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RIP Eisenhower Tree

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by MileHigh, Feb 16, 2014.

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  1. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    Ike finally gets his wish -- 58 year later.

    The famed tree was on the 17th hole at Augusta National. President Eisenhower demanded it be taken down in 1956 because he kept hitting into it. Clifford Roberts said no.

    The tree, about a century old, succumbed to last week's ice storm.

    http://abcn.ws/1dB4hlv
     
    MileHigh, Feb 16, 2014
    #1
  2. Football_Bat

    Football_Bat Well-Known Member

    Abe Mimosa just shakes his head again.
     
    Football_Bat, Feb 16, 2014
    #2
  3. Riptide

    Riptide Well-Known Member

    They'll blame Obama.
     
    Riptide, Feb 16, 2014
    #3
  4. LongTimeListener

    LongTimeListener Well-Known Member

    Are we sure it wasn't poisoned by a deranged Oakmont member?
     
    LongTimeListener, Feb 16, 2014
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  5. Shoeless Joe

    Shoeless Joe Active Member

    Does Harvey Updyke hate The Masters?
     
    Shoeless Joe, Feb 16, 2014
    #5
  6. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    I expect Jim Nantz to host a one-hour special on the Tree in the lead-up to the final round of the tuuuuuurnament this year.
     
    MileHigh, Feb 16, 2014
    #6
  7. Inky_Wretch

    Inky_Wretch Well-Known Member

    Hello friends, we lost a dear member of the Augusta family this year.
     
    Inky_Wretch, Feb 16, 2014
    #7
  8. da man

    da man Well-Known Member


    There is no R in toonamint.
     
    da man, Feb 16, 2014
    #8
  9. 3_Octave_Fart

    3_Octave_Fart Well-Known Member

    In a blessed world Augusta National would die of natural causes.
     
    3_Octave_Fart, Feb 17, 2014
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  10. I'll never tell

    I'll never tell Active Member

    First Toomer's. Now Ike's ... who is next in your arborist ghoul pool?
     
    I'll never tell, Feb 17, 2014
    #10
  11. Armchair_QB

    Armchair_QB Well-Known Member

    He was great in The Client.
     
    Armchair_QB, Feb 18, 2014
    #11
  12. Paynendearse

    Paynendearse Member

    Did Hootie ever take a wizz on this tree?
    Did the tree want women at Augusta?
     
    Paynendearse, Feb 18, 2014
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