Grain in relatively large. Rye has small or medium sized auricles which are not hairy. Leaf sheaths usually are hairy. Blue-green leaf color and leaves are less erect than other small grains.

Don't blame Jake Knapp, but a perfect blanket of rye grass helped make PGA National play too easy in the Cognizant Classic.

The once-feared layout has seen all its beautiful brown Bermuda grass buried in a sea of bright green and sticky rye grass. Golfers love to discuss the challenges of playing on Bermuda grass ...