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Eisenhower Tree
The Eisenhower Tree was a loblolly pine located on the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia.〔 In the 1950s it was named after then-U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower who unsuccessfully lobbied to have it taken down after it interfered with his golf game. Due to its size, history, and location on a prominent golf course, it is considered iconic of the Augusta golf course〔 and is one of the most famous trees in American golf. It was called "among the most famous landmarks in golf" by Cindy Boren in the ''Washington Post'' and "arguably the most famous tree in golf" by Martin Dempster of ''The Scotsman''.〔 In February 2014, the tree was removed after suffering extensive damage from a major ice storm.
==Description and origins==
The tree species was a native loblolly pine. It stood about tall and was wider than is typical. It was located on the 17th hole at the Augusta National Golf Club, approximately from the Masters tee on the left side of the fairway. It was estimated to be 100 to 125 years old at the time it died.
The tree was named after President Eisenhower, an Augusta National member, hit the tree while playing golf so many times that, at a 1956 club meeting, he proposed that it be cut down.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Eisenhower Tree: Where is it, and how did it get its name? )〕 Not wanting to offend the president, the club's chairman, Clifford Roberts, immediately adjourned the meeting rather than reject the request.〔 The tree was linked to Eisenhower ever since, when Ike ran for President there were bumper-stickers that read "Ben Hogan For President. If We're Going To Have A Golfer--Let's Have A Good One!"
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