I am currently the Assistant Superintendent at Tonto Verde Golf Club, the Ranch Course in Scottsdale, AZ. As the bermuda is coming back into shape after being dormant all winter, I am asking myself how to mow the rough. While I look at all these pictures that are posted on this website I try to get a glimpse into what looks good, but everyone has their own taste. For instance, in the, "Should this hole have a Fairway Bunker Thread," the hole is at Arcola in NY, and everytime I look at the second picture all I can see is the mowing lines in the rough. It completely takes my eyes away from the beauty of the golf hole. I was always taught that if I look at a golf hole, my eyes should just take everything in, (almost blur everything together as one). Sometimes though when I look at pictures of golf holes, my eye is immediately looking at the mowing patterns, which is not a good thing. So is this something that supers just look at, or is the common golfer looking at these things. That is my question? Many times I am amazed how much the common golfer doesn't even realize anything the maintenance staff does. The rough is the least important aspect of the golf hole, shouldn't it be the least visual thing. So, wouldn't a half and half cut work the best with the rough instead of striping it 12 to 6 or diagonally.