{"id":409183,"date":"2011-04-30T03:26:30","date_gmt":"2011-04-30T03:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/04\/30\/amateur-golfers-from-7-nations-tee-off-in-nkorea-ap\/"},"modified":"2011-04-30T03:26:30","modified_gmt":"2011-04-30T03:26:30","slug":"amateur-golfers-from-7-nations-tee-off-in-nkorea-ap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/30\/amateur-golfers-from-7-nations-tee-off-in-nkorea-ap\/","title":{"rendered":"Amateur golfers from 7 nations tee off in NKorea (AP)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"52\">\n<p>PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP)\u2014Adventurous amateur golfers from seven countries have converged on North Korea, looking to add an exotic new location to their destination lists.<\/p>\n<p>Participants from Australia, Finland, France, Germany, Luxembourg, South Africa and the United Kingdom teed off Friday at an 18-hole course near the capital, Pyongyang, that usually caters to diplomats from foreign embassies.<\/p>\n<p>Tournament organizer Dylan Harris told Associated Press Television that the tournament appeals to golfers who like to play on exclusive courses and travel the world.<\/p>\n<p>The 15 players say they want to push back the frontiers of international golf and be able to claim that they\u2019ve played in North Korea.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/7e982d8669ecfe48578.jpg-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Visit site:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/us.rd.yahoo.com\/sports\/rss\/golf\/SIG=11of7d2jr\/*http:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/pga\/news?slug=ap-nkorea-golf\" title=\"Amateur golfers from 7 nations tee off in NKorea (AP)\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Amateur golfers from 7 nations tee off in NKorea (AP)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP)\u2014Adventurous amateur golfers from seven countries have converged on North Korea, looking to add an exotic new location to their destination lists. 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