BARRINGTON — Peter Lund has more reason than most to complain about how bad the weather has been in the Northeast this spring.

 For Lund, the constant rain and lack of heat has made his job much more difficult than usual. And it has made preparations for the11th annual CVS Caremark Charity Classic a major headache.

 Lund is the course superintendent at Rhode Island Country Club, the man charged with getting the course ready for 20 of the world’s top professionals. Thankfully, Lund is a calm, low-key personality. Someone more high strung may have been a wreck as tournament day approached. Lund is more philosophical.

 “There’s not much you can do. You have to deal with what you’re given,’’ Lund said. “The rain has been tough on us. Nothing has really grown all that much. Home lawns are growing, but for us that’s like the rough here. When you talk about putting greens and some of the fairways that we cut to a lower height, it makes a big difference.’’’

 “We have the ability to change a lot in a short amount of time with the sprayers and fertilizers and other things we have,’’ Lund said. “This year we haven’t fertilized as much as we normally do. If I did, the place might have exploded because it’s so wet. We might not be able to control it. … If we put out the normal amount of fertilizer, you’d have hay out there now.’’

 The rain has been bad enough. But the fact that there has been so little sun and warmth has made it even worse.

 “We need sun and warm nights. Just three or four good days in a row would be enough to make big changes,’’ he said. “We had those two days in early April when it was 90 degrees and we haven’t had anything since. … I’m guessing it’s been 15, 20 degrees away from normal.’’

 Lund said he does not recall a spring like this in at least 15 years. With the rain and lack of warmth continuing right up to tournament time, Lund and his crew do not have a lot of options.

 “Everything is in place, but there’s not much you can do,’’ he added. “It’s up to God now to do the rest.’’