It's golf but not as we know it. Winter golf, where the greens and fairways have been replaced by snow and ice-like putting surfaces.
It's golf but not as we know it. Winter golf, where the greens and fairways have been replaced by snow and ice-like putting surfaces.
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For the past six years, the ski resort of Val d'Isere has hosted a winter golf tournament.
For the past six years, the ski resort of Val d'Isere has hosted a winter golf tournament.
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Living Golf's Shane O'Donoghue sampled a form of the game which requires a number of orange golf balls.
Living Golf's Shane O'Donoghue sampled a form of the game which requires a number of orange golf balls.
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This month sees the Ryder Cup take place in France for the first time, at Le Golf National just outside Paris. The trophy made a trip to Val d'Isere for a special tournament to mark the forthcoming match between the US and Europe.
This month sees the Ryder Cup take place in France for the first time, at Le Golf National just outside Paris. The trophy made a trip to Val d'Isere for a special tournament to mark the forthcoming match between the US and Europe.
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Europe's Ryder Cup captain Thomas Bjorn was in attendance to try his hand at the game. "It's great fun," he said. "It's a type of golf that brings people to the game in a different way,"
Europe's Ryder Cup captain Thomas Bjorn was in attendance to try his hand at the game. "It's great fun," he said. "It's a type of golf that brings people to the game in a different way,"
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A winter golf hole is an entirely proposition to those in the traditional form of the game. Greens are replaced by whites, made of compacted, ice-like snow.
A winter golf hole is an entirely proposition to those in the traditional form of the game. Greens are replaced by whites, made of compacted, ice-like snow.
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