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The Phantom of the Open

The Phantom of the Open

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

by Simon FarnabyScott Murray and Simon Farnaby
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Publication Date: 15/07/2011

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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
ISBN:
9780224083171
9780224083171
Category:
Biography: sport
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
15-07-2011
Language:
English
Publisher:
Vintage Publishing
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
400
Dimensions (mm):
198x129x24mm
Weight:
0.28kg
Simon Farnaby

Simon Farnaby has written and starred in some of the UK's best-loved family TV such as Horrible Histories, and Ghosts, and films such as Paddington and Paddington 2.

This is his first children's book. When not writing or acting, Simon is a keen amateur wizard and can often be found in his garden (unsuccessfully) conjuring vegetable spells.

Scott Murray

Scott Murray is a regular writer for the Guardian where he writes match reports on football and golf, as well as their much-loved daily newsletter, The Fiver '

He has written for many other publications including The Blizzard, The Nightwatchman, GQ, Eurosport.co.uk, FourFourTwo and Men 's Health. This is his fourth book.

Simon Farnaby

Simon Farnaby has written and starred in some of the UK's best-loved family TV such as Horrible Histories, and Ghosts, and films such as Paddington and Paddington 2.

This is his first children's book. When not writing or acting, Simon is a keen amateur wizard and can often be found in his garden (unsuccessfully) conjuring vegetable spells.

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