Maurice Flitcroft | |
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| Born | Maurice Gerald Flitcroft 23 November 1929 Manchester, England |
| Died | 24 March 2007 (aged 77) |
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Jean
(m. 1963; died 2002) |
Maurice Gerald Flitcroft (23 November 1929 – 24 March 2007) was a British golfer.
Flitcroft received widespread attention after shooting a score of 121 in the qualifying competition for the 1976 Open Championship – the worst score recorded at the Open Championship by a self-professed "professional golfer", having been an inexperienced golfer.[1][2] Subsequently, he gained significant media coverage, being referred to as "the world's worst golfer".
- ^ Murray, Scott; Farnarby, Simon (2010). The Phantom of the Open. Yellow Jersey Press. ISBN 978-0-224-08317-1.
- ^ "The 'Phantom of the Open' who tricked his way into golf's elite". BBC Sport. 13 July 2022.