Hokie ClubVirginia Tech head coach Frank Beamer and former Charlotte Hornets and Tech star Dell Curry will represent the Hokies and compete for a share of the $350,000 scholarship purse in the annual Chick-fil-A Bowl Challenge golf tournament.
The nation’s premier head coach and celebrity golf event will be held at the beautiful Reynolds Plantation on Lake Oconee outside Atlanta on April 28.
The field will include defending champions Steve Spurrier and Sterling Sharpe from the University of South Carolina along with an impressive list of top NCAA head coaches and celebrities. In all, 11 teams are scheduled to hit the links, all vying for the $120,000 first-place scholarship prize.
Beamer and Curry took first place in the 2007 event and tied for second place with UCLA in last year’s tournament.
“Don’t expect this to be a nice way for the coaches to unwind after spring practice,†said Gary Stokan, Chick-fil-A Bowl president and CEO. “These guys are very competitive and we fully expect that spirit to carry over to the golf course. We’re looking for a great event with some low scores and a lot of money heading back to these schools for scholarship.â€
The current field of competitors includes:
Alabama: Nick Saban, Johnny Musso
Georgia Tech: Paul Johnson, Jon Barry
Kentucky: Rich Brooks, Jared Lorenzen
Maryland: Ralph Friedgen, Neil O’Donnell
Minnesota: Tubby Smith, Jim Petersen
Mississippi: Houston Nutt, Kris Mangum
N.C. State: Sidney Lowe, Monte Towe
South Carolina: Steve Spurrier, Sterling Sharpe
Vanderbilt: Bobby Johnson, Will Perdue
Virginia Tech: Frank Beamer, Dell Curry
Wake Forest: Jim Grobe, Billy Packer
Additional teams may be added prior to the event.
The Chick-fil-A Bowl Challenge 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 $350,000 scholarship purse, another $130,000 of the proceeds will be donated to selected charities. 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 record gifts of more than $1.2 million in 2008 alone.
For more information on the event, visit www.Chick-fil-ABowlChallenge.com.