Fertilizers, pesticides, and water regulations, along with the increased labor costs of maintaining a golf course, are putting strain on the golf-course industry’s financial and management plans. I am interested in determining the most desirable way of converting highly maintained Kentucky-bluegrass rough at golf courses to low maintenance/no-mow grasses. Being able to properly convert to low-maintenance grasses will allow a reduction in water, fertilizer, pesticides, man hours, and equipment needed to maintain these areas.  My research studies are located at Rush Creek Golf Club in Maple Grove, Minn., and on the St. Paul campus.