Nationwide Tour Graduate Q&A: Nick Flanagan  • Nationwide Tour Graduate Q&A archive Editor's Note: Nick Flanagan won three times on the Nationwide Tour in 2007 and became the eighth player in Nationwide Tour history to earn an immediate three-victory promotion to the PGA TOUR and the first since Jason Gore in 2005. He made the cut in 12 of 17 starts during the 2007 Nationwide Tour season, with six top-25 finishes. He also finished the season No. 3 on the money list, with $369,951 despite not playing in the final eight events. Flanagan sat down recently with PGATOUR.com's Dave Lagarde for a game of 10 questions.  Nick Flanagan made two PGA TOUR cuts in 2007. (WireImage)
1. If the PGA TOUR allows music on the first tee what song will be used to introduce you? Flanagan: Fire It Up by Modest Mouse. 2. What was your most embarrassing moment on a golf course? Flanagan: Made an 11 only last week in an event in Australia near my hometown with a few people watching. 3. You have the power to alter any rule in the game of golf. What is it and why do you want to change it? Flanagan: I wouldn't change a thing. They all seem pretty fair to me. 4. Who would you most like to hit balls next to next year, and why? Flanagan: Some of my mates out there so we can sledge each other before getting out there. 5. Do you have any oddball superstitions? If not, what's the strangest one you've heard of? Flanagan: Guess it is a superstition, but it does not mean anything. I just always have four tees in my pocket. 6. When your putt rolls in to win your first PGA TOUR title, will you go with the Tiger fist pump, the Mickelson mini-vertical jump or something a little crazier? Flanagan: Hopefully something that does not make me look like a fool. 7. Other than winning a tournament, what would make next year a success? Flanagan: Making the top 70 on the money list would be great. I also would love to get my world ranking into the top 50. 8. You've been granted a 60-minute sit-down with any figure in the world of golf, living or dead. What's your first question and to whom would you address it? Flanagan: It would be Tiger and I would ask him if he could let someone else win for a change. Ha ha. 9. What is your wildest golf dream? Flanagan: To play well enough to support my family now and in the future and to make life easier for myself and those around me. 10. What is the most valuable lesson about your profession you learned on the Nationwide Tour? Flanagan: How to schedule my events. I learned just how tough it is to play a full year on TOUR for the toll it takes on both my body and my mind. The reason my year has been good is in part due to the way I planned out my year. |
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