NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (LEX 18) – Golf for a Great Cause at Keene Run at Keene Trace supported the Buehler Family Foundation on Monday. The fifth annual Walker Buehler Charity Golf Outing has begun and the face of the event recorded the final withdrawal from this year’s World Series.

12 days ago, Buehler took out the New York Yankees on baseball’s biggest stage. Back home on the golf course, he spearheads the effort through the Buehler Family Foundation.

“I’ve had some really cool moments on the field, but for us, that’s the thing we’re most proud of,” Buehler said.

For Walker, it’s a reminder of what it means to give back to your hometown.

“I was very lucky. I was very fortunate to grow up here. I think it elevates you in a different way,” Buehler added.

It pays off in the long run. Buehler pitched a 1-2-3 ninth inning as the Dodgers clinched the World Series four games to one. His friend, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Sonny Gray, in Nicholasville Monday for the golf event, highlighted Buehler’s resilience after multiple Tommy John surgeries, rising to the occasion in the fifth game, his first relief appearance since his rookie year.

“The confidence that the Dodgers showed in him to put him in this situation shows both ways,” Gray said.

Buehler closed out the series with a day off. His recruiter watched it all unfold and praised Buehler’s composure.

“For me, it was more of a calm feeling, like this is the guy we want right now. I don’t know… there’s just something that makes him tick,” Marty Lamb said .

Lamb’s role in Buehler’s success from a young age through his years at Vanderbilt extends well beyond the field.

“Especially being from here to go to L.A. and handle all that. To have it start with a guy who’s as Kentucky as Marty Lamb, that helped us a lot,” Buehler said.

And at the end of the day, this humble two-time World Series champion remembers the most important thing about this event, as the proceeds benefit local first responders.

“I want to try to create a legacy in some way and I think it will be mine, hopefully,” Buehler noted.

Buehler says the money raised from his golf outing will go toward Normatec compression sleeves and massage guns for first responders.