional in 2004.
Flanagan currently plays on theNationwide Tour.He achieved his first professional win at the 2005 Queensland Masters, which is part of thePGA Tour of Australasia's developmental series known as theVon Nida Tour.
In 2007, Flanagan won back-to-back starts on theNationwide Tour,theHenrico County Openand theBMW Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs.A third win later that year at theXerox Classic,gave Flanagan an automatic "battlefield promotion" to thePGA Tour.Flanagan recorded two top 20 finishes in his first two starts on the PGA Tour as an official member. He finished tied for 18th and tied for 17th in twoFall Seriesevents. He was voted the 2007Nationwide Tour Player of the Year.Flanagan's first full year on the PGA Tour was in 2008, where he finished 169th. His finish was not good enough to retain his tour card and he returned to the Nationwide Tour for 2009.
Amateur wins
edit- 2002 R/UP Australian Junior Championship
- 2003U.S. Amateur,Under-19 New Zealand Championship,Pacific Northwest Amateur
Professional wins (7)
editWeb.com Tour wins (4)
editNo. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 29 Apr2007 | Henrico County Open | −13 (70-66-69-70=275) | Playoff | Chris Baryla,Bryn Parry, Roland Thatcher |
2 | 20 May 2007 | BMW Charity Pro-Am | −15 (68-72-66-65=271) | 1 stroke | Nicholas Thompson |
3 | 19 Aug 2007 | Xerox Classic | −10 (69-68-70-63=270) | 1 stroke | James Driscoll |
4 | 20 May2012 | BMW Charity Pro-Am(2) | −15 (67-70-67-67=271) | Playoff | Cameron Percy |
Web.com Tour playoff record (2–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 2007 | Henrico County Open | Chris Baryla,Bryn Parry, Roland Thatcher |
Won with birdie on third extra hole Thatcher eliminated by par on second hole Parry eliminated by birdie on first hole |
2 | 2012 | BMW Charity Pro-Am | Cameron Percy | Won with par on third extra hole |
Von Nida Tour wins (1)
editNo. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
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1 | 30 Oct2005 | Minniecon & Burke Queensland Masters | −15 (70-68-65-66=269) | 4 strokes | Brad Andrews,Troy Kennedy, Leigh McKechnie |
Other wins (2)
edit- 2003Tasmanian Open(as an amateur)
- 2022 Cathedral Invitational
Results in major championships
editTournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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Masters Tournament | CUT | |||||
U.S. Open | CUT | |||||
The Open Championship | CUT | T23 | ||||
PGA Championship |
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
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Masters Tournament | ||||||||
U.S. Open | CUT | |||||||
The Open Championship | ||||||||
PGA Championship |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Team appearances
editAmateur
- Nomura Cup(representing Australia): 2003 (winners)
- Bonallack Trophy(representing Asia/Pacific): 2004 (winners)
- Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches(representing New South Wales): 2003
See also
editExternal links
edit- Nick Flanaganat thePGA Tour of Australasiaofficial site
- Nick Flanaganat thePGA Tourofficial site
- Nick Flanaganat theOfficial World Golf Rankingofficial site
- Nick Flanaganat the Skillest official site