This large white oak to the right of the 9th tees and fairway was hit by lightning last week. While the tree is still viable now, next year it will probably not leaf out again. We are only a month or two before leaves will be changing and dropping so it will be difficult to know if it is dead or not, but based on other strikes, it will be dead. You can see on the bark where the strike occurred high up in the canopy and traveled into the root system below the ground. This tree is not a key tree or provide any strategic value to the hole but it is another nice tree on our property that will have to be removed.
We all see the maple on the right side of 18 that was significantly damaged a month ago during a thunderstorm. This tree will have to be removed this winter for safety reasons and we will consult with Andy Staples on a replacement plan for it as this tree did provide some strategic value to the 18th hole.
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