A few have noticed the elimination of the intermediate rough around the fairways. For us the decision was implemented when we were tasked with the job of mowing the primary rough more often to provide a better experience. In doing so we lowered the height , mowed more often and got the results most members were looking for.
We put the increased labor into the primary rough, in doing so we needed to use that labor from the task of mowing the intermediate rough. In addition, the short cut requires more maintenance, more chemicals and weed control to make it playable at the lower heights.
The USGA has also noticed this trend and put out an article looking at the issues with this short cut of rough. I present it here to help understand some of the issues in maintaining this small strip of turf.
http://gsr.lib.msu.edu/article/oatis-waste-7-26-13.pdf
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