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Swinney to Complete in 2013 Chick-fil-A Bowl Challenge

Swinney to Complete in 2013 Chick-fil-A Bowl Challenge

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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:     

TEAM

COACH

CELEBRITY

 

Alabama

Nick Saban

Mark Ingram

 

Auburn

Gus Malzahn

Bo Jackson

 

Clemson

Dabo Swinney

Steve Fuller

 

Florida State

Jimbo Fisher

Terrell Buckley

 

Georgia Tech

Paul Johnson

Jon Barry

 

Miami

Al Golden

Gino Torretta

 

Mississippi

Hugh Freeze

Sean Tuohy

 

Mississippi State

Dan Mullen

Fred McCrary

 

North Carolina

Larry Fedora

Roy Williams

 

NC State

Dave Doeren

Tom Gugliotta

 

Ohio State

Urban Meyer

Jeff Logan

 

South Carolina

Steve Spurrier

Sterling Sharpe

 

Syracuse

Scott Shafer

Jim Boeheim

 

Virginia Tech

Frank Beamer

Dell Curry

 

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.

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