The Ladder, David Dore-Smith, Copperleaf Golf Club, Bonita Springs, Florida

David Dore-Smith, golf course superintendent at Copperleaf Golf Club in Bonita Springs, Florida, discusses his career plan, including a transition from a desire to become a landscape architect to golf course superintendent. He also discusses why it was important for him to leave his native Australia to pursue his dream, how an internship program at Ohio State University helped him realize his dream and what he has learned along the way from the likes of fellow Aussie Greg Norman and others. He shares tips for aspiring golf course superintendents to set themselves apart from their contemporaries as they climb the career ladder.