ERIN, Wis. — For the second straight year, Aussies Nick Flanagan and Aron Price will walk the U.S. Open fairways together. This year’s different, though. Flanagan, who caddied for Price at Oakmont last year, will be playing at Erin Hills, while Price will take his turn carrying Flanagan’s bag. “I definitely owed him one,” Price said. This U.S. Open flip-flop has its roots in and around Sydney during the early 2000s, where Price, 35, and Flanagan, who turned 33 on Tuesday, became friendly as they came and went from the junior circuits in Australia. They both moved to the U.S. and lived in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, for a time. Early this decade, they played regularly on the Web.com Tour. They roomed and hung out together on occasion, and Flanagan even caddied for Price at U.S. Open qualifying in 2014. But the real seeds for this pairing were set in 2003 at Oakmont, where Flanagan became the first foreign winner of the U.S. Amateur in 32 years. His name, along with those of Bobby Jones, Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan and Sam Snead are among those etched on a list that hangs at the club, honoring all of Oakmont’s champions. The course has hosted more than a dozen major championships over the years. Price qualified for the U.S. Open last year. Given his knowledge of the course — to say nothing of his fondness for it — Flanagan approached Price about caddying. Flanagan’s biggest worry: making sure he could carry the bag around for seven straight days. (Turns out, he only needed to go five. Price didn’t make the cut.) This year, Flanagan went through qualifying and earned his spot in the U.S. Open, but Price didn’t make it. “Plenty of our friends who caddie on tour, their players weren’t in this week, so I didn’t expect it,” Price said. “But I put my hand up and said, `If you want me to return the favor, I can do it.’” Flanagan said yes, and now, a year later, both players can see the U.S. Open from the other side. “You learn a lot seeing things from the outside, not having any emotion attached to how you’re swinging it or how you’re hitting the golf ball,” Flanagan said when asked what he’s learned as a caddie. “It just seems a lot easier from the outside than it does from the inside. If you can put yourself in that mindset when you’re playing, it helps a ton.” Price and Flanagan know how each other think, and Price says his main goal is to get Flanagan to turn on “autopilot.” They’re on the same page there. “That’s what I’ve been trying to do all year, trying to be automatic,” Flanagan said. “I’ve played a lot of … fun golf, having a few drinks on the course, playing really well after two of them and realizing I don’t have to do anything different technically. I just have to go out there and be free with it.” First, there is the matter of trying to figure out Erin Hills. Unlike Oakmont, neither player had stepped foot on the supersized course until they arrived this week. Then again, most players haven’t. Erin Hills is only 11 years old, and is hosting its first U.S. Open. “You can’t get bogged down in the, `Holy (expletive), I’ve never played this one.’ Everyone’s in the same situation.” Well, not exactly. More than most, these guys will know exactly how the other one feels when the shots start flying for real Thursday. “The motor inside knows what to do,” Price said. “He just needs to turn the ignition on. It’s trying to get him to think less and just take his mind off golf. It’s, think about everything else, anything else, and just try to put it where you want it to go.”
Flanagan, Price trade roles at U.S. Open
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1st Round 3-Balls – J. Leonard / S. Ames / P. Harrington | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Padraig Harrington | +105 |
Stephen Ames | +170 |
Justin Leonard | +330 |
1st Round 3-Balls – S. Alker / R. Goosen / E. Els | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Steven Alker | -105 |
Ernie Els | +230 |
Retief Goosen | +260 |
1st Round 3-Balls – M.A. Jimenez / J. Kelly / P. Broadhurst | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Jerry Kelly | +160 |
Miguel Angel Jimenez | +160 |
Paul Broadhurst | +220 |
1st Round 3-Balls – V. Singh / K.J. Choi / D. Toms | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
David Toms | +130 |
K.J. Choi | +170 |
Vijay Singh | +250 |
1st Round 3-Balls – C. Montgomerie / A. Cejka / D. Clarke | |
Type: 1st Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Alex Cejka | +120 |
Darren Clarke | +170 |
Colin Montgomerie | +280 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – M. Kim / A. Noren / J. Lower | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Alex Noren | +100 |
Justin Lower | +185 |
Michael Kim | +300 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – K. Chappell / T. Pendrith / K. Yu | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Taylor Pendrith | +120 |
Kevin Yu | +160 |
Kevin Chappell | +300 |
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Alex Noren | +400 |
Jason Day | +400 |
Tom Hoge | +425 |
Tom Kim | +475 |
Keith Mitchell | +500 |
2nd Round Match-Up – K. Yu vs T. Pendrith | |
Type: 2nd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Taylor Pendrith | -120 |
Kevin Yu | +100 |
2nd Round Match-Up – A. Noren vs J. Day | |
Type: 2nd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Alex Noren | -110 |
Jason Day | -110 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – C.T. Pan / M. Trainer / G. Sigg | |
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Greyson Sigg | +130 |
C T Pan | +140 |
Martin Trainer | +320 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – R. Palmer / P. Kizzire / B. Taylor | |
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Ryan Palmer | +120 |
Patton Kizzire | +145 |
Ben Taylor | +330 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – B. Garnett / T. Hoge / D. Berger | |
Type: 2nd Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Tom Hoge | +110 |
Daniel Berger | +175 |
Brice Garnett | +300 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – M. Wallace / K. Kisner / C. Champ | |
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Matt Wallace | +115 |
Cameron Champ | +135 |
Kevin Kisner | +400 |
2nd Round Match-Up – K. Mitchell vs T. Hoge | |
Type: 2nd Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Keith Mitchell | -110 |
Tom Hoge | -110 |
2nd Round Match-Up – C. Champ v D. Berger | |
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Daniel Berger | -130 |
Cameron Champ | +110 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – C. Villegas / T. Kim / M. Hughes | |
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Tom Kim | -105 |
Mackenzie Hughes | +140 |
Camilo Villegas | +500 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – V. Norrman / S. Cink / M. Kuchar | |
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Matt Kuchar | +150 |
Vincent Norrman | +165 |
Stewart Cink | +220 |
2nd Round Match-Up – J. Spieth v T. Kim | |
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Jordan Spieth | -130 |
Tom Kim | +110 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – J. Day / J. Spieth / S. Noh | |
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Jason Day | +135 |
SY Noh | +400 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – N. Echavarria / C. Reavie / K. Mitchell | |
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Keith Mitchell | -105 |
Nico Echavarria | +200 |
Chez Reavie | +300 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – M. Hubbard / M. NeSmith / D. Ghim | |
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Mark Hubbard | +165 |
Matt NeSmith | +225 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – N. Lashley / A. Baddeley / M. Schmid | |
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Matti Schmid | +160 |
Aaron Baddeley | +250 |
2nd Round Match-Up – N. Lashley vs M. Schmid | |
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Matti Schmid | +100 |
2nd Round Match-Up – M. McNealy vs D. Ghim | |
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Doug Ghim | +100 |
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Robby Shelton | +160 |
Kevin Streelman | +210 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – J. Hahn / Z. Blair / T. Montgomery | |
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Zac Blair | +175 |
James Hahn | +200 |
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Joseph Bramlett | +175 |
Ben Kohles | +225 |
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Ben Martin | +165 |
Callum Tarren | +215 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – R. MacIntyre / T. Crowe / P. Fishburn | |
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Patrick Fishburn | +190 |
Trace Crowe | +220 |
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Zecheng Dou | +175 |
Raul Pereda | +300 |
2nd Round Match-Up – C. Gotterup v M. Greyserman | |
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Max Greyserman | -125 |
Chris Gotterup | +105 |
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Jacob Bridgeman | +105 |
Max McGreevy | +145 |
Blaine Hale Jr | +400 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – J. Stanger / M. Meissner / R. McCormick | |
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Mac Meissner | +160 |
Ryan McCormick | +225 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – T. Olesen / W. Furr / P. Kuest | |
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Peter Kuest | +160 |
Wilson Furr | +240 |
2nd Round 3-Balls – A. Smotherman / S. Valimaki / B. Hopfinger | |
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Sami Valimaki | +145 |
Austin Smotherman | +160 |
Brad Hopfinger | +225 |
2nd Round 3 Balls – L. Herbert / L. Oosthuizen / E. Lopez-Chacarra | |
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Louis Oosthuizen | +110 |
Lucas Herbert | +160 |
Eugenio Lopez-Chacarra | +320 |
2nd Round 3 Balls – D. Johnson / M. Leishman / A. Meronk | |
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Adrian Meronk | +175 |
Marc Leishman | +190 |
2nd Round 3 Balls – G. McDowell / B. Steele / T. Gooch | |
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Talor Gooch | +100 |
Brendan Steele | +180 |
Graeme McDowell | +320 |
2nd Round 3 Balls – S. Munoz / T. Pieters / B. Koepka | |
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Brooks Koepka | +110 |
Sebastian Munoz | +210 |
Thomas Pieters | +230 |
2nd Round 3 Balls – K. Na / D. Burmester / J. Niemann | |
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Joaquin Niemann | +110 |
Dean Burmester | +160 |
Kevin Na | +325 |
2nd Round 3 Balls – C. Tringale / A. Ancer / M. Kaymer | |
Type: 2nd Round 3 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Abraham Ancer | +110 |
Cameron Tringale | +170 |
Martin Kaymer | +300 |
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Jon Rahm | +1200 |
Rory McIlroy | +1200 |
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Max Homa | +2500 |
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Ryder Cup 2025 | |
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