DAYTON—”The Phantom of The Open” tells the story of Maurice Flitcroft (Mark Rylance), a dreamer and unrelenting optimist who managed to gain entry to The British Open Golf Championship Qualifying in 1976, despite never having played a round of golf. He subsequently shot the worst round in British Open history, drawing the ire of the golfing elite, and becoming a folk hero in the process.

The Rotten Tomatoes “tomato meter” is at 86% for this movie, and the audience score is 90% favorable. The website’s critics consensus is stated as: “Led by a stellar performance from Mark Rylance, “The Phantom of the Open” turns a stranger-than-fiction true story into crowd-pleasing entertainment.” Runtime is 106 minutes and the rating is PG.

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