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B ritain sweltered in record temperatures during the summer of 1976. Office workers cavorted in the fountains of Trafalgar Square. Fire swept across Surrey heathland. Snow machines were deployed.


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Returning to the site of his 1976 British Open win, Johnny Miller answers questions about that week, Royal Birkdale and his future with NBC. Q: What do you recall most about playing the last two.


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London, England (CNN) -- When Maurice G. Flitcroft strode towards the first tee on an unseasonably hot English morning to begin his qualifying round for the 1976 British Open, few of the dozen.


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Maurice Flitcroft, a dreamer and unrelenting optimist, manages to gain entry to the 1976 British Open Golf Championship qualification round despite being a complete novice. Director Craig Roberts Writers Scott Murray Simon Farnaby Stars Mark Rylance Ian Porter Tommy Fallon See production info at IMDbPro RENT/BUY from $3.89 Add to Watchlist


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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.


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The 1976 Open Championship was the 105th Open Championship, played 7-10 July at Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. Johnny Miller won his only Open championship, six strokes ahead of runners-up Seve Ballesteros and Jack Nicklaus. It was Miller's second and last major championship title; his first was the U.S. Open in 1973. [2] [3] [4]


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07 - 10 Jul 1976. 105th Open Championship. Royal Birkdale, Southport, England Results Leaderboard Tee Times Entry List


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1976 / Royal Birkdale Overview LEADERBOARD Johnny Miller was playing the best golf of anyone in the world when he won The Open in 1976. The blond American had been second and third in the previous three years and won the U.S. Open in 1973 with a record closing round of 63.


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The 1976 British Open was the 105th time the tournament was played. It was here that Seve Ballesteros first made his mark on world golf, but Johnny Miller was the champion. Winner: Johnny Miller, 279 Where it was played: Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England Tournament dates: July 7-10, 1976


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The Open is one of the four men's major golf championships, the others being the U.S. Open. Since the PGA Championship moved to May in 2019, the Open has been chronologically the fourth and final major tournament of the year. It is held in mid-July. It is called The Open because it is in theory "open" to all, i.e. professional and amateur golfers.


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Maurice Flitcroft (right) at the 1976 British Open. (Image: Mirrorpix via Getty Images) Maurice tried to qualify for the competition on six different occasions. When he realised that amateurs had.


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Just a glance or two at the trailer for " The Phantom of the Open " — a dramedy loosely based on the true story of Maurice Flitcroft, a British crane operator who somehow managed to compete in.


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June 25, 2007 Maurice Flitcroft finds trouble during a Open Championship qualifying round in 1976. He shot 121. (Photo: Golf Digest Resource Center) The day he did the 121, Maurice G. Flitcroft.


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The British Open is one of the four major championships of men's professional golf. Run by the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews, the tournament is played on a different links-style golf course each year.. 1976: Johnny Miller, 279 1975: Tom Watson, 279 (Watson def. Jack Newton in 18-hole playoff, 71-72) 1974: Gary Player, 282 1973.


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By Lewine Mair • March 22, 2022 M aurice Flitcroft, who first hit the headlines in 1976 when he had an opening 121 in Open Qualifying at Formby, died in 2007. But on Friday of this week in the UK, and not too long after that in America, Sir Mark Rylance will be playing this engaging eccentric in a film called "The Phantom of the Open."


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Maurice Flitcroft: Open FAQ 1. Who is Maurice Flitcroft? Maurice Flitcroft was a shipyard crane operator from Barrow-in-Furness, England, who gained notoriety as an audacious hoaxer in golf. Despite having negligible experience in the sport, Flitcroft managed to deceive his way into the 1976 British Open. 2.