The Phantom of the Open
Maurice Flitcroft, a dreamer and unrelenting optimist, managed to gain entry to The British Open Golf Championship Qualifying in 1976 and subsequently shot the worst round in Open history, becoming a folk hero in the process.
1964, Rhosllannerchrugog, Wales, UK
December 19, 1997 in Northallerton, North Yorkshire, England, UK
2 April 1973, Darlington, County Durham, England, UK
25 August 1973, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England, UK
22 July 1967, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
9 July 1993, Sidcup, Kent, England, UK
27 April 1976, Dulwich, London, England, UK
1973, Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK
