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OT Our rivals' Olympian - Bruce Wang - 02-19-2018

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/bad-american-skier-games-system-make-olympics-070235305.html

Re: OT Our rivals' Olympian - Phogge - 02-19-2018

Did she sleep in a Holiday Inn?

Re: OT Our rivals' Olympian - Mick - 02-19-2018

There were 2,141 comments on her video, so...someone's interested, I suppose.

In 1976, a crane driver named Maurice Flitcroft signed up to play in the British Open.  Just a regular guy, he saw golf on television two years earlier, thought it looked easy, so he ordered a set of clubs.  When he entered the Open, he had never played a full round of golf before.  How did he get in?  Amateurs could enter, but had to have a handicap of one or less.  But pros didn't have to submit...anything.  They didn't even have to be attached to a club.  He shot a 121.  And he signed up every year, for years.

The story:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1291587/How-worlds-worst-golfer-gatecrashed-Open--truly-teed-men-blazers.html

Re: OT Our rivals' Olympian - Phogge - 02-19-2018

Giants 70's shortstop Johnny Lemaster displayed no athletic skills yet played in the NL for years. Must have known something sinister about Bob Laurie.

Re: OT Our rivals' Olympian - OutsiderFan - 02-19-2018

(02-19-2018, 07:46 AM)Mick link Wrote:There were 2,141 comments on her video, so...someone's interested, I suppose.

In 1976, a crane driver named Maurice Flitcroft signed up to play in the British Open.  Just a regular guy, he saw golf on television two years earlier, thought it looked easy, so he ordered a set of clubs.  When he entered the Open, he had never played a full round of golf before.  How did he get in?  Amateurs could enter, but had to have a handicap of one or less.  But pros didn't have to submit...anything.  They didn't even have to be attached to a club.  He shot a 121.  And he signed up every year, for years.

The story:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1291587/How-worlds-worst-golfer-gatecrashed-Open--truly-teed-men-blazers.html

There must be a movie made about this, right?  Or will be someday?

Re: OT Our rivals' Olympian - 82lsju - 02-19-2018

(02-19-2018, 02:52 PM)OutsiderFan link Wrote:There must be a movie made about this, right?  Or will be someday?

maybe

http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2017/02/24/26939/the_worlds_worst_golfer,_coming_to_cinemas