The Phantom of the Open: Maurice Flitcroft, the World's Worst Golfer - NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING MARK...

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The Phantom of the Open

Maurice Flitcroft, the World's Worst Golfer - NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING MARK RYLANCE

Scott Murray, Simon Farnaby, Simon Farnaby

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Yellow Jersey Press
15 July 2011

Biography: sport

The hilarious, heartwarming and - unbelievably - true story of Maurice Flitcroft, the World's Worst Golfer

The hilarious, heartwarming and - unbelievably - true story of Maurice Flitcroft, the World's Worst Golfer When 46-year-old crane driver Maurice Flitcroft chanced his way into the Open - having never before played a round of golf in his life - he ran up a record-worst score of 121. The sport's ruling classes banned him for life.

Maurice didn't take it lying down. In a hilarious game of cat-and-mouse with The Man, he entered tournaments again - and again, and again - using increasingly ludicrous pseudonyms such as Gene Pacecki, Arnold Palmtree and Count Manfred von Hoffmanstel (more often than not disguised by a fake moustache).

In doing so, he sent the authorities into apoplexy, and won the hearts of fans from Muirfield to Michigan, becoming arguably the most popular - and certainly the bravest - sporting underdog the world has ever known

By: Scott Murray, Simon Farnaby, Simon Farnaby
Imprint: Yellow Jersey Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 277g
ISBN: 9780224083171
ISBN 10: 0224083171
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 15 July 2011
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Scott Murray (Author) Scott Murray writes for the Guardian, the Fiver, FourFourTwo, GQ and Men's Health. He is the co-author of the football miscellany Day of the Match- A History of Football in 365 Days, and contributed to both volumes of Is It Just Me Or Is Everything Shit? Simon Farnaby (Author) Simon Farnaby is an actor and writer. Among his recent TV acting credits he was Spike in Jam and Jerusalem and he played Hamilton Cork, Pie-Face Records and Harold Boom in The Mighty Boosh. In film, he starred as Bunny in this year's British Indie hit Bunny and The Bull. Simon Farnaby (Author) Simon Farnaby (\""Paddington 2\"") and Paul King wrote the screenplay for \"" Wonka\"" , based on a story by King and characters created by Roald Dahl. Michael Siegel, Cate Adams, Rosie Alison and Tim Wellspring are serving as executive producers.

Reviews for The Phantom of the Open: Maurice Flitcroft, the World's Worst Golfer - NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING MARK RYLANCE

The story of its greatest anti-hero is just what the game needs. * Spectator * Hilarious * Esquire *

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The Phantom of the Open

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Scott Murray, Simon Farnaby, Simon Farnaby

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