Upstate Golf Courses Prepare for Several Big Tournaments

THE SUN CAME U REPORTER YOU ARE USED TO SEEING BUT BEFORE THE SUN EVEN COMES UP, YOU'RE LIKELY TO SEE THIS . OF WORK THAT NOBODY REALLY SEES. AND THE SUPERINTENDENT AND GROUNDS CREW, IT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS, EVERYBODY SEES EVERYTHING AND THINK, IT LOOKS GREAT, AND THEY ASSUME THAT'S THE WAY IT IS. REPORTER: PREPPING FOR A TOURNAMENT LIKE THE BMW PRO-AM? TAKES MORE THAN A COUPLE OF DAYS, A COUPLE OF WEEKS, EVEN, A COUPLE OF MONTHS. PLANNING TAKES PLACE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR THE EVENT. TIME. ALMOST, YOU THINK ABOUT WINTER, WE START PREPARING AREAS, BY UNDERBRUSHING AREAS THAT WE NEED TO MARK WITH HAZARDS, MAKING SURE THE COURSE IS REALLY PLAYABLE IN ALL CONDITIONS REPORTER: LEADING RIGHT UP TO THE DAY OF, THAT'S DAILY MOWING, ROLLING, EVEN REPAINTING HOLES. >> WE ALWAYS JOKE THAT NO ONE REALLY SEES WHAT WE DO. THEY SEE WHAT WE DON'T D LAUGHS FOR US ITS IMPORTANT THAT THEY DON'T SEE ANYTHING. PERFECT. REPORTER: THE TRICKIEST PART? THE UNCONTROLLABLE. >> PGA TOUR HAS A METEOROLOGIST WEATHER. >> WEATHER IS ALWAYS NUMBER ONE BECAUSE THAT'S THE THING WE DON'T HAVE CONTROL OVER. WE DO HAVE CONTROL OVE EVERYTHING ELSE SO WELL MAKE WEATHER COOPERATES. REPORTER: BUT EVEN WITH MOST DAYS STARTING AND ENDING WITH .