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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 knownProduct Identifiers
PublisherVintage Publishing
ISBN-139780224083171
eBay Product ID (ePID)108553190
Product Key Features
Publication Year2011
Book TitleThe Phantom of the Open: Maurice Flitcroft, the World's Worst Golfer - SOON TO BE A MAJOR FILM STARRING MARK RYLANCE
Number of Pages400 Pages
LanguageEnglish
GenreSports
AuthorScott Murray, Simon Farnaby
Dimensions
Item Height198 mm
Item Weight277 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorSimon Farnaby, Scott Murray