DEAD ELM ON #6 REMOVED IN DECEMBER

This large dead elm on #6 was taken down in December. Its demise was a lightning strike that occurred in the summer of 2009. Whether a lightning strike will actually kill a tree or how long after a lightning strike will it be before a tree dies is really unpredictable. Arborists think many factors come into play; moisture inside the tree and in the ground at the time of the strike, intensity of the thunder storm and the overall health of the tree are just a few of the factors they mention as contributing to survival or death after a strike.

For this season, we will sod the stump hole with bluegrass and the area will remain rough as it was. In the future, when funds become available,  we will proceed with the plan of Golf Course Architect, Todd Quitno of Lohmann Golf Designs which widens the fairway 15 yards where the old elm stood this will make hitting the fairway much easier, but he also plays with your mind by extending the pond up to the site of the old elm also. Risk and Reward at its best on this short par 4. Quitno embraces many of the same design philosophies of the great, early American Golf Course Architect, William Langford, and hole #6 is one of the of five holes Langford designed here at Westmoor.