1. Nick Flanagan, 23, Australia
The Stats: The lanky (145 pounds) bomber (297.3 yards per drive), who also finds lots of fairways (70%), earned a PGA Tour battlefield promotion in August after winning his third Nationwide event of the season. Since then, he's earned $122,029 in three PGA Tour starts. A late bloomer, punk-rock fan, and former competitive BMX racer, Flanagan took up golf at 12 and broke par for the first time at 15. He won the 2003 U.S. Amateur.
The Skinny: He's been a cold-blooded winner at every level, and he'll be a leading candidate in 2008 to be the Tour's rookie of the year.