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Brad Treadwell

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"The Right Tree in the Right Location" - David Oatis, USGA
« on: November 06, 2015, 09:16:00 PM »
Great article out today by David Oatis of the USGA on one of me favorite topics.....trees.  An excellent and extremely complete read.  Wish I could get every golfer at my club to read this.....might make our current struggles on Tree Management a bit easier.....


http://gsrpdf.lib.msu.edu/ticpdf.py?file=/article/oatis-right-11-6-15.pdf




Duncan Cheslett

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Re: "The Right Tree in the Right Location" - David Oatis, USGA
« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2015, 01:46:42 AM »
Excellent article.

I've put a link to it on my Facebook page and look forward to the debate in the clubhouse bar this afternoon!

Mike_Young

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Re: "The Right Tree in the Right Location" - David Oatis, USGA
« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2015, 07:29:43 AM »
cannot get link to open....
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Brad Treadwell

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Re: "The Right Tree in the Right Location" - David Oatis, USGA
« Reply #3 on: November 07, 2015, 10:46:16 AM »
Interesting.  Just tried the link and it worked fine. 

Lester George

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Re: "The Right Tree in the Right Location" - David Oatis, USGA
« Reply #4 on: November 09, 2015, 04:38:56 PM »
Liked the art6icle.  Found the bibliography interesting as well?

Lester

Tommy Williamsen

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Re: "The Right Tree in the Right Location" - David Oatis, USGA
« Reply #5 on: November 10, 2015, 09:36:27 AM »
This is a well written and thorough article. Every green committee should read it. 
One of my favorite trees.






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Nathan Gingrich

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Re: "The Right Tree in the Right Location" - David Oatis, USGA
« Reply #6 on: November 10, 2015, 09:20:57 PM »
Thanks for sharing sent it to my greens committee. The quote from Tillinghast where he says something to the effect of when asking a committee to consider removing a tree he feels as though he would be better off asking him to go home and murder his wife is priceless. It is written from a great perspective more about architecture and how trees impact the course versus the same old turf quality sell which is valid but tired.

Bill_McBride

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Re: "The Right Tree in the Right Location" - David Oatis, USGA
« Reply #7 on: November 11, 2015, 09:16:01 AM »
Oakmont is the poster child.  I haven't been there since the massive removal, but the photos of the clubhouse from the 15th green are amazing.  Wide open vistas and much better turf condition I imagine.