Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The discovery of modern snow golf is credited to Rudyard Kipling, living in Vermont in the 1890''s who was an avid golfer. While writing his famous book The Jungle Book, Kipling relaxed by playing snow golf during winter. The annual World Ice Golf Championship has been held on the world''s northernmost golf course on the shelf ice near Uummannaq, Greenland since 1997. The course is shaped new by the moving ice every year and play is highly dependent on weather conditions Competitors are allowed at handicap 36 or below. Because of the extreme temperature clubs with graphite shafts are not recommended.