Fescue Starting to Mature

During our renovation the past 12 months, we have been adding fescue to tee banks, bunker banks and bunker edges.  The benefit of doing this is a huge savings in labor, water, pesticides, fertilizers, equipment and also adds a more natural classical look to the golf course.  The drawback is balls will find an area occasionally and fescue sod the first few months will be very thick until the heat will thin it out.  The only thing I ask is that we be patient for this season so we can go in and start thinning it out this fall and next spring.  The benefits far outweigh the negative of slow play and eventually once the cool damp weather comes to an end, they will brown up and thin out.