Section 12
OBSTACLE FACTORS
4. RECOVERABILITY AND ROUGH
GENERAL Recoverability and Rough (R&R) is an evaluation of the probability of missing the fairway landing zones and the green, and the difficulty of recovering if any are missed. To rate R&R, use the average height of the rough adjacent to the fairway and green, excluding any narrow intermediate cut that may exist. R&R ratings are based on: • The Green Target rating values; • Type and height of rough grasses; • Rise and drop around the green; • Mounding adjacent to fairway landing zones or at the green; • O ther rough conditions such as sand dunes, waste areas (not bunkers), brush, iceplant, palmettos, hardpan, tree roots, swales, rocks, lava, desert, heather and gorse; and • Difference (if any) of rough in a specific landing zone compared to the average rough height of the hole. NOTE 1: Cool season rough over 6” [5”] long {4” [3”] warm season}, underbrush in trees, or other factors listed above, which make it likely a ball will be lost or advanced only with great difficulty, should be rated as Extreme Rough as well as R&R. NOTE 2: Prepared waste areas are rated as Bunkers as well as R&R. See definition of waste area in Section 3. MEASURING GRASS HEIGHTS Grass heights can be measured by placing a pencil into the grass and noting the average height. A ruler is printed along the outside edge of the back cover of this Guide. Types of grasses (cool season and warm season) are described in the Definitions section. The rating team should not be misled by current conditions if the rating is done at some time other than midseason. The team should consult with the golf course staff to determine course conditions that exist when the majority of rounds are played. PAR-3 HOLES A long par-3 hole may be a two-shot hole for the bogey player. If the bogey player cannot reach the centre of the green in one shot, rate the area short of the green under R&R by using the PAR-3 (3) adjustment. Also, use the PAR-3 (3) adjustment if the bogey player lays up. 52
