To recap, here’s how the story has been told. — -- Two Australian men said they posed as professional golfers to compete in a North Korean golf tournament — and got away with the ruse. Only when play began in an event that attracted "85 international players, many of them playing off scratch handicap or single figures," were the two exposed as ordinary hacks. The 28-year-old men tricked their hosts into letting them play by applying as members of the Australian golf team and creating green jackets emblazoned with Australia’s coat of arms, they told Australian media. “Nothing about being members of an Australian golf team.”. That tale is a whopper to top all whoppers. Courier-Mail. 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In short, Harris said, the Aussies didn't pull off any great deception. On the train ride from China into North Korea, though, the two Australians wore green blazers, a fashion choice that gave rise to a bogus story. They said they didn't have any trouble leaving the country either. Ruig said he shot a 120 — about 50 strokes over par — a performance so poor, he was told he had brought shame to his family. But it no longer stands alone on North Korea’s list of golf-related fictions. On the upside, though, he added, it's been great for business. Only when play began in an event that attracted “85 international players, many of them playing off scratch handicap or single figures,” were the two exposed as ordinary hacks. "I've been getting lots and lots of inquiries about the event. "They didn't prank the North Koreans," Harris said. The most famous of those fabrications features Kim Jong Il, the country's late dictator, who, while playing the first round of his life, in 1994, supposedly fired a 38-under 34 at Pyongyang Golf Club, on the outskirts of the North Korean capital, a feat he punctuated with 11 holes-in-one. Once across the border, Nine News reported, the two men “enjoyed plenty of perks as honored guests,” getting whisked around the capital on guided tours. "They pretty much just pranked the media.". “And they said, ‘You are the Australian team.’ And we sort of didn’t say no. But that is standard practice for any tourist visiting North Korea. Problem is, it's not really how things went down, according to Dylan Harris of Lupine Travel, the tour operator who organizes the North Korean event. The truth about their skill was obvious to everyone involved in the tournament, Harris said, all the more so when Ruig and Shay teed off. But, according to Golf Channel, in its own retread of the story, Ruig and Shay managed to make it "out of the country alive and well.". Yet another example of how a falsehood slips into the mainstream, where it's treated with the credibility of fact. “There are stories of people not coming home.”, 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. On the upside, though, he added, it’s been great for business. “I think their internet access is pretty limited in North Korea, so they didn’t really have too many opportunities for research,” said Evan Shay, a builder. They went on to shoot 120 and 129, respectively, finishing second and third in a field that boasted 24 players, not 85, as many accounts had it. The truth about their skill was obvious to everyone involved in the tournament, Harris said, all the more so when Ruig and Shay teed off. One aspect of the account is true: Shay and Ruig really were taken on guided tours of the capital. “At that point,” Harris said, “they just decided to go along with it.”. There are lies, damned lies, and then there are golf stories out of North Korea. According to a host of news outlets around the world, including the Daily Mail, Nine News Australia and Golf Channel, Ruig and Shay were vacationing in China when they decided to lie their way into North Korea to compete in the North Korean Amateur Golf Open, which was held at Pyongyang Golf Club in early October. To recap, here's how the story has been told. The most famous of those fabrications features Kim Jong Il, the country’s late dictator, who, while playing the first round of his life, in 1994, supposedly fired a 38-under 34 at Pyongyang Golf Club, on the outskirts of the North Korean capital, a feat he punctuated with 11 holes-in-one. But it’s a good story, so why let the truth stand in the way? Get all the sports news you need, direct to your inbox. When news that two Australian friends had posed as professional golfers and duped North Korea into allowing them to play in a Pyongyang tournament, the media went wild. That tale is a whopper to top all whoppers. Golf Magazine's bizarre trip to the North Korea Amateur Open There are lies, damned lies, and then there are golf stories out of North Korea. Such details make for entertaining reading. But it's a good story, so why let the truth stand in the way? What We Know About the American Student Held in North Korea, US Tourist Sentenced to 15 Years Hard Labor in North Korea Prison. In short, Harris said, the Aussies didn’t pull off any great deception. But in this instance, Pyongyang can't be faulted for propagating falsehoods. Morgan Ruig and Evan Shay as seen in Nine News Australia's video report. No chance, Classic Spy Photos Of The Week: Aborted Acura NSX With V10 Engine, Saints WR Michael Thomas ruled out after reportedly punching teammate in practice, Dak Prescott honors World Mental Health Day with fitting pregame look, Giants penalty negates touchdown on fake field goal, enraging head coach Joe Judge, Giants Takeaways from 37-34 loss to Cowboys, including Daniel Jones' missed chance to prove doubters wrong, Terry Bradshaw rips Detroit Lions coach Matt Patricia again: He 'can't coach a lick'. According to a host of news outlets around the world, including the Daily Mail, Nine News Australia and Golf Channel, Ruig and Shay were vacationing in China when they decided to lie their way into North Korea to compete in the North Korean Amateur Golf Open, which was held at Pyongyang Golf Club in early October. Coincidence? But, according to Golf Channel, in its own retread of the story, Ruig and Shay managed to make it “out of the country alive and well.”. Seeing the Aussies’ official-looking outfits, Harris said, “some North Koreans on the train went up to them and asked if they were on the Australian golf team.”. This time, we’ve got the western media to blame. “They didn’t prank the North Koreans,” Harris said. Lying your way into North Korea is not always advisable (I have some experience with this, having fibbed my way into the country in 2012). Lying your way into North Korea is not always advisable (I have some experience with this, having fibbed my way into the country in 2012). But it no longer stands alone on North Korea's list of golf-related fictions. On the train ride from China into North Korea, though, the two Australians wore green blazers, a fashion choice that gave rise to a bogus story. As a cover, the story goes, the two men posed as members of the Australian golf team, donning official-looking green blazers to bolster their disguise. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? For Ruig and Shaw, the misunderstanding was apparently just too tempting. As so often happens in the modern era, the embellished story went viral. They said they participated in official visits around Pyongyang, the secretive country’s capital, and even brought bouquets of flowers to the Mansudae Grand Monument — which features giant statues of former North Korean rulers Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.

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