Nicholas Flanagan (born 13 June 1984) is an Australian professional golfer.
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. He turned professional in 2004.
Flanagan 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.[1] 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. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 Apr 2007 | Henrico County Open | −13 (70-66-69-70=275) | Playoff |  Chris Baryla, Bryn Parry, Roland Thatcher
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| 2 | 20 May 2007 | BMW Charity Pro-Am | −15 (68-72-66-65=271) | 1 stroke | Nicholas Thompson
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| 3 | 19 Aug 2007 | Xerox Classic | −10 (69-68-70-63=270) | 1 stroke | James Driscoll
|
| 4 | 20 May 2012 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2007 | Henrico County Open | Chris Baryla, Bryn Parry, Roland Thatcher
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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)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 Oct 2005 | Minniecon & 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
| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | |||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | |||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | T23 | ||||
| PGA Championship |
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||||||||
| U.S. Open | CUT | |||||||
| The Open Championship | ||||||||
| PGA 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
References
- ^ "Flanagan becomes eighth player in history to earn in-season Tour promotion". ESPN. Associated Press. 19 August 2007.
External links
- Nick Flanagan at the PGA Tour of Australasia official site
- Nick Flanagan at the PGA Tour official site
- Nick Flanagan at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Nick Flanagan at the Skillest official site
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