Tuesday, September 18, 2007

Turning Stone New York

In the picture, Nick Flanagan and I are standing next to an exact replica of the New York Stock exchange bull. The bull is in between the first and tenth tees at Isleworth Golf Club in Orlando a. Isleworth is home to many of the world's top players including Tiger Woods, Stuart Appleby and Nick Ohern. Nick practiced and played at Isleworth on Saturday, Sunday and Monday with Nick Ohern and Stuart Appleby after spending a few weeks back in Australia after his third Nationwide win earnt him his full playing rights on the PGA Tour. We hit some balls and putted each day before heading out and playing a few holes. Nick's game is obviously in great order and he is looking forward to playing for some serious cash. The purse this week is US 6 million which is about 12 times what they play for each week on the Nationwide Tour. Nick will play probably 5 events in the fall finish and it will be all extra experience and a money bonus as his exempt status cannot go backwards for next year. If he plays well, he can even improve his playing opportunities early next year by getting into some of the limited field events like the Players Championship. He looked very comfortable practicing and playing with Apples and Nick and with now nearly 4 years experience as a pro I am confident he will play very well.

1 comment:

spring said...

good wishes for Nick