In this special episode of the Syngenta Growing Golf podcast on the week of the US Women's Open, we are joined by Pebble Beach Superintendent, Bubba Wright and Syngenta's Kimberly Gard.

Bubba and his team will be joined by a 33-strong all-female volunteer turf crew to ready the course for this year's tournament.

This the third time leading females from across the country have been invited to volunteer, the first having taken place at The Olympic Club, San Francisco, where its Director of Golf Maintenance, Troy Flanagan first came up with the idea to bring in an all-female volunteer turf crew.

Syngenta's Kimberly Gard helped Troy turn that vision into a reality, and has carried it forward into successive US Women's Opens.

The initiative has gained recognition on The Golf Channel and has been the subject of a YouTube docuseries. It has also encouraged the women involved to form group chats, create their own 'women in turf' social media channels and push for greater visibility for their role in the profession.

Bubba and Kimberly tell host Gary what the volunteer crew will bring to the week, the significance of using the platform the tournament to help increase the visibility of women in turf and the importance of the friendships and networks established - and carrying these forward.

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