The Phantom of the Open
Maurice Flitcroft, the World's Worst Golfer - NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING MARK RYLANCE
$30.73
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
15 July 2011
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 |
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| 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: | 24mm x 129mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
Hilarious * Esquire *
The story of its greatest anti-hero is just what the game needs. * Spectator *
Scott Murray
Scott Murray is an author who 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 is an actor and writer. His television acting credits include Spike in Jam and Jerusalem and Hamilton Cork, Pie-Face Records, and Harold Boom in The Mighty Boosh. In film, he starred as Bunny in Bunny and The Bull.
Simon Farnaby (along with Paul King) wrote the screenplay for Wonka, based on a story by Paul King and characters created by Roald Dahl.
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