It's thick. If you go into the rough, you're going to have a half-a-shot penalty.

That little bit of rough, it's rough now. You've got to be careful how the ball comes out there.

For the most part, when you play a full shot from the primary rough at your course, you're gauging how close to a standard shot you can hit based on your lie in the grass.

I had a bit of a rough start there and made some good par putts on the first two holes,

You have to know how to read your lie and take a calculated risk when you hit out of the rough.

Spin is a tricky thing. When you're trying to avoid it - say, on a tee shot, where sidespin puts you in the trees - it's easy to make it happen.