Imagine how nerve-wracking it must be in the moments leading up to your first Super Bowl. Tens of millions watching worldwide as you walk up the biggest stage in American sports.

But when you think about it, these guys – like Panthers tight end Greg Olsen – have played in dozens of games from Pop Warner to the pros. Sure, the Super Bowl is something different, but football is their element.

That's why Olsen is admittedly "a little nervous" this week. An occasional golfer, he's never played in a Pro-Am. That will change Wednesday at Quail Hollow.

"When it's something that you do on a regular basis, you have past experiences to draw from," Olsen says. "When things aren't going good, you've been there before, you can kind of get yourself out of it. This is going to be a first-time experience for me."

Last summer, Olsen appeared in a video with the Bryan Bros, who are viral sensations in the golf world. We didn't get to see him swing much, though.

So, Greg, how is your game?

"I'm not a very good golfer," he admits.

"I'm not like (quarterback Derek Anderson) or one of these guys who plays a lot and can really go out and swing it. I'm a basic, average, if I can break 90, I'm happy kind of golfer."

But he's not heading into Quail without a fight. Or at least, an effort. Just recently, he took a couple of lessons for the first time.

"That gives you an idea of how I'm kind of feeling about the whole thing," Olsen says.

"I decided I've gotta get somebody to give me a few pointers to at least rely on while I'm out there."

And that's not all.

Olsen will have someone on his bag who's sure to divert some of the attention. Luke Kuechly isn't just a Pro Bowl linebacker. He's now a caddie and mental coach.

"He's a good level head," Olsen says. "He'll probably be a good influence on me if I get too riled up over a few bad shots. He'll be a good, steadying force."

If he wasn't recovering from shoulder surgery, Kuechly could be playing in the Pro-Am, showing off what he learned the last time the PGA Tour stopped in Charlotte. Instead, he offered to be Olsen's help.

"When he mentioned it, I said, 'You really want to carry my bag? Like ... you're Luke. Why are you going to carry my bag?' But that's why he's Luke," Olsen says.

"He's a great dude. He's a good buddy of mine and I just think it's a fun opportunity. He can't play in it, so it's the next best thing. He'll be out there with me. We'll be a tag team for one afternoon and see if we can do some damage."

Olsen squeezed in some last-minute practice with a few of his teammates Monday at a fundraiser for his charity, The HEARTest Yard. The next time he tees off, it'll be before the biggest gallery that's ever watched him play.

In this case, pressure and success are all relative.

"Listen, it's not the Super Bowl. At the end of the day, no one expects me to go out there and shoot par. I'm going to enjoy it, I'm going to have fun with it, I'm going to do the best I can and just enjoy a great event," Olsen says.

"Hopefully I don't hit anybody."