Munku

http://216.26.163.62/2004/ea_nkorea_06_16.html


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Move over Tiger: N. Korea's Kim shot 38 under par his 1st time out

Special to World Tribune.com
EAST-ASIA-INTEL.COM
Wednesday, June 16, 2004


Tiger Woods couldn't hold a candle to North Korea's Kim Jong-Il, if nation's government-controlled media reports are to be believed.

South Korea's Pyeonghwa (Peace) Motors Corporation plans to stage an inter-Korean golf game next month in the North's capital city, Pyongyang, company officials say.
"We have agreed with North Korean authorities to hold a friendly golf competition between the two Koreas from July 30 to Aug. 5 at a golf course in Pyongyang," said an official at Pyeonghwa Motors, which has started a business venture in North Korea.

Fortunately for all entrants, North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il will not be playing. If the official government media is to be believed, Kim is easily the greatest golfer, the world has ever seeen.

Pyongyang media say North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il enjoys golf, having shot multiple holes-in-one during his first try at the game. He reportedly aced five holes and finished 38 under par on the golf course. The "Great Leader" routinely shoots three or four holes-in-one per round, the government-controlled media reported.

The event, to be dubbed a "golf game for peaceful unification of Korea," will be attended by South Korea's top 15 female golfers, including LPGA players, 30 businesspersons and 20 singers and movie stars, the official said.

From the North's side, eight female amateur players and dozens of government officials as well as foreign diplomats in Pyongyang would also take part in the friendly game, he said. "They will compete in a 36-hole [competition] for the prize money of 100 million Won ($86,000)," the official said. Park Sang-Kwon, the company's president, was in Pyongyang to work out the details, he said.

A portrait of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is displayed at a hotel in the N. Korean capital Pyongyang May 2.

North Korea has only one 18-hole golf course in Pyongyang. The North's media have said the 7,000-meter (7,700-yard) course is "in full line with international standards." The course, built in the mid-1980s by North Korean businessmen based in Japan, "bustled with Pyongyang citizens, overseas Koreans and foreigners," the North's official Korean Central News Agency said. Surrounded by a forest and a scenic lake, golfers can enjoy collecting plants and boating during breaks, it said.
"The course is not bad. North Koreans seemed to keep it well-managed," said a Pyeonghwa Motors official who has frequently traveled to the North.

Kim Dong-Wook, general secretary at South Korea's Golf Association, said golf is almost nonexistent in the North. "We believe there are no professional golfers," he said. Outside their country, North Korean golfers have yet to make a mark.

Full Text, Subscribers

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Copyright © 2004 East West Services, Inc.

bundy

LOL

reminds me somehow of Mr Burns' golf technique...

__________________
Ohayo!!!

KirStang

Propaganda.

__________________

bundy

__________________
Ohayo!!!

skier

OMG! one poorly drawn wheeled maglev train that does really fast and is pure nonsense. congrats bundy!

__________________
"Asking a bomb squad if an old bomb is still "real" is not the best thing to do if you want to save it." - denim

Munku

I think GH drew it.

Date the Banana

I wish I had an entire country of fanatics believing everything I told them.
Reminds me of that Simpsons Halloween episode, where the Nations's history had to be rewritten to match Bart's test results. "Our country was founded by....some guy..."

__________________
all work and no play make Date something something

the_marq

Just what the world needs, another Onion imitator.

__________________
The Truth:

Johnny Cash could have kicked Bruce Lee's ass if he wanted to.

#3 in a series

rockogre

Just how small is this guys balls to have to make up shit like this?

__________________
Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you,
Jesus Christ and the American G. I.
One died for your soul, the other for your freedom

SaltPork

Well, there's no real unit of measure that small in the metric system, but I would hazard a guess that they're smaller than even an eence.

__________________
It was like that when I got here....I swear.