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'One of the great tragedies that I have ever seen in golf' - Gary Player's impassioned plea to stop cutting down trees

Gary Player has made an impassioned plea to golf clubs to stop cutting down trees on courses in the name of restoration. “Something happening in America is a tragedy, and it is a disease: they are ...
The New York Times

With 15,000 Fewer Trees, Oakmont Is Now Ready for Another U.S. Open

A former club president, known as Old Chainsaw, started the process in 1994 under cover of darkness. It transformed play. By Paul Sullivan Standing on the back porch at Oakmont Country Club, site of ...
The Denver Post

U.S. Open ’25: Decades ago under dark of night, Oakmont began removing trees and started a golf trend

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By EDDIE PELLS Last month, Scottie Scheffler made mention of a trend in golf design that rubs him wrong — removing trees from courses. This week, the world’s ...
NBC Sports

Under darkness of night, Oakmont began removing thousands of trees decades ago

Last month, Scottie Scheffler made mention of a trend in golf design that rubs him wrong — removing trees from courses. This week, the world’s best player and favorite to win the U.S. Open will play a ...

Landmark Golf taking landscape maintenance from the course to the back yard

Landmark is best known for development of courses at PGA West and La Quinta Resort ...
WWLP-22News

US Open ’25: Decades ago under dark of night, Oakmont began removing trees and started a golf trend

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Last month, Scottie Scheffler made mention ...