Hopefully the headlines these guys are making does not encourage others to go to North Korea to try and do the same thing:
Brisbane lads Evan Shay and Morgan Ruig have attracted a few admirers after their whirlwind golfing tour that fooled North Korean authorities into believing they were top golfers. Picture: Nigel Hallett
FURIOUS North Korea has demanded Aussie larrikins Morgan Ruig and Evan Shay return to Pyongyang and apologise for their prank appearance in a golf tournament in the communist state.
Ruig and Shay, both 28, created worldwide headlines after pretending to be members of the Australian golf team and fooling North Korean authorities into letting them play in a two-day international tournament in Pyongyang last month.
The pair, who had been playing polo in China when they decided to email organisers for an invitation, even had fake green golf jackets made up with Australian badges.
But neither Ruig nor Shay plays golf and performed so badly their North Korean caddie told them they had brought shame on their families.
The stunt has brought the lads international fame and they were mobbed by fans on a visit to the Gold Coast yesterday.
Ruig said outraged North Korean officials had now demanded an apology. [Courier Mail]
You can read more at the link, but I would feel no pity for these guys if they ended getting arrested in North Korea if their prank was discovered. I am just concerned the headlines these guys are making will encourage other random people to try and get their 15 minutes of fame by trying something like this in North Korea again. What I also don’t like is that some random official in North Korea is probably going to be held responsible for allowing these guys into the country in the first place. Should a North Korean official’s livelihood be put at stake just because a couple of random people want their 15 minutes of fame?
