Maybe I just don't understand the word 'rough'. It seems to me that our summer rough is actually lower in height, or at least the same height as the fairway. I've never seen that anywhere except TV. I don't mind tight lies but I think we should have grass. I'll be interested to see with the summer rains (had over 2 inches everywhere in TV yesterday) how the grass responds. I think the conditions go beyond rainfall or overcrowding.
In the summer we don't get full course loads and we get plenty of rain. The greens are very nice in the summer but I have NEVER seen the rough be rough or the fairways be lush in TV (except 3 weeks ago at the LOPEX event). So they can do it. (I do play many courses outside of TV as well so I have some clue. But some are also the same condition, not all are better).
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