Nicholas Flanagan (born 13 June 1984) is an Australian professional

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er. Flanagan was born in

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. He won the 2003

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, 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 The Korn Ferry Tour is the developmental golf tour, tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either not yet reached the PGA Tour, or who have done so but then failed to win enough FedEx Cup points to stay at tha ...

. He achieved his first professional win at the 2005 Queensland Masters, which is part of the

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's developmental series known as the

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. In 2007, Flanagan won back-to-back starts on the

, the

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and the

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. A third win later that year at the

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, gave Flanagan an automatic "battlefield promotion" to the

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. 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

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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 *2003

, Under-19 New Zealand Championship,

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Professional wins (7)

Web.com Tour wins (4)

Web.com Tour playoff record (2–0)

Von Nida Tour wins (1)

Other wins (2)

*2003

Tasmanian Open The Tasmanian Open is an annual golf tournament held in Tasmania, Australia. History The Tasmanian amateur championship was first played in 1902 as a 36 hole stroke-play event. From 1910 the stroke-play acted as qualifying for a match-play stage, ...

(as an amateur) *2022 Cathedral Invitational

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur *

Nomura Cup The Nomura Cup, also known as the Asia-Pacific Amateur Golf Team Championship, is a biennial amateur team golf championship for men organised by the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation. The inaugural event was held in 1963 and it has been played in odd ...

(representing Australia): 2003 (winners) *

Bonallack Trophy The Bonallack Trophy is an amateur golf competition on the model of the Ryder Cup which opposes every two years a European team and a team representing Asia/Pacific. The venue alternates between courses in Europe and Asia/Pacific. The first compe ...

(representing Asia/Pacific): 2004 (winners) *

Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches The Australian Men's Interstate Teams Matches were an amateur team golf competition for men between the states and territories of Australia. The event started in 1904 when New South Wales played Victoria. Until World War II the event was played a ...

(representing New South Wales): 2003

External links

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Nick Flanagan
at the Skillest official site {{DEFAULTSORT:Flanagan, Nick Australian male golfers PGA Tour of Australasia golfers PGA Tour golfers Korn Ferry Tour graduates Sportspeople from Newcastle, New South Wales 1984 births Living people