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