How to Use fescue in a Sentence

fescue

noun
Definition of fescuenext
  • His three wood was fanned way right and found the thick fescue.
    — Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, 14 June 2018
  • The first came on the par-3 12th hole when his tee shot came up short, winding up in the fescue grass above the bunker in front of the green.
    — Sam Farmer, latimes.com, 15 June 2019
  • On Tuesday, the fescue was cut down to about four inches on four of the holes.
    — John Cherwa, courant.com, 14 June 2017
  • Phil Mickelson hits a shot from the fescue on the 12th hole.
    — Brian Costa, WSJ, 14 June 2018
  • McIlroy needed three shots to hack out of the knee-high fescue near the third green.
    — Eddie Pells, ajc, 18 June 2022
  • His second shot drifted off the fairway, third shot was over the green in the fescue.
    — John Cherwa, Sun-Sentinel.com, 16 June 2017
  • But on the whole, Shinnecock Hills remains one of the toughest courses in the U.S., thanks in no small part to the fescue rough.
    — Brian Costa, WSJ, 11 June 2018
  • The gnarly fescue rough is one of the top concerns, though some of it was being mowed Tuesday.
    — Chadd Cripe, idahostatesman, 13 June 2017
  • Scattered parts of my fescue lawn are looking yellow-brown while the rest of the turf is fine.
    — Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The fairways are firm and lined by fescue on both sides, and egregiously deep pot bunkers guard the greens.
    — Bobby Sullivan, SI.com, 17 July 2019
  • Bluegrass and tall fescue should be mowed high, at 3 to 3 1/2 inches.
    — Dennis Patton, kansascity.com, 2 June 2017
  • Fine fescue also works in the north and the upper portion of the transition zone.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 20 Apr. 2023
  • These fescues do no mix well with bluegrass and ryegrass, because of the wider grass blades.
    — Dick Crum, Indianapolis Star, 23 June 2017
  • Hagestad’s drive off 18th went outside the ropes, wide right, while Schenk went left, into the fescue.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2022
  • But his ball ended up in a horrible lie in deep fescue next to the greenside bunker.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 June 2019
  • The bunkers are penal, composed of a dark, heavy dirt and surrounded by fescue.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Oct. 2019
  • Cool-season grasses such as ryegrass and fescue can be planted in the later part of the month.
    — Howard Garrett, Dallas News, 23 Aug. 2021
  • Adding to the picturesque colors is the plethora of red-hot balls that Osterman played with and had no chance of finding in the fescue.
    — Stefan Krajisnik, The Indianapolis Star, 12 June 2020
  • Compact blue fescue adds a pop of water-wise color to edges.
    — Sunset Magazine, 3 Aug. 2020
  • The approach can be as long as 240 yards uphill, still into the wind—and Friday, the pin was front-left and guarded by more fescue.
    — Stephanie Apstein, SI.com, 15 June 2018
  • Furthermore, those wide and firm fescue fairways allow balls to bounce and roll for a long time.
    — Shaun Tolson, Robb Report, 2 July 2022
  • His detour into the rough at the 14th hole was just one of many stops on his comprehensive tour of the Shinnecock fescue.
    — Brian Costa, WSJ, 14 June 2018
  • The course was officially opened in 1999, and had soft greens, wide fairways and fescue to trap errant shots.
    — Paul Sullivan, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2020
  • The course features bentgrass greens and fine fescue fairways.
    — Dennis Manoloff, cleveland.com, 12 June 2017
  • Jason Day also tangled with fierce fescue and had two triple bogeys in his round of 79.
    — Jay Cohen, The Seattle Times, 16 June 2017
  • Mid-September to mid-October, or thereabouts, is the prime time to work on fescue lawns in the Piedmont.
    — Nancy Brachey, charlotteobserver, 4 Sep. 2017
  • Fine fescue is very drought tolerant, but will go dormant in the summer.
    — oregonlive, 7 May 2023
  • At the request of the USGA, which runs the tournament, the club removed thousands of yards of fairway grass and replaced it with fescue rough.
    — Brian Costa, WSJ, 11 June 2018
  • For example, fine fescue can be planted in an area with dense shade, where tall fescue doesn’t grow well.
    — Washington Post, 7 July 2021
  • However, the grasses that can tolerate shade the most are fine fescue, rough bluegrass, and colonial bentgrass.
    — oregonlive, 18 June 2023

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