I would love to see these iconic Donald Ross masterpieces — along with many other historic, traditional golf courses — no longer reduced to venues where “strategy from the tee is pretty non-existent” and players simply “bash driver down there and figure it out from there.”

Rory McIlory is absolutely correct in saying that when traditional courses remove large numbers of trees, strategy off the tee becomes far less relevant.

As a former player, golf course architect, and lifelong admirer of traditional shot-making golf courses, I believe the widespread practice of stripping away magnificent specimen trees during renovations of these iconic venues must........

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