11. The first crude forms of drinking straws were made of dry, hollow, rye grass . 12. It was selected to match the rye grass that Augusta National uses on its fairways. 13. The selection of rye grass was a directive from FIFA specifically for the World Cup. 14. The field that was originally laid was a mixture of kikuyu grass and rye grass . 15. Crops planted on refuge land includes alfalfa, wheat, rye grass , milo, millet, and sudan grass. 16. The course rating is 71.2 and it has a slope rating of 128 on Rye grass . 17. For the 2010 FIFA World Cup though, the field was made up completely of rye grass . 18. The course rating is 35.2 and it has a slope rating of 114 on Rye grass . 19. Normally, the rye grass serves as the standard grass the first two months of the season. 20. Haymaking was introduced along with the English plough and foreign grasses, the sowing of rye grass and clover.
