

“Every dreamer deserves a shot.”
Maurice Flitcroft, a dreamer and unrelenting optimist, managed to gain entry to The British Open Golf Championship qualifying in 1976 and subsequently shot the worst round in Open history, becoming a folk hero in the process.
Director: Craig Roberts
Watch NowStream The Phantom of the Open now in HD quality.

Mark Rylance
Maurice Flitcroft

Sally Hawkins
Jean Flitcroft

Jonah Lees
James Flitcroft

Christian Lees
Gene Flitcroft

Jake Davies
Michael Flitcroft

Mark Lewis Jones
Cliff

Johann Myers
Willie

Rhys Ifans
Keith Mackenzie

Ash Tandon
Lloyd Donovan

Ian Porter
Dick Nelson

Nigel Betts
Tony Marsh

Afsaneh Dehrouyeh
Josie

Simon Farnaby
Laurent Lambert

Steve Oram
Gerald Hopkins

Neil Edmond
Bruce Atkins

Tim Berrington
Golfer 1

Terence Booth
Golfer 2
Ian Mansfield
Greenkeeper
Amy Alexander
Jenny

Tim Steed
John Pegg

2014

2019

2024

1963

2008

1958

2006

2024

2004

2011

2023

2025

1984

2018

1990

2008

2002

2021

1972

1987