Nicholas Flanagan (born 13 June 1984) is an Australian professional golfer.
Early life and amateur career Flanagan was born in Belmont, New South Wales. He won the 2003 U.S. Amateur, the first non-American winner since 1971. He was awarded the 2003 Australian Young Male Athlete of the Year.
Professional career In 2004, Flanagan turned professional. He currently plays on the Nationwide Tour. He achieved his first professional win at the 2005 Queensland Masters, which is part of the PGA Tour of Australasia's developmental series known as the Von Nida Tour.
In 2007, Flanagan won back-to-back starts on the Nationwide Tour, the Henrico County Open and the BMW Charity Pro-Am at The Cliffs. A third win later that year at the Xerox Classic, gave Flanagan an automatic "battlefield promotion" to the PGA 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 two Fall Series events. He was voted the 2007 Nationwide 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 2002 R/UP Australian Junior Championship, Under 19 New Zealand Amateur Championship at Ashburton Golf Club 2003 U.S. Amateur, Pacific Northwest Amateur
Professional wins (7) Web.com Tour wins (4) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up129 Apr 2007Henrico County Open−13 (70-66-69-70=275)Playoff Chris Baryla, Bryn Parry, Roland Thatcher220 May 2007BMW Charity Pro-Am−15 (68-72-66-65=271)1 stroke Nicholas Thompson319 Aug 2007Xerox Classic−10 (69-68-70-63=270)1 stroke James Driscoll420 May 2012BMW Charity Pro-Am (2)−15 (67-70-67-67=271)Playoff Cameron Percy
Web.com Tour playoff record (2–0) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result12007Henrico County Open Chris Baryla, Bryn Parry, Roland ThatcherWon with birdie on third extra holeThatcher eliminated by par on second holeParry eliminated by birdie on first hole22012BMW Charity Pro-Am Cameron PercyWon with par on third extra hole
Von Nida Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up130 Oct 2005Minniecon & Burke Queensland Masters−15 (70-68-65-66=269)4 strokes Brad Andrews, Troy Kennedy, Leigh McKechnie
Other wins (2) 2003 Tasmanian Open (as an amateur) 2022 Cathedral Invitational
Results in major championships Tournament2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009Masters TournamentCUTU.S. OpenCUTThe Open ChampionshipCUTT23PGA Championship Tournament2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Masters TournamentU.S. OpenCUTThe Open ChampionshipPGA Championship
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Team appearances Amateur 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 2007 Nationwide Tour graduates List of golfers with most Web.com Tour wins
References
External links
Nick Flanagan at the Skillest official site