The Daily Telegraph

The Phantom of the Open (2022)

Sky Cinema Premiere, 8pm ★★★★

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This uproarious­ly brisk, Ealing-esque comedy tells the true story of Maurice Flitcroft (Mark Rylance), a shipyard crane operator from Barrow-infurness who bluffed his way into the 1976 British Open, and went on to play the worst round in 116 years. It’s a salute to a distinctly English strain of nincompoop­ery – and a wise reminder that the joy of incompeten­ce can outstrip that of a job well done.

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