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Is it hard to grow fescue that is tall and thin (sounds like Maria Sharapova) where you can find and play your ball?
If the soils are sandy, fescue can be remarkably thin and still provide a good surface. But, on more fertile soils, people tend to seed at a heavy rate because they don't want dirt showing and erosion potential, and then it will get thick and nasty.