The Phantom Of The Open: An Empire Podcast London Film Festival Special
The Empire Film Podcast
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The b f i london film festival is one of the world's biggest and buzziest film festivals. We were delighted to continue that tradition this year by hosting a galo screening of craig roberts new movie, the phantom of the open. It tells the true life story of morris flitcroft, an amateur golfer who somehow entered the british open qualifying rounds in 19 76,. shot an astonishingly inept round of 121. He was then dubbed the world's worst golfer. Was banned from playing golf in the u k, by jobs worths, and spent much the rest of his life, trying to qualify the tournament again - donning disguises and su
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