Global InformationEliot Staples Bering Sea Ice Golf Classic information
| Eliot Staples Bering Sea Ice Classic | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Sports event |
| Date(s) | Third Saturday of March |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Venue | Norton Sound |
| Location(s) | Nome, Alaska |
| Coordinates | 64°29′52″N 165°24′32″W / 64.4977°N 165.4089°W |
| Country | United States |
| Years active | 1983-present |
| Inaugurated | 1983 |
| Founder | Eliot Staples |
| Activity | Snow golf |
| Sponsor | Lions Clubs International |
The Eliot Staples Bering Sea Ice Classic is a snow golf tournament held annually on the third Saturday of March on frozen Norton Sound in Nome, Alaska. Founded in 1983, sixteen teams of four players participate. It has a $50 entry cost that contributes to a Lions Club scholarship fund. The course consists of six holes.[1] Par is 42, and the lowest score that has been achieved, as of 2010, is 23. It coincides with the ending of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in the city.[2][3] It is one of the northernmost golf tournaments in the world.[4][5]
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