We lost a landmark today in the recent ice storm, the Kirchner tree, the large beautiful white oak behind the 13th green has fallen. Luckily no one was injured as we had several staff riding around the course to inspect the damage from fallen limbs when all of a sudden a loud noise was heard across the course. The tree split in half and fell towards the 14th green. We do not believe the rest of the tree is salvageable but will evaluate once we can get better access.
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| Trevor showing some perspective on it's size |
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| from the 14th tee side |
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| View from 13th green |
The damage around the course is significant and will take all our resources several days to open up just the paths, much less the course. Safety will be our main concern in the coming days as tree limbs have come down around us as we assess the damage.
That is too bad. A beautiful tree.
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