There are 4 trees in the middle of the fairway at one of my home courses around here. I have mixed feelings about it. From a stroke play perspective, it is what it is. It makes for an interesting finishing hole for tight matches or match play events though. Lots of things can happen on the hole. Hit the trees, left in the creek, pond fronting a green with a lot of slope. It's not a particularly long hole, but things can happen on that hole which make for an interesting finish. It's an old 1960's Buck Blankenship on old farm land, so I'm sure these trees were not much of a factor then, but the trees are sizeable and can come into play, but its not architecturally strong.