When the 97 players in the field of the 2014 Masters Tournament arrived at Augusta National Golf Club, the veterans already knew a significant part of the tournament’s history was gone. They’d heard a ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. – When it comes to the Eisenhower Tree’s demise, Ben Crenshaw jokingly pleads guilty. “I hit that tree so many times in my life,” Crenshaw said, “I always said, I hit it so many times, it ...

GAINESVILLE, VA - AUGUST 02: Troy Merritt poses with winner’s trophy on the 18th green the final round of the Quicken Loans National at Robert Trent Jones Golf Course on August 2, 2015 in Gainesville, ...

OAKVILLE, ON - JULY 25: David Hearn of Canada holds up his ball after putting on the fourth green during round three of the RBC Canadian Open at Glen Abbey Golf Club on July 25, 2015 in Oakville, ...

OAKVILLE, ON - JULY 25: Tony Finau walks on the tenth hole during round three of the RBC Canadian Open at Glen Abbey Golf Club on July 25, 2015 in Oakville, Canada. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Trees don't get eulogized. This one did, more than once. Golfers and Masters officials talked about the soaring loblolly pine known as the Eisenhower Tree as if it were a deceased ...

The Eisenhower Tree, so much a part of Augusta National that not even a sitting U.S. president could have it taken down, was removed from the 17th hole this weekend because of damage from an ice storm ...

On Sunday we learned that the Eisenhower Tree, the famous loblolly pine along the left side of the 17th fairway at Augusta National, didn't survive last week's ice storm and has been removed. We now ...

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