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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.
2 April 1973, Darlington, County Durham, England, UK
1964, Rhosllannerchrugog, Wales, UK
1973, Coventry, Warwickshire, England, UK
25 August 1973, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England, UK
27 April 1976, Dulwich, London, England, UK
July 6, 1969 in New York City, New York, USA
