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Maurice Gerald Flitcroft (23 November 1929 – 24 March 2007) was a British golfer. Flitcroft received widespread attention after shooting a score of 121 in the qualifying competition for the 1976 Open Championship – the worst score recorded at the Open Championship by a self-professed "professional golfer", having been an inexperienced golfer.
Mar 10, 2022 · 15 years after Maurice Flitcroft’s passing, a new British film will tell the extraordinary true story of how the chain-smoking crane driver from Barrow-on-Furness, attempted to qualify for The Open despite never having played a round of golf before.
Sep 30, 2022 · Learn how Maurice Flitcroft, a postal worker and ice cream man, tricked his way into the 1976 Open Championship with a fake identity and a terrible score. Discover his subsequent attempts to enter the tournament and his legacy as a cult hero and a film subject.
Jul 13, 2022 · Maurice Flitcroft was the 'Phantom of the Open' - an undaunted amateur who tricked his way into competing among golf's elite.
Mar 16, 2022 · Learn about the true story of Maurice Flitcroft, a crane operator from Barrow-in-Furness who tricked his way into the Open Championship in 1976. Watch the trailer for Phantom of the Open, a comedy starring Mark Rylance as the "dreamer and unrelenting optimist".
May 28, 2022 · Learn about the true story of Maurice Flitcroft, a crane operator who taught himself golf and became a folk hero by shooting 121 in the Open Championship qualifier. Find out how his life inspired a book and a movie starring Mark Rylance.
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The Phantom of the Open is a 2021 British biographical comedy-drama film directed by Craig Roberts, about the exploits of Maurice Flitcroft. The screenplay by Simon Farnaby was based upon the biography The Phantom of the Open: Maurice Flitcroft, The World's Worst Golfer by Farnaby and Scott Murray. [3] [4] The film stars Mark Rylance, Sally ...
