Adam Scott Is Not Mourning the Loss of Augusta Nationals Eisenhower Tree

Posted April 06, 2014

Fred Vuich / SI

Count 2013 Masters champion Adam Scott amongst the people celebrating the recent removal of the famed Eisenhower Tree from the 17th fairway at Augusta National Golf Club.

Scott spoke Sunday about the change, saying the hold looks good sans the (in)famous loblolly pine. However, he admitted thatthe absence of the tree, though aesthetically pleasing, doesnt mean the hole is now a cakewalk:

Its still a narrow fairway, especially where the driver finishes, said Scott, who arrived at Augusta Friday and played a practice round with his father. Its still a very demanding hole at the end of the round. We wont know how it will play until we get the statistics, but it does look better off the tee, there is a little more room, but its still a very, very demanding hole.

As we shared with you before, the tree, damaged during an ice storm this past February, was the nemesis of Dwight D. Eisenhower, who loathed itso much he actually campaigned to have it chopped down in 1956.

Our guess is golfers wont exactly be pining for the tree to be replaced.

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