Nicklaus and Player: Don't replace Eisenhower Tree

Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player do not think the famous Eisenhower Tree on the 17th hole at Augusta National should be replaced.

Nicklaus and Player: Don't replace Eisenhower Tree

Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player do not think the famous Eisenhower Tree on the 17th hole at Augusta National should be replaced.

The 65ft loblolly pine was around 210 yards from the tee on the left-hand side of the par-four hole and named after former President Dwight D Eisenhower, who hit it so often he asked for it to be removed.

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