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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.
9 July 1993, Sidcup, Kent, England, UK
July 6, 1969 in New York City, New York, USA
1964, Rhosllannerchrugog, Wales, UK
25 August 1973, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England, UK
December1970, Shrewsbury, England, UK
December 19, 1997 in Northallerton, North Yorkshire, England, UK
18 January 1960, Ashford, Kent, England, UK

