Wild World of Sport

Maurice Flitcroft - World's Best Worst Golfer

There is a select group of people who, without any proof, believe that they are better at sport than they actually are. But most of those people don't go as far as todays hero, Maurice Flitcroft. Maurice had the grand idea one day in his mid 40s that he should become a professional golfer, despite never playing the sport before. So without ever playing a round, he entered the British Open, and infamously shot the worst score ever recorded in tournament history, an impressive 121. You might think that was the end of his story, especially after he was banned from all courses in Britain, but this is where the real story begins... So grab your trusty four wood, slap on a fake moustache and concoct the craziest fake name you can and get ready for a story of one of sports greatest games of cat and mouse on our journey to find the wildest story from the world of sport. Sources: https://www.todays-golfer.com/features/player-features/the-story-of-golfer-maurice-flitcroft-phantom-of-the-open/ [https://www.todays-golfer.com/features/player-features/the-story-of-golfer-maurice-flitcroft-phantom-of-the-open/] https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12572040/ [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12572040/] - The Phantom of the Open https://www.4moles.com/golf-world/discussions/how-the-world-s-worst-golfer-gate-crashed-the-open [https://www.4moles.com/golf-world/discussions/how-the-world-s-worst-golfer-gate-crashed-the-open] https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/British-Open/598833 [https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/British-Open/598833] https://www.bbc.com/sport/golf/62121946 [https://www.bbc.com/sport/golf/62121946] https://www.globalgolfpost.com/featured/the-besotted-open-journey-of-maurice-flitcroft/ [https://www.globalgolfpost.com/featured/the-besotted-open-journey-of-maurice-flitcroft/] https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/jul/16/theopen.golf5 [https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/jul/16/theopen.golf5] http://smh.com.au/national/anything-but-par-for-the-course-20070407-gdpuwq.html [http://smh.com.au/national/anything-but-par-for-the-course-20070407-gdpuwq.html] https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/sep/19/golf.rydercup [https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/sep/19/golf.rydercup] Presenters; James Whybrow Ben Whybrow Carlin Sheaves Music and cover art: Zoe Behrendt

Natalia Molchanova - Don't Hold Your Breath

To the untrained, Free Diving is a dangerous and potentially life threatening extreme sport, but to the trained, it is a dangerous and potentially life threatening extreme sport. A form of underwater diving, free diving relies entirely on holding your breath rather than using breathing apparatuses like scuba gear. For Russian Natalia Molchanova, free diving wasn't just a sport, it was a way of life - something described as a way to understand who we are. Breaking world records for multiple disapliones, Natalia is regarded as one of the greatest free divers of all time, influencing the sport in and out of the water. But, tragically, it was her love of the sport that eventually lead to her death, with her body never to be recovered. So put on a wetsuit, plug your nose, and hold your breath as we dive into the story of one of extreme sports most elgendary athletes on our jounrey to find the wildest story from the world of sport. Sources: Presenters: James Whybrow Ben Whybrow Carlin Sheaves Music and cover art: Zoe Behrendt

INTERNATIONAL BREAK - Chris Moneymaker - An Accountant's Best Investment

Dear faithful listener, Unfortunately, the Wild World of Sport team have had a massive few weeks with work, international travel, and just life in general. We love bringing you a new wild story every week... but this is not that week. But to make up for it, and for any new listeners who haven't yet combed through our older episodes (shame), we're bringing you one of our all time favourites from season one - Chris Moneymaker. Arguably the episode we started to properly find our feet and come into our own, our fifth episode of season one is a story about luck, fate, and chance. We will be back next week with a brand new story on our journey to find the wildest story from the world of sport. Love from the Wild World of Sport team x ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chris Moneymaker wasn’t a pro, wasn’t sponsored, and had never played an in-person tournament before. But in 2003, this unknown accountant from Tennessee bluffed his way past the best players in the world and changed poker forever - all because of an $86 online poker tournament. On what could be our wildest story yet, we go through every step of Chris Moneymakers improbable journey at The World Series of Poker. From sleeping in and missing his start time, to 'the bluff of the century', we explain how one ordinary man created one of the most extraordinary stories in our search for the wildest sports story ever to be told. Sources: https://www.amazon.com/Moneymaker-Amateur-Player-Turned-Million/dp/0060746750 [https://www.amazon.com/Moneymaker-Amateur-Player-Turned-Million/dp/0060746750] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_Series_of_Poker_Main_Event_champions [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_Series_of_Poker_Main_Event_champions] https://www.espn.com/poker/story/_/id/23594337/world-series-poker-life-legacy-chris-moneymaker-15-years-2003-wsop-main-event-win-changed-world-poker [https://www.espn.com/poker/story/_/id/23594337/world-series-poker-life-legacy-chris-moneymaker-15-years-2003-wsop-main-event-win-changed-world-poker] https://grantland.com/features/the-oral-history-2003-world-series-poker-which-chris-moneymaker-turned-39-25-million/ [https://grantland.com/features/the-oral-history-2003-world-series-poker-which-chris-moneymaker-turned-39-25-million/] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_World_Series_of_Poker [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_World_Series_of_Poker] https://youtu.be/AcgeoaqGRSg?si=bBbY8NTgZsS9usy9 [https://youtu.be/AcgeoaqGRSg?si=bBbY8NTgZsS9usy9] Presenters: James Whybrow Ben Whybrow Carlin Sheaves Music and cover art: Zoe Behrendt

The Death Match - Bread and Bullets

World War II was a dangerous and difficult period of time in Europe, and a time where most professional sports were banned. This included Ukraine, which was occupied by Nazi Germany. However, a group of professional player from Dynamo Kiev and Lokomotiv Kiev formed a team while working at Bread Factory 1. The team, FC Start, gained attention from the Nazis, who set up matches against the team, the most famous a win against a German military team 5-3. The match became a powerful symbol of resistance, leading to legends that players were shot for refusing to throw the game, though historical accounts suggest a more complex mix of fear and propaganda. So prepare your bread starter, open your war rations, and bunker down as we travel back to some of histories darkest days to hear the story of perhaps the worlds bravest football team on our journey to find the wildest story from the world of sport. Sources: youtube.com/watch?si=Uo_2aRoeTAMTwb70&fbclid=IwY2xjawRnuuFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETB3UnBZNm5qMVBVRmJTZVd6c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHhzVGvF6EJ7LrcC4l4a-muBZosMB1cI_O1qCzrwaRj0kwAKbRllZYaLoskPU_aem_zwlF-m2brrIBh9DbyZ2Nng&v=KK9bOt7asYI&feature=youtu.be [http://youtube.com/watch?si=Uo_2aRoeTAMTwb70&fbclid=IwY2xjawRnuuFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETB3UnBZNm5qMVBVRmJTZVd6c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHhzVGvF6EJ7LrcC4l4a-muBZosMB1cI_O1qCzrwaRj0kwAKbRllZYaLoskPU_aem_zwlF-m2brrIBh9DbyZ2Nng&v=KK9bOt7asYI&feature=youtu.be] https://guides.lib.uconn.edu/ukraine/WWII?fbclid=IwY2xjawRnutFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETB3UnBZNm5qMVBVRmJTZVd6c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHnBZ0UU8UWO4tBV81EmYJSV6vLyvW4pDNxgLg_jipJV_xJ2pQfYbTerChIqr_aem_MXDZTZMOHdZqFR6h24SOIw [https://guides.lib.uconn.edu/ukraine/WWII?fbclid=IwY2xjawRnutFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETB3UnBZNm5qMVBVRmJTZVd6c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHnBZ0UU8UWO4tBV81EmYJSV6vLyvW4pDNxgLg_jipJV_xJ2pQfYbTerChIqr_aem_MXDZTZMOHdZqFR6h24SOIw] https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/24/sports/soccer/a-soccer-match-in-ukraine-during-world-war-ii-echoes-through-time.html?_r=2&fbclid=IwY2xjawRnum9leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETB3UnBZNm5qMVBVRmJTZVd6c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHnBZ0UU8UWO4tBV81EmYJSV6vLyvW4pDNxgLg_jipJV_xJ2pQfYbTerChIqr_aem_MXDZTZMOHdZqFR6h24SOIw [https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/24/sports/soccer/a-soccer-match-in-ukraine-during-world-war-ii-echoes-through-time.html?_r=2&fbclid=IwY2xjawRnum9leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETB3UnBZNm5qMVBVRmJTZVd6c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHnBZ0UU8UWO4tBV81EmYJSV6vLyvW4pDNxgLg_jipJV_xJ2pQfYbTerChIqr_aem_MXDZTZMOHdZqFR6h24SOIw] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Third_Half_(1962_film)?fbclid=IwY2xjawRnuoVleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETB3UnBZNm5qMVBVRmJTZVd6c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHnBZ0UU8UWO4tBV81EmYJSV6vLyvW4pDNxgLg_jipJV_xJ2pQfYbTerChIqr_aem_MXDZTZMOHdZqFR6h24SOIw [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Third_Half_(1962_film)?fbclid=IwY2xjawRnuoVleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETB3UnBZNm5qMVBVRmJTZVd6c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHnBZ0UU8UWO4tBV81EmYJSV6vLyvW4pDNxgLg_jipJV_xJ2pQfYbTerChIqr_aem_MXDZTZMOHdZqFR6h24SOIw] Presenters: James Whybrow Carlin Sheaves Felix Senden Music and cover art: Zoe Behrendt

Heather McKay - Squashing the Competition

Once upon a time, there was a girl from a little town on the edge of Canberra called Queanbeyan. Her name was Heather, and she was great at sport. One day, Heather went to the big city and found a new sport and immediately became the best in the world, and went 19 years without loosing a match. She then started another sport, and another sport, and became the best at those too. But to this day, most people don't. even know about her achievements.. The end... Until today. When we relive the live and achievements of arguably the greatest athlete to ever live - Heather McKay. Heather was a champion squash, racquetball and veteran tennis player, and even represented Australia in field hockey. But if you look up who the greatest or most dominant athletes are, Heather is forgotten. So hit the court, smoke a pack of ciggies, and prepare to have your mind blown as we tell you why everyone is wrong and were right as we rank the story of sports most dominant player on our journey to find the wildest story from the world of sport. Sources: https://www.sportageous.co/australia-greatest-female-athlete-heather-mckay/ [https://www.sportageous.co/australia-greatest-female-athlete-heather-mckay/] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heather_McKay [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heather_McKay] https://sahof.org.au/hall-of-fame-member/heather-mckay/ [https://sahof.org.au/hall-of-fame-member/heather-mckay/] https://www.psasquashtour.com/news/heather-mckay-inducted-psa-hall-fame/ [https://www.psasquashtour.com/news/heather-mckay-inducted-psa-hall-fame/] https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/sport/2024/06/01/why-heather-mckay-might-be-australias-all-time-greatest-athlete [https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/sport/2024/06/01/why-heather-mckay-might-be-australias-all-time-greatest-athlete] https://www.psasquashtour.com/featured-news/psa50-heather-mckay-an-incredible-career/ [https://www.psasquashtour.com/featured-news/psa50-heather-mckay-an-incredible-career/] https://blog.controlthet.com/blog/heather-mckay-squash-legend#:~:text=However%2C%20it%20was%20the%20second,would%20ever%20beat%20her%20again [https://blog.controlthet.com/blog/heather-mckay-squash-legend#:~:text=However%2C%20it%20was%20the%20second,would%20ever%20beat%20her%20again]. https://www.portrait.gov.au/people/heather-mckay-1941 [https://www.portrait.gov.au/people/heather-mckay-1941] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tz5CUf9OsQ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tz5CUf9OsQ] https://www.districtbulletin.com.au/heather-mckay-queanbeyan-country-girl/#:~:text=Canada%20beckoned%20and%20McKay%20went,and%20a%20larger%2C%20bouncier%20ball [https://www.districtbulletin.com.au/heather-mckay-queanbeyan-country-girl/#:~:text=Canada%20beckoned%20and%20McKay%20went,and%20a%20larger%2C%20bouncier%20ball]. https://www.psasquashtour.com/news/555-fact-or-fiction/ [https://www.psasquashtour.com/news/555-fact-or-fiction/] https://racquetballcanada.ca/heather-mckay-hall-of-fame/ [https://racquetballcanada.ca/heather-mckay-hall-of-fame/] Presenters: James Whybrow Ben Whybrow Carlin Sheaves Music and Cover art: Zoe Behrendt