In what was an outing for Cordevalle members and corporate sponsors for this year’s Frys.com Open, Nelson, along with 12 other female golfers including 18-time LPGA champion Dottie Pepper, took part in a putting contest with a $5,000 donation made in the winner’s name to the charity of their choice. Nelson sank the 35-foot putt, and naturally donated the winnings to the NCGA Foundation, which will partner with the Frys.com Open by marketing tickets to NCGA members and assisting with registering volunteers from the NCGA’s nearly 160,000 members.

“When we were drawing numbers, I pulled number two. That gave me only one look at the break of the putt,” Nelson said. “When I saw that Dottie Pepper would be in the mix it certainly added another level of pressure, after all she has made many clutch putts in her incredible career that were worth far more than $5,000. It wasn’t an easy putt, breaking right to left and was some 35 feet long. I remember standing over the putt thinking ‘Take one slow breath and just let the stroke flow.’ When I initially hit it, I thought I missed my line too far to the right but it kept working back to the hole.”

This year’s Frys.com Open (Oct. 14-17) will mark the tournament’s debut at Cordevalle. The last three years it was played at Grayhawk GC in Arizona. A Monday qualifier for the tournament will be held at Bayonet GC.