'Learn quick and step in'

Kelly Kuchelmeister may not have harbored ambitions of becoming a turf professional, but it was a chance summer job working at a golf club where she discovered a talent and passion for the industry.

• Super mom: when turf is a family affair
• “I never imagined I’d become a superintendent”
• Mentoring global turfgrass talent

Now Superintendent at Sinnissippi Golf Course in Rockford, Illinois, Kelly tells Syngenta Golf how she was thrown in the deep end early on in her career, and about the profound role her mentors played in her progression through the ranks.