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The phantom of the Open
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- Book Synopsis
- 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 known
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780224083171
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Yellow Jersey Press, (07 July 2011)
- Number of Pages
- 374
- Weight
- 277 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 198 x 129 x 24 mm
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