RIP Eisenhower Tree

[MileHigh]

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

 

[Football_Bat]

Abe Mimosa just shakes his head again.

 

[Riptide]

They'll blame Obama.

 

[LongTimeListener]

Are we sure it wasn't poisoned by a deranged Oakmont member?

 

[Shoeless Joe]

Does Harvey Updyke hate The Masters?

 

[MileHigh]

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.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

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.

Hello friends, we lost a dear member of the Augusta family this year.

 

[da man]

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.

There is no R in toonamint.

 

[3_Octave_Fart]

In a blessed world Augusta National would die of natural causes.

 

[I'll never tell]

First Toomer's. Now Ike's ... who is next in your arborist ghoul pool?

 

[Armchair_QB]

He was great in The Client.

 

[Paynendearse]

Did Hootie ever take a wizz on this tree?
Did the tree want women at Augusta?

 

[I Should Coco]

Maybe they'll take a chunk of it and make a wooden driver for Arnold, Jack or Gary Player to use at the ceremonial tee shot.

 

[da man]

Has anyone seen Martha Burk lately?

 

[playthrough]

Was surprised this news even got out. Figured Augusta had doubles of every tree in an undisclosed location and when this would happen, a call to the bullpen would fix it.

 

[Guy_Incognito]

Is this about how many of his cabinet members went on to become president?

 

[Rumpleforeskin]

Good read about it here.

http://www.masters.com/en_US/news/articles/2011-04-05/201104051302024033377.html

 

[Riptide]

Can't wait for Reilly to vomit up a column on the insanity of it all.

 

[HanSenSE]

Was surprised this news even got out. Figured Augusta had doubles of every tree in an undisclosed location and when this would happen, a call to the bullpen would fix it.

Would that make it a Nixon tree?

 

[Vombatus]

Was surprised this news even got out. Figured Augusta had doubles of every tree in an undisclosed location and when this would happen, a call to the bullpen would fix it.

Would that make it a Nixon tree?

With crooked branches.