It Makes a Difference to the Sheep

The Dear Leader is, according to some reports, a scratch golfer.

News flash: North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il likes golf. A lot. And according to the government- run news agencies, he's the greatest player since . . . well, Tiger Woods couldn't carry his bag.

North Korea has one golf course, a 7,700-yard layout. It turns out that Kim Jong Il holds the course record of 34 for 18 holes with five holes-in-one. But don't consider that so surprising, since the "Dear Leader" regularly aces a hole or three each time he hits the links.

Kim's winnings on the PGA tour could prove to be a boon to the cash-starved DPRK.