The Phantom of the Open by Scott Murray - ISBN: 9780224083171
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World’s worst golfer crashes the Open. Legend. True story.

The Phantom of the Open

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

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  • Paperback

    400 pages

  • Release Date

    15 July 2011

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Summary

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 incr…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780224083171
ISBN-10:0224083171
Author:Scott Murray, Simon Farnaby
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Imprint:Yellow Jersey Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:400
Release Date:15 July 2011
Weight:277g
Dimensions:198mm x 129mm x 24mm
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Critics Review

Hilarious * Esquire *The 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.

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.

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