The annual Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Challenge charity golf tournament returned to Reynolds Lake Oconee on April 30-May 2, 2018.
Held at Reynolds since 2007, the tournament has raised a total of $6.8 million. Each year, an 11-team field of FBS head coaches and celebrity Alumni compete for a first-place prize of $110,000 toward scholarship and charities.
This year’s players included: Reynolds Members Kirby Smart (Georgia) and Dan Mullen (Florida) along with Nick Saban (Alabama), Gus Malzahn (Auburn), Paul Johnson (Georgia Tech), Larry Fedora and Roy Williams (North Carolina), Matt Luke (Ole Miss), Dabo Swinney (Clemson), Pat Narduzzi (Pittsburgh), and first-time participant Brian Kelly (Notre Dame).
Competing in a two-man scramble format over 18 holes, the Ole Miss team, Head Coach Matt Luke and Wesley Walls, took home the title for the third year in a row.
The tournament, along with the special “Closest to the Pin” Challenge held at the Reynolds Kingdom of Golf and won by Auburn Head Coach Gus Malzahn, will be broadcasted on ESPN later this summer.
This year also featured an inaugural Legends Tournament with 10 former coaches vying for a share of $50,000 toward their charities. These coaches included Reynolds Members Frank Beamer (Virginia Tech), Ralph Friedgen (Maryland) and Jim Grobe (Wake Forest). Other participants were Chan Gailey (Georgia Tech), Bobby Johnson (Vanderbilt), Bob Stoops (Oklahoma), Tommy Tuberville (Ole Miss), Tom O’Brien (Boston College), Steve Spurrier (Florida), and Mack Brown (North Carolina).
For more information about the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Challenge, including a first-hand account from a Reynolds Sales Executive, click here.
