Eisenhower Tree (removed)
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The Eisenhower Tree was a famous, strategically placed loblolly pine on the 17th hole at Augusta National Golf Club, long associated with President Dwight D. Eisenhower before being removed after storm damage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eisenhower Tree (removed) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6106411 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eisenhower Tree (removed) Context triple: [Augusta National Golf Club, hasFeature, Eisenhower Tree (removed)]
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A.
Franklin Tree
Franklin Tree is a notable giant sequoia located in the Giant Forest of California’s Sequoia National Park.
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B.
Lincoln Tree
Lincoln Tree is a massive giant sequoia located in the Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park in California.
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C.
General Grant Tree
The General Grant Tree is a giant sequoia in California renowned as one of the largest and oldest living trees on Earth and honored as the United States’ National Christmas Tree.
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D.
General Sherman Tree
The General Sherman Tree is a giant sequoia in California renowned as the largest tree in the world by volume and a major natural landmark.
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E.
Emancipation Oak
Emancipation Oak is a historic live oak tree in Hampton, Virginia, famed as the site where formerly enslaved people first heard the Emancipation Proclamation read in the South.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eisenhower Tree (removed) Target entity description: The Eisenhower Tree was a famous, strategically placed loblolly pine on the 17th hole at Augusta National Golf Club, long associated with President Dwight D. Eisenhower before being removed after storm damage.
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A.
Franklin Tree
Franklin Tree is a notable giant sequoia located in the Giant Forest of California’s Sequoia National Park.
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B.
Lincoln Tree
Lincoln Tree is a massive giant sequoia located in the Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park in California.
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C.
General Grant Tree
The General Grant Tree is a giant sequoia in California renowned as one of the largest and oldest living trees on Earth and honored as the United States’ National Christmas Tree.
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D.
General Sherman Tree
The General Sherman Tree is a giant sequoia in California renowned as the largest tree in the world by volume and a major natural landmark.
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E.
Emancipation Oak
Emancipation Oak is a historic live oak tree in Hampton, Virginia, famed as the site where formerly enslaved people first heard the Emancipation Proclamation read in the South.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
landmark
ⓘ
loblolly pine ⓘ tree ⓘ |
| ageAtRemoval | approximately 100 to 125 years ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Dwight D. Eisenhower ⓘ |
| category |
famous individual tree
ⓘ
golf course feature ⓘ |
| commonName |
loblolly pine
ⓘ
linked to:
Loblolly pine
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| courseContext | home of the Masters Tournament ⓘ |
| courseHolePar | par 4 (17th hole) ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
iconic feature of the Masters Tournament coverage
ⓘ
symbol of Augusta National’s history ⓘ |
| environmentalEvent | February 2014 ice storm in Georgia ⓘ |
| eraOfProminence | mid-20th century to early 21st century ⓘ |
| gainedNameDuring |
Eisenhower presidency
ⓘ
linked to:
Eisenhower administration
|
| height | approximately 65 feet ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | subject of Dwight D. Eisenhower’s request to remove it ⓘ |
| impactOnPlay |
forced players to shape tee shots
ⓘ
penalized drives hit too far left ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
17th hole at Augusta National Golf Club
ⓘ
Augusta National Golf Club ⓘ Augusta, Georgia ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive coverage upon removal in 2014 ⓘ |
| memorializedBy | commemorative plaque at Augusta National Golf Club ⓘ |
| memorializedIn |
Masters Tournament commentary
ⓘ
golf literature ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Dwight D. Eisenhower ⓘ |
| notableFor |
interfering with Dwight D. Eisenhower’s drives
ⓘ
prominent feature on the 17th hole ⓘ |
| notableVisitorAssociation | U.S. presidents ⓘ |
| orientation | left side of the 17th fairway ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Augusta National Golf Club ⓘ |
| partOf | course design of Augusta National Golf Club ⓘ |
| reasonForRemoval | extensive storm damage ⓘ |
| removedAfter | ice storm damage ⓘ |
| removedBy | Augusta National Golf Club ⓘ |
| removedInYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| requestToRemoveAt | Augusta National Golf Club members meeting ⓘ |
| requestToRemoveBy | Dwight D. Eisenhower ⓘ |
| species |
Pinus taeda
ⓘ
linked to:
Loblolly pine
|
| sportContext | golf ⓘ |
| status | removed ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
influenced tee shots for right-handed golfers
ⓘ
obstacle on 17th fairway ⓘ |
| visibleIn | television broadcasts of the Masters Tournament ⓘ |
| visualCharacteristic | broad canopy over left side of fairway ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eisenhower Tree (removed) Description of subject: The Eisenhower Tree was a famous, strategically placed loblolly pine on the 17th hole at Augusta National Golf Club, long associated with President Dwight D. Eisenhower before being removed after storm damage.
Referenced by (1)
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