Really, I reckon when you’re going to bullshit, at least make it vaguely plausible.

But that’s not how they do it in North Korea, which is inviting golf enthusiasts from around the world to tee up at a tournament there.  For around $1,000 you can play in the North Korean Amateur Golf Open, at a course near the capital, Pyongyang.

The price includes accommodation, meals and a 3 day tour of North Korea, as well as the golf.  No doubt it includes a North Korean intelligence officer to make sure you don’t see things the regime doesn’t want you to know about, or talk to any locals or take photos they don’t want taken.

Local legend in North Korea has it that when he opened the golfing complex 20 years ago, Kim Jong-il shot 38 under par, including a miraculous 11 holes in one.

However, surprise, surprise, some are sceptical about this.  A westerner who runs tours of North Korea and has played at the golf course thinks reports of Mr Kim’s prowess could be slightly exaggerated.

“I think you might find there is no real origin for that… the people who run the golf course tell me he has never been anywhere near it.”

Poor bastards who told him that probably wished he’d kept his mouth shut as they were taken away to be shot.

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