Maurice Flitcroft
British golfer (1929–2007) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maurice Gerald Flitcroft (23 November 1929 – 24 March 2007) was a British golfer.
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Born | Maurice Gerald Flitcroft (1929-11-23)23 November 1929 Manchester, England |
Died | 24 March 2007(2007-03-24) (aged 77) |
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(m. 1963; died 2002) |
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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".