Two Brisbane men posing as top golfers fooled North Korean officials into playing in an international tournament in the totalitarian state.
Morgan Ruig and Evan Shay, both 28, were on a polo tour in China when they decided to enter the North Korean Amateur Golf Championships on October 8-9 by email.
They explained to 9News how they tricked authorities into believing they were an official Australian golf team and even had green blazers made to look the part.
The plucky duo had to surrender their passports to officials when they entered North Korea but enjoyed plenty of perks as honoured guests.
They were taken on official visits around the capital city of Pyongyang, and pictures show them standing next to statues of the country’s dictators Kim Jong-Un and Kim Jong-Il with bouquets of flowers.
The Brisbane men were chaperoned around for the entire five-day trip as part of the conditions of their travel.
However, the pair’s poor golf skills were exposed playing in the two-day tournament at Pyongyang Golf complex, North Korea's only golf course.
The event attracted 85 international players, many playing off a scratch handicap or single figures.
A local person told Mr Ruig and Mr Shay they had played so badly that "they brought shame on their families".
However, this has not deterred them from future pranks.
"I think there is a Somalia national golf open," Mr Ruig said
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I saw them on the Project last night, they noted how one of them shot 120 and the caddy asked "Why didn't Australia send Jason Day?"
