new trees at "the Masters"

what kind of pine was planted at the golf course to make it more difficult ? did they use a tree spade, and what was the expense to transplant large trees ?

Which golf course? Bonnie Brook, Glen Flora, Shiloh? I think that newer Thunder Hawk used all native pines. The cost to the Lake County Forest Preserve District was considerably less than comparable courses as it was an Audubon Signature Golf Course.

I Googled Augusta National Golf Club and "The Masters" and a cursory look at the hits revealed overwhelming emphasis on the game of golf, unfortunately little about the design of the course. However, I noticed there was a link to Amazon.com for a book written about the course's design and there were a few blogs I didn't explore. You mgiht try that avenue. If you find the answers to your questions, I hope you post them here. I'd be curious to know.

Scott

What's the "Masters"? Sorry, I don't golf. I went by where he lives and I happen to be familiar with Thunder Hawk.

"The Masters" is to golf what the "Kentucky Derby" is to horse racing. It is the premier tournament, which is held each spring at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, GA. In fact, this year's tournie just finished earlier this evening. Even if a gardener cannot stand golf, they really should check out The Masters on TV. The course is one of the most spectacular in the world, with each camera shot more wonderful than the last. Great southern pines, azaleas and magnolias everywhere, stone arch bridges, water, it is simply drop-dead gorgeous to watch.

scott

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I watch golf - much more exciting than baseball or soccer. They did narrow some fairways with new trees. Weren't they pines? I can't but help think I need to investigate in person.

Big oops. Now I understand what the "Masters" is. Sorry jimwil22. I thought you were talking about the Master Gardeners who joined forces with the conservationists and restorationists who chose pines for that one golf course specifically to provide habitat/shelter for specific species of birds.

Hey Scott,
With the lack of quality gardening shows on tv a a prevalent post, maybe I will start watching golf...then again I could watch paint dry. kt

Leave it to Lauren to overthink something ;)~

I like to watch paint dry - especially those primers that change color.

Watching paint dry is right up there with scrubbing toilet bowls and watching golf in my book. But... any Audubon Signature Golf Course excites me.

I glanced a few times and they looked like Pinus taeda to me. Our local country club has planted many P.palustris on their golf coarse, so it's a chance it could be those too.

Augusta National Golf Club was built on an old nursery. Bobby Jones bought it in 1930 and built a golf course. There are 61 magnolias and a Live Oak from the 1850's, Loblolly Pines, Shortleaf Pines, Slash Pines, Longleaf Pines, and Eastern White Pines.

http://www.worldgolf.com/wglibrary/history/augusta.html

This site goes into some depth about golf course architecture, trees vs. roughs vs. greens, etc., and the evolution of the narrow fairways. Kind of neat, if you're into golf:


http://www.ausgolf.com.au/golfarchitecture2.htm

greenbelt in lake county forest preserves has bur and white oaks, more impressive
is old school woods on St. Mary's road in Libertyville. the " masters " has "amen
corner " aptly named. very impressive purple azaleas that frame the green grass and
pines. the stone bridge by water is beautiful , is that the 13th hole at augusta ?
amen corner ?

"Amen Corner" (must be said reverently, even by non-duffers) consists of holes #11, 12, and 13.

...if I recall correctly after about 35 years of watching the premier (and first) of the four major professional golf tournaments, and the only one that is played on the same course every year.

The Masters is to golf what a remnant prairie is to a midwest botanist...what a uncirculated freshly minted coin is to a numismatist...what an ICBN-sanctioned split is to a taxonomist.