Play golf on the ice field and the importance of winter golf gloves.

The Olympic Winter golf Games, the 21st at the Vancouver, Canada will begin on February 12 to reach this There are 15 competition categories.

Even in the summer of 2016 at the Olympic city, Rio de Janeiro will be included in golf as a sport in Olympic competition. But in the Winter Olympics are not a golf tournament.


Playing golf on the ice or snow is not uncommon in the Western Hemisphere. Golf is a popular winter sports several hundred years ago in Europe.

Since 1997, Greenland is host races in World Ice Golf Championship was held in mid-March of each year. (This year, the organizer has not announced an exact match. It must see the weather and ice conditions), the month The perfect ice conditions.

In Greenland. Many world-record holder. Is a territory located north end of the world. Is the largest island in the world. And is the country with the lowest population densities in the world.


The golf tournament is located in Um Man Nec (Uummannaq) golf course is 20 inches thick ice floating on the Arctic ocean. The course is a designer. God and nature. When God and nature is the architect of the field. Lay out the field depend on the weather that year, icebergs and ice conditions that how After the competition organizer will measure. Drilling the ice rink to a course 9 holes, par 35 or 36 with a par 5 on 2-hole, par 4, 5-hole, par 3 on 2 holes, each hole is smooth or rough, varies depending on volume. snow cover, golf cover, which will gradually disintegrated in May, when the temperature starts increasing.

Green is not a green field. It is white because it is made of ice and snow. So the ball is racing to a reflective orange ball clear when snow is on the players will wear a winter golf gloves to warm hands. The holes that are larger than normal hole about 2 feet diameter 20 cm

The golf tournament is used. We usually play golf together. Competition rules, the holder of the Royal & Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews same.

Every year, golfers, both professional and amateur travel from all corners of the globe to compete World Ice Golf Championship Golf for women - men Handicap last year up to 36 can join the competition was divided golfers in groups A. and B, according to Handicap last year shot a two day stroke-play 36-hole scoring a Stable Ford.

The difficulty of playing golf on the ice is. Icy. The average temperature was -13.9 degrees Celsius, but sometimes the temperature drops below -50 degrees C. In addition, players have to walk carrying a golf bag itself. Do not use carts or golf cart winter golf gloves it is indispensable. Making body warmth is needed. Thus, both physical and mental strength required.

Golf tournament talk like that. Despite the cold because it is playing golf on ice, with beautiful views of mountains flanked ice this side of "fairway" is an experience once in life never forget.