Maurice Flitcroft

Born: 1929-11-23 Manchester, England

Died: 2007-03-24

Maurice Gerald Flitcroft (23th Nov 1929- 24th Mar 2007) was a British golfer and audacious hoaxer. Flitcroft became notorious after hitting a score of 121 in the qualifying competition for the 1976 Open Championship—the lowest score recorded at the Open Championship—and by a self-professed 'professional golfer'. Subsequently, he gained significant media attention, being referred to as 'the world's worst golfer'.