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Golf- How to Handle Short Pitches

Tiger explains how to hit it fat on short pitches out of greenside rough:
http://www.golfdigest.com/instruction/2009/12/tiger_woods_greensiderough



Golf- How to Handle Kikuya Grass

Kikuya is very wiry, thick grass common to golf courses in Southern California. In the rough it is tough to handle. These articles will help you:

http://www.cbssports.com/golf/story/10862361

http://www.mashada.com/forums/kenya/80587-tiger-woods-latest-win-kikuyu-...

http://turfdiseases.blogspot.com/2009/06/kikuyugrass-california-speciali...

Here Phil Mickelson talks about using a 64 degree wedge on very tight kikuyu:
http://www.golfdigest.com/instruction/2008/06/mickelson

Riviera learned how to perfect Kikuyu. Today it blankets the course, making pitch and run shots nearly impossible because the thick grass grabs the club head. Many believe Kikuyu is the finest form of grass to play off fairways because the ball sits up, regardless of the lie.: