I'd die of sheer embarrassment before the 1st tee and to be booted off the course beggars belief......
http://youtu.be/kKQ6j9ILoGM
http://youtu.be/kKQ6j9ILoGM
Balls of Steel.........
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Aztecs27
Money List Winner
LOL! Awesome.
Crawfy
Tour Rookie
Love it.
One of the magazines done a great article on him a while back.
I especially love his alter-ego names....
Might start a topic on that one...
One of the magazines done a great article on him a while back.
I especially love his alter-ego names....
Might start a topic on that one...
you can't make this stuff up!!
From Wikepedia...
His deception (and ineptitude) were however uncovered when he managed to card a 49 over par 121 - the worst score in the tournament's history; some of the other professionals playing with him were so angry that they demanded and got back their entry fees. It seems that none of the professionals noticed that his gear comprised only a red imitation-leather bag and half a set of mail-order clubs. As a result of his prowess, he became known as "The Royal & Ancient Rabbit".
From Wikepedia...
His deception (and ineptitude) were however uncovered when he managed to card a 49 over par 121 - the worst score in the tournament's history; some of the other professionals playing with him were so angry that they demanded and got back their entry fees. It seems that none of the professionals noticed that his gear comprised only a red imitation-leather bag and half a set of mail-order clubs. As a result of his prowess, he became known as "The Royal & Ancient Rabbit".
...and there's more, if this was a movie you'd say it's ridiculous and would never happen
from the Telegraph
Others demurred, and Flitcroft's performance dominated the next day's sports pages, while stars such as Jack Nicklaus found themselves relegated to the small print. Flitcroft was interviewed endlessly. The score, he maintained, "weren't a fair reflection" of his play. He had been suffering from "lumbago and fibrositis, but I don't want to make excuses", and he blamed the fact that he had left his four-wood in the car: "I was an expert with the four-wood, deadly accurate." When an enterprising journalist visited Flitcroft's mother and told her about her son's record-breaking performance, she asked: "Does that mean he's won?" When informed of the true state of affairs, she replied: "Well, he's got to start somewhere, hasn't he?"
priceless just priceless
from the Telegraph
Others demurred, and Flitcroft's performance dominated the next day's sports pages, while stars such as Jack Nicklaus found themselves relegated to the small print. Flitcroft was interviewed endlessly. The score, he maintained, "weren't a fair reflection" of his play. He had been suffering from "lumbago and fibrositis, but I don't want to make excuses", and he blamed the fact that he had left his four-wood in the car: "I was an expert with the four-wood, deadly accurate." When an enterprising journalist visited Flitcroft's mother and told her about her son's record-breaking performance, she asked: "Does that mean he's won?" When informed of the true state of affairs, she replied: "Well, he's got to start somewhere, hasn't he?"
priceless just priceless
Monty_Brown
Tour Rookie
There is a book about his story. The Phantom of the Open
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Phantom-Open-Maurice-Flitcroft-Worlds/dp/0224083163
He even made it onto breakfast TV and was really miffed when they suggested he was rubbish...
God loves a trier.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Phantom-Open-Maurice-Flitcroft-Worlds/dp/0224083163
He even made it onto breakfast TV and was really miffed when they suggested he was rubbish...
God loves a trier.
USER1999
Grand Slam Winner
He has always been my golfing hero.
DaveM
Tour Winner
pure magic
Jaymosafehands
Challenge Tour Pro
Great book, and the fact he had so much confidence with so little (relative) ability is great.
Should he be the forum mascot????
Should he be the forum mascot????
this bit cracks me up everytime I read it
....but I don't want to make excuses", and he blamed the fact that he had left his four-wood in the car: "I was an expert with the four-wood, deadly accurate."
....but I don't want to make excuses", and he blamed the fact that he had left his four-wood in the car: "I was an expert with the four-wood, deadly accurate."
Smiffy
Grand Slam Winner
He said "It was the first time my wife and I had been out together since the gas oven exploded"
Ken_A
Tour Rookie
He said "It was the first time my wife and I had been out together since the gas oven exploded"
PMSL 10/10 - think I may have to buy that book.
Monty_Brown
Tour Rookie
"The club came up vertical, and came down vertical," recalled Jim Howard, a promising pro who had been drawn with Flitcroft on that fateful day. "It was like he was trying to murder someone."
