I don't know when the picture was taken, but my experience already this year is that the trees beyond left of the 17 E ARE gone, and I think the two closer to 9W fairway are also exited...going tomorrow, tell you for sure.
And the tree in question - an osage orange tree (with the softball sized, rumpled breadfruit in alternate autumns) - is imo a fine landmark right where it is.
It's a matter of taste as to its aesthetics (I like it's unusual "crag"), but if your ball is anywhere near that tree off either hole, it was always going to be a rough one...sorry.
I'm an ardent tree removal supporter, but here, the "chainsaw" opinion held by BB is where the concept is, imo, taken too far. Any tree is an offense it seems, even rare specimens that strike an unusual pose...and this on a parkland course(s) that has removed 80-90% of the courses' extant trees in the last 17 years--and wonderfully so.
To sum up:
1. It's not in play for either tee,
2. The feeling of "breadth" is still enormous on both holes.
3. Don't let the lean of it fool you, this tree is not going anywhere in the next century unless disease claims it. Even if it wasn't as sturdy as a brick shithouse, no one has to walk under, around or within it's circumference to go to their shot, if they don't want to; it is not a safety hazard in any way (unless a breadfruit pops you in the noggin')
4. It's an unusual and less and less frequently seen specimen.
5. This is a parkland course that has addressed 100% of its tree maintenance issues.
cheers
vk