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Pete_Pittock

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Trees on Mounds
« on: October 06, 2011, 09:52:03 PM »
Watching some golf today I noticed trees planted on mounds. Why? They both serve similar purposes. Either one would be sufficient. Why use both?
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Ally Mcintosh

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Re: Trees on Mounds
« Reply #1 on: October 07, 2011, 04:29:25 AM »
...I recall a rather funny rant by architect Jeremy Pern making this exact point... I agree...
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Kevin Pallier

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Re: Trees on Mounds
« Reply #2 on: October 07, 2011, 04:57:19 AM »
The only thing I tend to find worse is probably deep grass / shrubs in bunkers ?
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Brett_Morrissy

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Re: Trees on Mounds
« Reply #3 on: October 07, 2011, 06:26:00 AM »
Hi KP,

You got to Merion last year? Internal vegetation in the bunkers were not impressive?

Enough to knock it back a few ?

Pete, I guess the idea was to achieve height faster on a new course, it seems a strange process, and I would have thought difficult to grow in a small mound. It does not seem a natural thing for a tree to grow on a small mound.

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John Foley

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Re: Trees on Mounds
« Reply #4 on: October 07, 2011, 09:28:16 AM »
There a few at Kittansett - but pretty sure less than there was.

Isn't this just a reflection of poor tree maintenance?
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Mike Hendren

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Re: Trees on Mounds
« Reply #5 on: October 07, 2011, 09:35:55 AM »
The par five 16th at Desert Forest has a tree on a mound in the middle of the fairway that must be negotiated on the second shot depending on the place of the tee shot.  It's a great tree on a great hole.

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