It was January of 1995, and Stacy Slobodnik-Stoll was down in Florida playing golf on the mini-tours, trying to make the most of a two-year sponsorship, when she got a phone call from her old coach at Michigan State.
Mary Fossum wanted Slobodnik-Stoll to return to East Lansing to be an assistant coach.
"At first, it didn't sound like an idea I was interested in," Slobodnik-Stoll said. "But my parents, fortunately, said, 'I think you better take it. That sounds a lot better than how it's going in professional golf.'
"Everything I've been able to accomplish in my life is because of the opportunity she gave me.