Golf is a Sport???

The sports pundits thought that the Winter Olympics where a flop. I think this is only because the Canadian and US Olympic teams did below their expectation. Well there was some talk that we should move some of the Summer games to the Winter Olympics. Sports like Basketball and swimming are normally winter sports. So these where some of the sports that were mentioned.

Now I found another sport that would fit the bill. Remember my rant about golf? As I had stated. I didn't think that golf was a sport, but I also found that this weekend is the annual Greenland World Ice Golf Championships held in Uummannaq, Greenland. There are some unique challenges with this "tour stop". What was green fairways is now replaced with white snow. The ball is fluorescent pink or orange. The obstacles are icebergs and polar bears, and the temperatures is around -58 degrees Fahrenheit. The shape of the course, which is created anew each year, is dictated by the position of icebergs in the frozen fjord in which the Championships take place. However, during the match, the course also changes as the pack ice drifts and new icy outcrops pop up.

This should heat up some of the ratings for the Winter Olympics if it's incorporated. It would bring in some of the big names in Golf like the Ryder Cup does, which will in turn will draw in the Golf viewer. Just think of it.... a typically pampered Tiger Woods pulling out his 3 iron not to hit his tee shot but too fend of a local "hazard" from taking a swing at him. I say bring it on. Heck it could even be a team event, giving the Scandinavian countries a shot at this. They already dominate the cross country skiing and shot a rifle events. That should give them an edge when it comes to fending off the polar bears.