The Phantom of the Open by Scott Murray - ISBN: 9781529195859
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Worst golfer ever bluffs his way to legendary infamy.

The Phantom of the Open

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

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  • Paperback

    384 pages

  • Release Date

    3 May 2022

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Summary

SOON TO BE A MAJOR FILM STARRING MARK RYLANCE

The hilarious, heartwarming and – unbelievably – true story of Maurice Flitcroft, the World’s Worst Golfer.

‘The story of its greatest anti-hero is just what the game needs.’ Spectator

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.

M…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781529195859
ISBN-10:1529195853
Author:Scott Murray, Simon Farnaby
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Imprint:Vintage
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:384
Release Date:3 May 2022
Weight:305g
Dimensions:198mm x 129mm x 23mm
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Critics Review

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

Hilarious—EsquireThe story of its greatest anti-hero is just what the game needs.—Spectator

About The Author

Scott Murray

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.

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