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GolfClubAtlas.com => Golf Course Architecture => Topic started by: BCowan on June 14, 2015, 01:35:04 PM
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I wanted to compile a List of Courses in the US that have removed trees in an attempt to improve growing conditions and restore tree placement to a Courses original design intent. It doesn't matter if a storm caused 1,000 trees to have been uprooted or if a company was hired to remove trees. Many courses that have lost trees due to storms, often plant more trees than lost in a storm. So rewarding restraint is justified. Same goes for diseased trees that were not originally in the design or were causing poor Turf conditions. I would like to break Tree removal down to 3 levels. Low, Medium, and High (Sawdust award). If you could please post or PM me with courses that have done removal I would appreciate it, please include number of trees that were removed. Hopefully this list will provide others with a reference to help sell/promote tree removal to their board/club.
Low- (50-249)
Med- (250-1499)
High- (1500+) Sawdust Standard
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Desert Forest (Low)- 100 trees
Arkansas
California
Cal Club- (High)- 1,500 trees
Olympic Club (Lake Course)-(Med)-?
Pasatiempo GC- 1,000?
Wilshire CC (Med)- 360 trees
Colorado
Cherry Hills - (low to mid)- Ongoing
Denver Country Club- (Low-Med)- ?
Connecticut
Golf Club of Avon- (High)~ 10,000 (Paul Bunyan Award)
Waterbury- ?
Yale-?
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Waialae CC (low)- 239
Idaho
Canyon Springs (low)~200? Trees
Illinois
Beverly CC- (Med)- 700 Trees
Bryn Mawr, IL - (Med)~1300
CC of Peoria (Med) ~ 1,000 trees
Chicago Golf Club- (Low)-?
Deer Park CC- (Low)- 200 trees, and more to go.
Flossmoor- (High)~ 1,500 trees
Glen View Club- (Med)- 600 Trees
Medinah #1 - (mid)- 800 trees?
Medinah #3 - (high)-?
Old Elm, IL - (Med)- 750-1000
Olympia Fields North- (Med)~ 900 trees
Olympia Fields South- (Med)~ 250??? trees
Onwentsia Club, IL - (Med)- 800 trees
Ravisloe CC- ?
Shoreacres- (Med)- 1000 Trees
Indiana
Broadmoor CC (Low)- 140 trees over 2 year period
Highland G&CC- (Med)- 500-600 trees
South Bend CC- (Med)- 500 trees, with more to come down
Victoria National- (High)- 4,000 trees
Iowa
Davenport C.C. - (Med)- 500+ Trees
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Metairie C.C. - (Med)- 400 Trees
Maine
Maryland
Bethesda Country Club- (low)- 140 Trees
Massachusetts
Berkshire Hills CC- (Low)- 70 Trees
Essex CC (high) 15,000 (Sawdust hero)
Salem CC (low)- 200 Trees
Southampton Country Club- (High) ~ 3,000 Trees
Taconic Golf Club- (High)- 2,000+ Trees
Tedesco- (Med)- 400 Trees
Vesper CC- (High)- 1,500 Trees
Michigan
Birmingham CC- (Med)- 1000+
Bloomfield Hills- (Med)-900
Battle Creek CC- (high)~ 2,800 Trees
Dunes Club- (Med)~ 400 Trees
Meadowbrook- (Low)~250? Trees
Oakland Hills (North)- (Low)-?
Oakland Hills (South)- ?
Orchard Lake CC- (High)- 1500 Trees
Red Run GC- (low)- 100 Trees
University of Michigan (Low)- ?
Minnesota
Midland Hills CC- (Med) ~ 500 trees
Minikahda Club- (Med)~ 700+ Trees
Town G&CC- (Low)- 215 trees, with 100 more to go.
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Montclair Golf Club- (Med)- 1,000
New Mexico
New York
Bethpage (Black)- (High)- 12,500
CC of Buffalo- (Med)- around 750 trees
Garden City Golf Club, NY - (high)-?
NGLA- ?
Sleepy Hollow- ?
Southampton CC- (High)- 3,000 trees
North Carolina
Carolina Golf Club- (Med)- ?
North Dakota
Ohio
Brookside CC- (High)- 3,000-5,000
Inverness- Med-high
Kirtland C.C. - (Med)- 500 Trees
Springfield CC- (Med)- 600-800
Sylvania CC- Low-Med
Oklahoma
Oregon
Astoria CC- (Med)-?
Waverley- (Med)- 800 Trees
Pennsylvania
Chester Valley - (Med)- 300+ trees
Concord - (Med)~ 1300 Trees
Downingtown CC- ?
Green Valley C.C. - (Med)~ 400+ Trees
Lancaster C.C. - (Med)~ 500+ Trees
Longue Vue Club - (Med) 300-400 Trees
Manufacturer's Golf & C.C. - (Med)- 1,000+ Trees
Northampton C.C. - (Med)- 400+ Trees
Oakmont CC- ?, Revolutionaries
Philadelphia C.C. - (Med)- 1,000+ Trees
Philly Cricket Club (Wissahickon)- (High)~1500+
Rolling Green G.C. - (Med)- 750+ Trees
Rhode Island
Potowomut Golf Club- (High)- 2,500 Trees
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Holston Hills CC - (high)-?
Texas
Lakewood- (Low)- less than 100
Ross Rogers - Mustang Course, TX - (mid)- 500 trees
Royal Oaks- (Low)- 250
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Fircrest- (Med)- 400 trees
Glendale- (Med)- 380 trees
Inglewood- (Med)- 300 trees
Oakbrook Golf Club, WA - (mid)- 450 Trees
Tacoma Golf Club- (Med)-510
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Blue Mound, WI - (high)-?
Lawsonia- ?
Wyoming
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Essex County, MA - 15,000
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Bryn Mawr, IL - ~1300
Old Elm, IL - 750-1000
FYI, I have a page on my blog to the subject with before-and-after photos for more additions (although I don't have all the numbers).
http://geekedongolf.com/2015/01/05/the-sweet-sound-of-chainsaws/
I'll keep looking for you.
J
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Brookside in Ohio took down at least 3-5 thousand. Maybe more.
Springfield CC has removed about 700-800.
Just about every course in Ohio (and many other states) have lost hundreds-thousands of ash trees. Presumably you are excluding this?
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Ben:
This is going to be a long list. Some personal experience, off the top of my head:
Medinah #1 - (mid) 800 trees?
Medinah #3 - (high)
Onwentsia Club, IL - (high) 800 trees
Blue Mound, WI - (high)
Chicago Golf Club, IL - (low) removed planted backgrounds behind many greens
Garden City Golf Club, NY - (high)
Cherry Hills, CO - (low to mid) still working on it
Holston Hills, TN - (high)
Another extensive tree program that resulted in vast improvement was at Waverly in Oregon. Gil Hanse took down a ton of trees there and opened up some great views across the property.
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Oakland Hills removed a fair amount on the South course. Sorry, I don't have a number but I'd wager in the "medium" range. The North course saw some tree removal as well (net loss of about 50 trees, I believe). And I know nearby Birmingham CC removed some as well (probably in the "low" range).
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Montclair Golf Club (NJ) - ~1,000 over past decade
Jason, 15,000 really? Knowing how much we spent to remove our 1,000 I would guess that 15,000 would bankrupt most clubs!
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The Lake Course at the Olympic Club has undergone substantial tree removal over the past 10-15 years. I would love to see a lot more tree taken out, but I don't know if that will happen.
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Montclair Golf Club (NJ) - ~1,000 over past decade
Jason, 15,000 really? Knowing how much we spent to remove our 1,000 I would guess that 15,000 would bankrupt most clubs!
So the Super said. Uncovering the rocky hill in the middle of the back nine must have been an enormous undertaking, and the front nine is almost entirely treeless. Regardless of the number, the story of the renewal of that course is fantastic - right up there with what has happened at Philly Cricket (which is another one to add to this list).
I'd also add Lawsonia Links to the list. That course is almost entirely treeless now too. Perhaps Dan Moore or Jim Nagle could share the number?
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Victoria National. 4000+ We haven't turned on the fans yet this year. God do I love our super.
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Victoria National. 4000+ We haven't turned on the fans yet this year. God do I love our super.
Really? Wow I knew the place looked different from when I first played it.
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I think Yale and NGLA both took down lots of trees.
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Royal Oaks in Dallas has removed at least 200 and probably 250. The course is still wooded but is dramatically improved in look,playability and airflow. The City of Dallas is very restrictive on the removal of healthy trees and if the tree is deemed healthy a new one must be planted the r a fine payed. Lakewood in Dallas removed I am guessing less than 100 trees from the interior of the course but in a number of cases a good tree was saved by moving it to the perimeter
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Thanks to all that posted. Hope there are more to come
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Ben,
Bethpage removed slightly less than 10,000 trees prior to the 2002 Open and then another 2,500 plus prior to the 2009 Open on the Black course alone.
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Highland Golf and Country Club, Indianapolis, IN. Medium -- we will be around 500-600 when we are complete.
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South Bend CC in Indiana has removed 500+ trees over the past 4 years. More are planned to go in the future, as well.
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Jason,
You could add Town & Country Club, St. Paul in Minnesota to the list with a "low" listing. I don't know the exact number, but T&C has probably removed over 200 trees in the recent past. Happy to report that just this past week another 15 or so evergreens have been removed around the 18th tee, making for a nice improvement. I think there are another 100 or so Ash and Elm (all in decline/dead/or dying) that are scheduled to be removed (when exactly I don't know).
A few hundred trees might not seem like a lot compared to some of the numbers above, but our course sits on about 90 acres, so it is a little more noticeable.
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Wianno Club - Osterville, MA - High Tree Removal
My best guess is that we've taken down just over 1,500 trees, and that we are about 70% done. I'd expect us to tackle the remaining 30% over the next several years. Tree removal began in 2009/10 under the guidance of Gil Hanse, and accelerated with the hiring of a new superintendent in early 2014 (who was previously the superintendent at Whitinsville).
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If I get around to it, I'll try to estimate the climate impact of all this tree removal. It would be good if these courses had a plan to plant at least an equivalent number of trees somewhere else.
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Vesper CC in Mass- 1,500+ from 07-10 with I'm sure many more since.
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Taconic Golf Club - Williamstown, MA
Since the 2009 Gil Hanse renovation 2000+ trees have been removed.
- Andy
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If I get around to it, I'll try to estimate the climate impact of all this tree removal. It would be good if these courses had a plan to plant at least an equivalent number of trees somewhere else.
Just curious....what are your qualitfications for making an estimate that I would take seriously?
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Bryn Mawr, IL - ~1300
Old Elm, IL - 750-1000
FYI, I have a page on my blog to the subject with before-and-after photos for more additions (although I don't have all the numbers).
http://geekedongolf.com/2015/01/05/the-sweet-sound-of-chainsaws/ (http://geekedongolf.com/2015/01/05/the-sweet-sound-of-chainsaws/)
I'll keep looking for you.
J
Great link. From that site you can add 500 for CC of Peoria, and I'll add 200 (and counting) at Deer Park CC in Oglesby, IL.
I played CC of Peoria about 18 months ago for the first time in 16 years (it was one of our Home courses in college) and it was amazing the difference the 500 trees made there.
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If I get around to it, I'll try to estimate the climate impact of all this tree removal. It would be good if these courses had a plan to plant at least an equivalent number of trees somewhere else.
Wouldn't the climate impact be somewhat offset by the improvement in turf grass quality? (assuming turf improves with tree removal) Healthy turf has many environmental benefits - erosion control, stabilization (dust), run-off reduction, cooling, etc.
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Olympic did not take out 1500 trees unless you count bushes and weeds and some trees on the Ocean course. I would put it more in the medium count.
Cal Club took out over 1500 trees over a long period of time.
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If I get around to it, I'll try to estimate the climate impact of all this tree removal. It would be good if these courses had a plan to plant at least an equivalent number of trees somewhere else.
Wouldn't the climate impact be somewhat offset by the improvement in turf grass quality? (assuming turf improves with tree removal) Healthy turf has many environmental benefits - erosion control, stabilization (dust), run-off reduction, cooling, etc.
I also suspect that many of the courses that remove trees are also increasing native areas, which have a favorable impact on the environment.
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In 2002 Ravisloe CC (Illinois) removed trees but I couldn't give you a number. Probably in the 200-500 group though?
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If I get around to it, I'll try to estimate the climate impact of all this tree removal. It would be good if these courses had a plan to plant at least an equivalent number of trees somewhere else.
Just curious....what are your qualitfications for making an estimate that I would take seriously?
PhD in Physical Chemistry. I would do my google research and show my work.
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If I get around to it, I'll try to estimate the climate impact of all this tree removal. It would be good if these courses had a plan to plant at least an equivalent number of trees somewhere else.
Wouldn't the climate impact be somewhat offset by the improvement in turf grass quality? (assuming turf improves with tree removal) Healthy turf has many environmental benefits - erosion control, stabilization (dust), run-off reduction, cooling, etc.
I also suspect that many of the courses that remove trees are also increasing native areas, which have a favorable impact on the environment.
I doubt turf grass captures anywhere near the carbon of a tree. More lush turf grass might capture more carbon than more sparse turf grass, but it might also need more frequent cutting meaning more watering and more gasoline.
As far as native areas, I'm not sure I see a correlation between tree removal and increased native areas.
But those are reasonable thoughts and I could be wrong and I would be interested to hear more evidence or anecdotes.
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Ross Rogers - Mustang Course, TX - (mid) 500
Oakbrook Golf Club, WA - (mid) 450
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Joel,
The majority of trees at the Cal Club were removed in 1996/97 during a substantial logging operation.
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Ben,
Denver Country Club has removed a lot of trees the past couple of years in conjunction with Gil Hanse's work. Not sure how many, probably more "quality than quantity" as many of the trees were large iconic trees that were decades old. Let's say "medium" quantity. All for the better IMO...
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As far as native areas, I'm not sure I see a correlation between tree removal and increased native areas.
My assertion may be anecdotal, but from my playing days in the 80's and early 90s, I don't recall any native areas on golf courses. Now, I see them much more frequently and often in conjunction with courses that are also moving trees. Maybe their is an Oakmont member that can opine, but since I view Oakmont as the ringleader for tree clearing, I'd be curious to know if the approximately 30 acres of native areas you can see on an aerial today existed in the 1980's when trees were providing corridors for holes?
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Potowomut Golf Club
East Greenwich, Rhode Island
2500 removals since 2003 between 2 Supers. 100 acre property. Course was wildly overgrown. 95% of takedowns were done in house by grounds staff. Gave away wood and wood chips, occasionally paid to have pine logs hauled away. Stumps were ground and filled in house. For the amount of work done, we saved the club many thousands of $$, and kept the club viable during extremely challenging financial years in economically depressed Rhode Island among heady competition.
In 2015, members enjoy an much more open golf course because of exposed vistas with greatly improved turfgrass.
Patrick Gertner
Potowomut Golf Club
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Oakmont - 600 is what I remember hearing from a couple of members
Desert Forest - around 100
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(PA) - Some of these may be lowManufacturer's Golf & C.C. - 1,000+
Philadelphia C.C. - 1,000 +
Rolling Green G.C. - 750 +
Lancaster C.C. - 500 +
Northampton C.C. - 400 +
Green Valley C.C. - 400 +
Longue Vue Club - 300 - 400
Chester Valley - 300 +
Concord - 800 +
(NY) - CC of Buffalo +/- 750
(OH) - Kirtland C.C. - +/- 500
(IA) - Davenport C.C. - 500 +
(LA) - Metairie C.C. - +/- 400
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Sleepy Hollow C.C. in NY with 2007 restoration by Gil Hanse - low. Not too many trees lining the fairways to begin with, but after restoration there are few trees to worry about on many of the holes (besides 8-14).
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As far as native areas, I'm not sure I see a correlation between tree removal and increased native areas.
My assertion may be anecdotal, but from my playing days in the 80's and early 90s, I don't recall any native areas on golf courses. Now, I see them much more frequently and often in conjunction with courses that are also moving trees. Maybe their is an Oakmont member that can opine, but since I view Oakmont as the ringleader for tree clearing, I'd be curious to know if the approximately 30 acres of native areas you can see on an aerial today existed in the 1980's when trees were providing corridors for holes?
Are the courses making native areas in the same areas of the course that once had trees? Can't you still have a native area in an area that still has trees? They may be temporally correlated but have no causal relationship. On the other hand, it could be related in that both trends give the courses a certain look that has grown in popularity.
Don't get me wrong, I do think removing trees often makes a better and more fun golf course. Not sure I would say the same thing about the addition of native areas.
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Sleepy Hollow
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Potowomut Golf Club
East Greenwich, Rhode Island
2500 removals since 2003 between 2 Supers. 100 acre property. Course was wildly overgrown. 95% of takedowns were done in house by grounds staff. Gave away wood and wood chips, occasionally paid to have pine logs hauled away. Stumps were ground and filled in house. For the amount of work done, we saved the club many thousands of $$, and kept the club viable during extremely challenging financial years in economically depressed Rhode Island among heady competition.
In 2015, members enjoy an open because of many exposed vistas with greatly improved turfgrass.
Patrick Gertner
Potowomut Golf Club
Patrick,
Great story. Thanks for posting.
-Ben
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I was talking to George Waters today about this subject. I'm pretty sure that he said that Pasatiempo in CA took out 1000+.
Can any of the other NorCal guys confirm?
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Ben:
This is going to be a long list. Some personal experience, off the top of my head:
Medinah #1 - (mid) 800 trees?
Medinah #3 - (high)
Onwentsia Club, IL - (high) 800 trees
Blue Mound, WI - (high)
Chicago Golf Club, IL - (low) removed planted backgrounds behind many greens
Garden City Golf Club, NY - (high)
Cherry Hills, CO - (low to mid) still working on it
Holston Hills, TN - (high)
Another extensive tree program that resulted in vast improvement was at Waverly in Oregon. Gil Hanse took down a ton of trees there and opened up some great views across the property.
Blue Mound took out tons. I don't know how many and doubt it would be 1500 (83 per hole), but it ranks high in terms of changing the face of the course from mostly all tree lined fairways to a more airy feel to the course.
Merrill Hills, which was known for its trees and green complexes, went under the knife as well. Before 2013, the reputation was penal tree lined fairways. You could always find your ball underneath oaks, but escape was limited. I saw many players attempt glory recovery shots only to watch their ball pinballing back through the trees.
The cutting began the very day the new owner closed on the purchase of the course in 2013. I was playing that day, and immediately noticed a crew of 8-10, armed with chainsaws and removal trucks, was hard at work. Banks of thick pine trees that backed some of the greens were the first to go. A shot that was 30 feet off the greens on a few holes surrounded by those pines was an immediate penalty stroke at best. Next to go were probably every other of the oaks that lined most fairways. The cutting continues to this day, with trees being removed for health reasons or for strategic reasons. There are still plenty of trees lining the fairways, but now instead of punching out, low shaped recovery shots are possible.
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From Chicagoland (and SW Michigan), from my personal experience:
Beverly CC: 700
Olympia Fields North: 900
Olympia Fields South: 250???
Flossmoor: 1500
Dunes Club: 400
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Berkshire in Reading, PA took out a lot of trees and there are more left to go.
French Creek lost one of our 2 trees :)
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The Minikahda Club 700+
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Climate impact of tree removal:
(very rough and fast calculation--not ready for publication)
executive summary:
removal of 660 trees (rough average per course tree removal of courses mentioned in this thread) is the equivalent of adding 20 cars to the road for one year. removal of 100,000 trees (rough total for all courses mentioned in this thread) is the equivalent of adding 30,000 cars to the road for one year (~0.01% of all the cars registered in the US), which is roughly equivalent to the yearly emissions of the Turks and Caicos islands.
details:
climate impact is often measured in equivalent amount of cars added to the road.
Average car/light truck mileage in US in 2011: 21.4mpg
average number of miles driven per year in US in 2011: 11, 318
number of cars registered in US in 2012: 254 million
% of US emissions due to cars and trucks: 20%
% of US emissions compared to world emissions: 16%
% of world emissions due to US cars and trucks: 3%
% of world emissions due to tree removal on US golf courses mentioned in this thread: (0.0003%)
equivalent emissions of tree removal in this calculation takes into account only loss of uptake of CO2 by the trees, not the emissions due to the actual cutting down and hauling away of the trees
sources:
http://www.carbonify.com/carbon-calculator.htm (http://www.carbonify.com/carbon-calculator.htm)
http://www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/energy-resources/refs.html (http://www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/energy-resources/refs.html)
various wikipedia sites for yearly emissions by country, etc.
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Five Farms East removed a fair number of trees and it looks so much better. Not sure the total number, but will find out.
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Climate impact of tree removal:
(very rough and fast calculation--not ready for publication)
executive summary:
removal of 660 trees (rough average per course tree removal of courses mentioned in this thread) is the equivalent of adding 20 cars to the road for one year. removal of 100,000 trees (rough total for all courses mentioned in this thread) is the equivalent of adding 30,000 cars to the road for one year (~0.01% of all the cars registered in the US), which is roughly equivalent to the yearly emissions of the Turks and Caicos islands.
details:
climate impact is often measured in equivalent amount of cars added to the road.
Average car/light truck mileage in US in 2011: 21.4mpg
average number of miles driven per year in US in 2011: 11, 318
number of cars registered in US in 2012: 254 million
% of US emissions due to cars and trucks: 20%
% of US emissions compared to world emissions: 16%
% of world emissions due to US cars and trucks: 3%
% of world emissions due to tree removal on US golf courses mentioned in this thread: (0.0003%)
equivalent emissions of tree removal in this calculation takes into account only loss of uptake of CO2 by the trees, not the emissions due to the actual cutting down and hauling away of the trees
sources:
http://www.carbonify.com/carbon-calculator.htm (http://www.carbonify.com/carbon-calculator.htm)
http://www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/energy-resources/refs.html (http://www.epa.gov/cleanenergy/energy-resources/refs.html)
various wikipedia sites for yearly emissions by country, etc.
Ok, are you accounting for the additional grass that is taking the place of the trees removed?
http://www.unruhturf.com/pdf/2Did%20You%20Know-Trees%20%26%20Grass%20Both%20Clean%20the%20Ari.pdf (http://www.unruhturf.com/pdf/2Did%20You%20Know-Trees%20%26%20Grass%20Both%20Clean%20the%20Ari.pdf)
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Ok, are you accounting for the additional grass that is taking the place of the trees removed?
http://www.unruhturf.com/pdf/2Did%20You%20Know-Trees%20%26%20Grass%20Both%20Clean%20the%20Ari.pdf (http://www.unruhturf.com/pdf/2Did%20You%20Know-Trees%20%26%20Grass%20Both%20Clean%20the%20Ari.pdf)
I couldn't find any statistics on the amount of carbon sequestration from turf grass or native grass compared to trees from a quick google search. If you can, I would be interested. However, if you imagine the amount of carbon sequestered long term by a tree, including the growth of the trunk, branches, and roots, the difference in green area of tree leaves vs. grass blades is probably in the noise, and the carbon sequestration of a tree dwarfs that of the grass. Keep in mind, too, that there is usually grass around the tree as well, everywhere but the trunk.
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The amount of "carbon sequestration" from trees pales in comparison to the amount of sequestration from grass, and especially algea.
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Golf Club of Avon (Conn.) reportedly lost somewhere in the neighborhood of 10,000 trees to Hemlock woolly adelgid. In the last year more trees were killed by a defective pesticide.
Southampton Country Club removed, I believe, somewhere around 3,000 trees.
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Since winter time is usually when tree removal takes place up North, any new ones to add to the list?
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Broadmoor Country Club in Indianapolis is in the process of a two year 140 tree removal program, this include removing ash trees as well as about a dozen trees to improve turf conditions.
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Oswego Lake Country Club (Egan Chandler Design) is removing 197 trees.....not without a fight.
http://portlandtribune.com/lor/48-news/286085-162533-oswego-lake-country-club-asks-for-permission-to-cut-down-197-trees- (http://portlandtribune.com/lor/48-news/286085-162533-oswego-lake-country-club-asks-for-permission-to-cut-down-197-trees-)
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It is very apparent that the Pacific Northwest just doesn't get it....it is supposed to be about the golf....not the trees. Waverley is the only one out here that has taken it seriously. The rest of us have a long ways to go....and it is a much harder battle than it should be.
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Downingtown CC in PA removed trees this offseason, but I don't know how many.
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You can include Massachusetts' only Tillinghast course, Berkshire Hills CC on the list. We have removed about 70 trees so far in my first year as Superintendent, and hopefully it's just the beginning.
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I know Waterbury in Connecticut took down a ton of trees as well and looks great.
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Tree relocation machine:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKk3gXDJbSU
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My home course, Bethesda Country Club, is in the middle of regrassing all of our greens with the 007 strain of bent. That work has been much discussed with the membership (and in the area more generally). Much less discussed is that we're also taking out about 140 trees -- not nearly enough, in my view, but still a step in the right direction.
It has been interesting to see how members who weren't behind the tree removal have responded positively once they're gone.
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My home course Tedesco has removed roughly 300-400 trees over several years, the majority were removed two weeks ago...Ron Forse is our master plan architect.
RF also has worked in recent years at Salem CC, and they have removed at least a couple hundred as well, in prep for the 2017 US Senior Open.
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Red Run GC in Royal Oak, MI has or plans to remove 100 or so trees by the Spring of 2017. Consulting architect is Bruce Hepner.
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Concord, Pa is at 1200 with 100 more this winter.
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Canyon Springs, Idaho. A few 100 every year.
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Re: Philly Cricket
The number of trees removed that I have heard would put us in the "high" category. I thought it was well north of 1500.
Mark
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Any idea how many Meadowbrook (MI) removed in their renovation? Hundreds is my guess, but I am curious to know the total.
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Thanks for the posts, I updated the list. Feel free to post or PM me if you have more.
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Update: Wianno Club (MA) - approximately 5,000 and rising. This number includes not only large trees (I'm guessing 2,000) but also saplings/undergrowth (about 3,000) in areas that remain wooded.