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GREENSBORO, GA – A 15-team field of NCAA head coaches and celebrity alumni are set to compete in the seventh annual Chick-fil-A Bowl Challenge charity golf tournament. Top national coaches such as Dabo Swinney, Frank Beamer, Urban Meyer, Nick Saban, and many others will hit the links, all vying for their share of the $520,000 scholarship purse for their respective universities.
The nation’s premier head coach and celebrity golf event will be held April 28-30 at the Reynolds Plantation resort on Lake Oconee outside Atlanta. In the past six years, the Chick-fil-A Bowl Challenge has provided $3.3 million in scholarship and charitable contributions.
Over the three-day event, several tournament rounds will be played in addition to the featured, televised round of coaches and celebrities. The complete field of head coaches, professional golfers, former athletes and celebrities includes three NFL Hall of Famers, six Heisman Trophy winners, 10 national Coaches of the Year and 16 Pro Bowlers.
New additions to this year’s tournament include Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram (Alabama), Bo Jackson (Auburn) and new ACC member Syracuse. Reigning National Champion Alabama and Virginia Tech, who will square off in this year’s Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game, are also set to participate.
The 15 university teams will be vying for the $125,000 first-place prize with all teams receiving a portion of the $520,000 scholarship purse.
The field of competitors for the featured event is scheduled to include:
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TEAM |
COACH |
CELEBRITY |
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Alabama |
Nick Saban |
Mark Ingram |
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Auburn |
Gus Malzahn |
Bo Jackson |
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Clemson |
Steve Fuller |
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Florida State |
Jimbo Fisher |
Terrell Buckley |
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Georgia Tech |
Paul Johnson |
Jon Barry |
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Miami |
Al Golden |
Gino Torretta |
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Mississippi |
Hugh Freeze |
Sean Tuohy |
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Mississippi State |
Dan Mullen |
Fred McCrary |
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North Carolina |
Larry Fedora |
Roy Williams |
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NC State |
Dave Doeren |
Tom Gugliotta |
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Ohio State |
Urban Meyer |
Jeff Logan |
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South Carolina |
Steve Spurrier |
Sterling Sharpe |
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Syracuse |
Scott Shafer |
Jim Boeheim |
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Virginia Tech |
Frank Beamer |
Dell Curry |
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Wake Forest |
Jim Grobe |
Riley Skinner |
The Chick-fil-A Bowl Challenge main event features pairings that include a university head coach and a celebrity or former athlete from the same school competing in a scramble format against other university teams from around the country.
In addition to the $520,000 scholarship purse, an additional $135,000 charitable donation will be made to Chick-fil-A’s WinShape Homes. The Chick-fil-A Bowl Challenge is a significant contributor to the Chick-fil-A Bowl’s overall charitable and scholarship donations. The Chick-fil-A Bowl leads all bowls in the country in charitable giving, including gifts of more than $15.7 million since 2002.
The tournament is being taped by ESPN for broadcast in the fall. The date of the broadcast will be announced this summer.