Snow golf
Snow golf is a variant of golf that is not played on grass, but on snow and ice surfaces. The greens are called whites here, as they consist of an ice surface that is specially prepared for this. Accordingly, the balls are not white, but green or red.
history
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Similar to the Golf, which is Dutch Kolf (also colf ) often regarded as "archetype" of snow golf. Kolf as a popular winter sport on frozen canals is documented as early as the 17th century, including paintings by Aert van der Neer and Hendrick Avercamp . The British writer and Nobel Prize winner Rudyard Kipling is named as the inventor of "modern" snow golf . Kipling wrote his famous jungle book in cold New England (USA) around the turn of the century and relaxed with his beloved golf training, even though the snow did not allow normal golf.
World championships
World championships are held by two organizers in snow golf and ice golf. The Snow Golf World Cup has been designed as an international benefit event since 2007, in which numerous celebrities take part. It is funded as a tourism policy measure by the State of Salzburg. The Ice Golf World Cup has been held annually since 1999 on the world's northernmost golf course on the sea ice off Uummannaq ( Greenland ) and is very weather-dependent due to the nature of the ice. Participants must have a handicap of 36 or less. Due to the extreme temperatures, the use of clubs with a graphite shaft is not recommended. From 2007 to 2010 the Ice Golf World Championships could not be held because the winter was too warm.
| year | Expression | date | place | World Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Ice golf | 27.3. - 28.3. | Uummannaq, Greenland | Peter Masters, England |
| 2000 | Ice golf | Uummannaq, Greenland | Annika Østberg, Denmark | |
| 2001 | Ice golf | 7.4. - 8.4. | Uummannaq, Greenland | Annika Østberg, Denmark |
| 2002 | Ice golf | Uummannaq, Greenland | Roger Beames, Scotland | |
| 2003 | Ice golf | 21.3. - 23.3. | Uummannaq, Greenland | weather-related cancellation |
| 2006 | Ice golf | 23.2. - 27.3. | Uummannaq, Greenland | Jason Cunningham, Australia |
| 2007 | Snow golf | 2.2. - 4.2. | Abtenau ( Austria ) | Men: Adi Hengstberger , Germany / Women: Kathi Hämpel, Austria |
| 2007 | Ice golf | Uummannaq, Greenland | canceled due to insufficient ice thickness | |
| 2008 | Ice golf | 20.3. - 25.3. | Uummannaq, Greenland | canceled due to a change in management |
| 2009 | Snow golf | 29.1. - 31.1. | Obertauern (Austria) | Men: Adi Hengstberger , Germany / Women: Sarah Holzl, Austria |
| 2009 | Ice golf | 19.3. - 24.3. | Uummannaq, Greenland | weather-related cancellation |
| 2010 | Ice golf | 15.3. - 21.3. | Uummannaq, Greenland | weather-related cancellation |
literature
- Extreme Golf: The World's Most Unusual, Fantastic, and Bizarre Courses . Duncan Lennard, Sourcebooks, 2004 ( ISBN 1402203144 )
- The Caddy was a Reindeer: And Other Tales of Extreme Recreation . Steve Rushin, Atlantic Monthly Press, 2004 ( ISBN 0871138786 )
- World Ice Gold Championship . Brilliant Results, March 2006, pp. 50–53 (PDF; 883 kB)
Individual evidence
- ^ Aert van der Neer: A Village in Winter with Skaters on a Frozen Canal (painting, c. 1660), at Artnet
- ↑ Hendrick Avercamp: A Winter Scene with Two Gentlemen Playing Kolf ( Memento of the original from December 23, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Painting, around 1615-1620), Getty Museum
- ↑ Snow golf - handicap below zero . FAZ, February 8, 2006
- ↑ Golfing for a good cause ( Memento of the original dated November 27, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Subsidy report of the State of Salzburg 2007
- ↑ Guinness World Records 2004, Bantam Books, 2003, p. 459, ISBN 0553587129
- ^ Melting golf courses and polar bears . BBC Sport Online, February 22, 2001
- ↑ World Ice Golf Championship at Golfinfo (English)
- ↑ Report on the Snow Golf World Championships 2007 ( memento of the original from March 13, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ blow a million dollars on the Snow Golf Cup in Obertauern . Salzburg24, February 2, 2009
- ^ World Ice Golf Championship Canceled Again . February 9, 2010
Web links
- Ice Golf World Championship (English)
- Snow golf world championship (requires Flash plugin)
- Snowgolf Argentina