Some golfers say it has actually improved scoring.
It's impossible to tell the impact the rough has had on scoring. If it had been added during a year in which no changes were made to the course, a definitive answer would emerge. But changes to five holes also were unveiled in 1999, making them more difficult. The rough, which is 1 inches high, can cause a few problems. Golfers can't control the accuracy of their shots coming out of the rough as well as they can off the closely cropped fairways.