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Scott Murray is a British freelance journalist specialising in sport and working predominantly for The Guardian.
Books
Murray is the author of two sports-related books. He is the co-author, with Simon Farnaby, of The Phantom of the Open, the biography of Maurice Flitcroft, the so-called world's worst golfer. The book was published by Penguin in 2011 and turned into a film of the same name starring Sir Mark Rylance as Flitcroft. His second book, The Title: The Story of the First Division was published by Bloomsbury Sport in 2017.
References
- "Scott Murray | the Guardian". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- Murray, Scott; Farnaby, Simon (7 July 2011). The Phantom of the Open: Maurice Flitcroft, the World's Worst Golfer - SOON to BE a MAJOR FILM STARRING MARK RYLANCE. Penguin Random House. ISBN 978-0-224-08317-1.
- "The Phantom of the Open – Simon Farnaby – Interview – PremiereScene.net". Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- Bradshaw, Peter (12 October 2021). "The Phantom of the Open review – Brit sporting underdog movie right on par". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- "The Title: The story of the First Division by Scott Murray". www.wsc.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-24.