Organizers preparing for large crowds at this year's Honda Classic

Large crowds expected at Honda Classic


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Posted: 02/20/2012

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. - With less than two weeks remaining until this year's Honda Classic, everyone at PGA National is working overtime.

"Sun up to sun down, every hour of day light is spent here," said Lucas Harvey. "Then next week it goes to a whole other level. We start to get here about a quarter to four in the morning and go at it until about ten at night."

Construction began earlier this year, but the planning started after last year's tournament.

"Literally right after this event we'll sit down while things are fresh, we all have our checklist of things we could do a little bit better," said Ed McEnroe, the tournament director. "We spend about four or five days just going through the planning for next year and fixing the areas that we know we can improve on."

Traffic is one of those concerns. With all four major winners from 2011 playing, along with Jupiter resident Tiger Woods. Crowds, are expected to be larger than ever.

"We have the best field to play that we ever had, before Tiger Woods. But we want to make sure that all the players have a great experience so they want to come back to the Honda and Palm Beaches every year," said Brent Waugh, the director of operations.

This first round of the Honda Classic will start March 1st.

Copyright 2012 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

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