Finding the American Dream in Southwest Florida

FOR MANY PEOPLE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA, THE GOLF COURSE IS A WAY TO ESCAPE THE TOILS OF EVERYDAY LIFE. BUT FOR THE CLUB SUPERINTENDENT AT BONITA BAY, HER PATH TO MANAGING 5.18 HOLE CHAMPIONSHIP GOLF COURSES IS A REMINDER OF THE SANCTUARY. THE GREENS PROVIDE AFTER FLEEING HER NATIVE MEXICO. MANY YEARS AGO. WGCUS CULTURE AND CONNECTIONS. REPORTER ELIZABETH ANDARGE HAS THE STORY. >> TO THAT SINGLE IS GOOD. >> OKAY. PERFECT WORLD. THANK YOU. >> GOOD MORNING. >> AT 05:30AM, IN THE MORNING, THE COAL IS HERS TO MAKE THE MORNINGS. I HAVE THE MEETING AND THEN ADD. >> TELL THEM WHAT DO. AND I SAID CHECKING FOR. >> WAS 2 OF ON THE GREENS. AND, YOU KNOW, WE. >> I RECEIVED 3 INCHES OF RAIN. SO THEY SAID ALSO, I'M CHECKING KNOW THE SPOTS THAT OKAY. SO WHAT DO I NEED TO WATCH IT TONIGHT? AND DO I WANT 100% AND 50% AND CHECK ON THE JOB CENTRE THE WEEKEND. WHAT GETS WATERED? WHAT GETS MOWED? WHO DOES WHAT? >> EVERY DECISION ABOUT THE SABAL COURSE FRANCE THROUGH BONITA BAY CLUB SUPERINTENDENT, ONE IDEAS, CRISTOBAL, THERE WAS A TIME WHEN SHE HAD NO CONTROL AT ALL. SHE GREW UP IN A SMALL TOWN IN MEXICO. SHE SAYS SHE WAS 14 WHEN A LOCAL MAN KIDNAPPED HER TO FORCE HER INTO MARRIAGE >> THEY TOOK ME 2 PLAYS. WHERE NOBODY CAN SEE ME. >> SHE DOESN'T LIKE GOING INTO THE DETAILS. BUT ONCE SHE ESCAPED, SHE DECIDED TO LEAVE HER HOME COUNTRY. >> BUT THE SITUATION MAY SEQUOIAS DIFFICULT IS NOT, YOU KNOW, YOU SEE JUST THAT ALWAYS. >> THE FOLLOWING YEAR AT 15, SHE LEFT THE COUNTRY ON FOOT. >> IT WAS DIFFICULT. YOU HAVE TO BRING YOUR OWN FOOD IN. ARE YOU WAUKEE UNTIL I LOVE THE AREAS AND IT IS TO US. I KNOW IT SO WELL AND SO AND >> YOU RAISE YOUR LIVE IN HER FIRST FEW MONTHS IN THE U.S. SHE MOVED IN WITH HER BROTHER IN NAPLES. SHE SPENT THAT TIME WORKING ON AMERICAN FARMS, A FLOWER NURSERY. IT WAS THERE THAT SHE HAD FIRST HEARD ABOUT GOLF COURSE WORK FROM HER ROOMMATES. >> IT'S THAT TALKING ABOUT WE MADE BUNKERS. WE WILL GREENS AND I SAID I GOT ONE DOING WHAT THEY DO IN THAT. THE SOUND SO GREAT. I WANT TO DO THAT TO, YOU KNOW, AND THE MORE THEY I WAS ASKING, THEN THE MORE I WAS LIKE, I GOT ONE OUT. BUT I THINK SHE GOT HIRED AT HIDEOUT GOLF CLUB AND WAS ONLY ONE OF 2 WOMEN WORKING THERE AT THE TIME. I START FROM THE BOTTOM. >> AND I MOVE A LITTLE BY LITTLE I S I THE SUBMARINES. AND THEN, WOLF, I'LL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TO LEARN, YOU KNOW, AND AN HE GAVE ME THE OPPORTUNITY AND ICE DATA IN THE FIRE MONDAY IPM DEPARTMENT HAS SPRAINED GREENS WEEDS AND THEY AND THAT'S HOW I I START ON THESE INDUSTRY. >> RISING INTO MANAGEMENT MEN EARNING THE RESPECT OF A CREW THAT HAS NOW GROWN WITH MORE MAIL AND FEMALE STAFF. >> I HAVE LIKE A 15 LADIES. I THINK WE YOU KNOW, HE ALWAYS HAS AND THEIR GRADE THEY THEY LIVED IN. THEY SEE THAT THEY CAN DO THIS. AND I ALWAYS TELL THEM LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW. HE SAYS JUST. TIME AND THAT IS NOT THAT DIFFICULT. >> THE AMAZING BOSS WE HAVE. SHE'S VERY GOOD. AND SHE HELPS US. SHE TEACHES US EVERYTHING VERY WELL. SHE DESERVES THE JOB DONE SO MUCH MORE. SHE SHOULD KEEP RISING. >> IF YOU WILL, WHAT HIDE? AND YOU HAVE THIS PLAYING IN THE NATION'S I THINK IS ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE. >> FOR WGCU NEWS IM ELIZABETH ANDARGE WITH VIDEOGRAPHER ANDREA MELENDEZ