Snow golf

Snow Golf is a variation of golf that is played not on grass but on snow and ice. The greens here are called Whites, as they consist of a patch of ice, which are especially prepared for this purpose. Accordingly, the balls are not white but green or red

History

Similar to golf, the Dutch Kolf is often regarded as the " archetype " of snow golf. Kolf as a popular winter sport on frozen canals is already in use from the 17th century, including through painting by Aert van der Neer and Hendrick Avercamp. As the inventor of the "modern" snow golf, the British novelist and Nobel laureate Rudyard Kipling is named. Kipling wrote his famous Jungle Book in the cold New England (USA ) around the turn of the century and relaxed in the beloved golf training, although the snow did not permit normal golf.

World Championships

There are discharged from two organizers in the snow and ice golf Golf World Championships. The Snow Golf Cup is designed as an international fundraising event since 2007, participating in the numerous celebrities. It is promoted as a tourism policy measure by the State of Salzburg. The Ice Golf Championship is organized every year since 1999 on the northernmost golf course in the world on the sea ice in front of Uummannaq (Greenland ) and is very dependent on the weather through the ice texture. Participants must have a handicap of 36. Due to the extreme temperatures is not recommended for use by clubs with graphite shaft. From 2007 to 2010, the Ice Golf World Championships could not be held due to warm winter.