A round of golf in Siberia, anyone?

Video. A round of golf in Siberia, anyone?

When it comes to golf, grass is as essential as oxygen is to life, you could be excused for believing.

When it comes to golf, grass is as essential as oxygen is to life, you could be excused for believing.

But not, it would seem, in Russia.

Intrepid golfers recently took part in a tournament in Baikal, which was played out on a frozen lake!

A team from China joined 70 other players this year at the Siberian contest, which sees ice ridges and fields replacing the traditional grass and sandpits.