The Icelandic Golfing Association sent a declaration to the Alþingi’s Welfare Committee protesting a parliamentary resolution which proposes that the clock be moved back an hour.
Experts believe Iceland’s time is not in harmony with the country’s geographical position. Since 1968 Iceland has been in the Western European Time Zone, also called the Greenwich Mean Time. However, due to Iceland’s geological position, sunrise, noon and sunset happen an hour later than Greenwich Mean Time dictates.
Read more: Will Iceland be moved into its right geographical time zone?
MP’s have proposed a bill to move Iceland's clock one hour back, an idea the Icelandic Golfing Association is not too happy with. They claim that moving the clock back would reduce the time golfers can spend on practising their sport by a whole hour.
The letter said: “If the bill passes it will reduce the time golfers and other athletes can practise their sport by an hour. Many athletes train in the afternoon and evenings and lost time cannot be made up for in the early morning.”
Most golf courses in Iceland are only open for 5 or 6 months during the summer; a season when Iceland experiences 24 hours of sunlight.
The Icelandic Golfing Association sent a declaration to the Alþingi’s Welfare Committee protesting a parliamentary resolution which proposes that the clock be moved back an hour.
Experts believe Iceland’s time is not in harmony with the country’s geographical position. Since 1968 Iceland has been in the Western European Time Zone, also called the Greenwich Mean Time. However, due to Iceland’s geological position, sunrise, noon and sunset happen an hour later than Greenwich Mean Time dictates.
Read more: Will Iceland be moved into its right geographical time zone?
MP’s have proposed a bill to move Iceland's clock one hour back, an idea the Icelandic Golfing Association is not too happy with. They claim that moving the clock back would reduce the time golfers can spend on practising their sport by a whole hour.
The letter said: “If the bill passes it will reduce the time golfers and other athletes can practise their sport by an hour. Many athletes train in the afternoon and evenings and lost time cannot be made up for in the early morning.”
Most golf courses in Iceland are only open for 5 or 6 months during the summer; a season when Iceland experiences 24 hours of sunlight.
