Don't drive on the rough!
The ninety degree rule is to stay on the cart path, not the rough, until you are abreast your ball and then go directly to your ball and return to the path after taking the shot. In practice, most players assume the 90 degree rule is equivalent to "scatter", which means you are allowed to drive on the grass.
You should be aware that carts are not allowed anywhere on the grass on any par three hole unless you are disabled and must drive to the ball.
On holes where you are allowed on the grass, there is usually a short green and white stake on the edge of the fairway near the cart path. That is where you are required to get off the grass.
Finally, I was a play manager at a country club for about seven years before coming to The Villages. The superintendent told me players should not ride in the rough. The fairway is tended with great care and is far healthier and stronger than the rough. If you have played on a lot of fine courses, you would discover many of them have designated entry points to the grass and require players to stay on the fairway, not the rough.
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