{"product_id":"9781529195859","title":"The Phantom of the Open (tie-in)","description":"Author: Murray, Scott\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781529195859\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 03 May 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 384 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSOON TO BE A MAJOR FILM STARRING MARK RYLANCE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe hilarious, heartwarming and - unbelievably - true story of Maurice Flitcroft, the World's Worst Golfer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The story of its greatest anti-hero is just what the game needs' \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen 46-year-old crane driver Maurice Flitcroft chanced his way into the Open - having never before played a round of golf in his life - he ran up a record-worst score of 121. The sport's ruling classes banned him for life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaurice didn't take it lying down. In a hilarious game of cat-and-mouse with The Man, he entered tournaments again - and again, and again - using increasingly ludicrous pseudonyms such as Gene Pacecki, Arnold Palmtree and Count Manfred von Hoffmanstel (more often than not disguised by a fake moustache).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn doing so, he sent the authorities into apoplexy, and won the hearts of fans from Muirfield to Michigan, becoming arguably the most popular - and certainly the bravest - sporting underdog the world has ever known\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Hilarious' \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48203493638302,"sku":"UBD-9781529195859","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781529195859.jpg?v=1787834758","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781529195859","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}