One of the most famous landmarks at Augusta National Golf Club had to be removed over the weekend due to severe damage suffered in a recent ice storm.

The Eisenhower Tree -- named in honor of President Dwight Eisenhower -- was located on the 17th hole and has played a prominent role in many Masters Tournaments.

It was particularly annoying to the former president, who famously asked to have it removed -- and was rebuffed by the club leadership.

The Eisenhower Tree has been the bane of famous golfers from the tree's namesake, Dwight D. Eisenhower, to Tiger Woods, who injured his knee beneath it in 2011. AP Photo/Chris O'Meara

"The loss of the Eisenhower Tree is difficult news to accept," club chairman Billy Payne said in a statement. "We obtained opinions from the best arborists available and, unfortunately, were advised that no recovery was possible.

"We have begun deliberations of the best way to address the future of the 17th hole and pay tribute to this iconic symbol of our history -- rest assured, we will do both appropriately."

The tree was estimated to be 100 to 125 years old and was located about 210 yards from the Masters tee in the left center of the fairway. It was a Loblolly Pine that was about 65 feet high.

Another tree that had in recent years been planted behind Ike's Tree also had to be removed due to the storm.

Eisenhower, an Augusta National member from 1948 until his death in 1969, played the course frequently during his presidency and was known to hit his tee shots at the tree, and thus lobbied to have it removed. At a club meeting in 1956, Augusta chairman Clifford Roberts ruled Eisenhower out of order and adjourned the meeting -- and the tree has been linked to him ever since.