The TRUTH on Donald Ross and his feelings about trees and plants on a golf course!

Ross argued that 'there is no such thing as a misplaced bunker.'  For those who have tried over the years to beautify their courses with aggressive tree planting, Ross was keen to preserve wide angles of play. He also knew that hardwoods and evergreens would rob turfgrass of what it needed most:sun, air, water and nutrients. 'As beautiful as trees are, and as fond as you and I are of them' says Ross, 'we still must not lose sight of the fact there is a limited place for them in golf.'