Football . April 27, 2022

Beamer to Compete in 2022 Peach Bowl Challenge

Nation's Premier Collegiate Coach Golf Event Set for May 3

South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer will represent the Gamecocks in the 15th annual Peach Bowl Challenge charity golf tournament held on May 3 at Reynolds Lake Oconee outside of Atlanta. A field of 22 current and former college football coaches will compete for a share of a $330,000 charity purse.

The nation’s premier collegiate coach golf event will be played in Two Man Scramble format with Stableford scoring in an 18-hole tournament. This year’s competition will also feature a Skills Challenge that includes Long Drive and Closest to the Pin competitions.

Proceeds from the event benefit charitable foundations selected by the coaches. Coach Beamer’s winnings will go to the Beamer Family Foundation.

“This unique event consistently brings together some of college football’s biggest names each year, all for charity,” Peach Bowl, Inc. CEO and President Gary Stokan said. “These coaches are true competitors, both on and off of the football field, but it’s all for a great cause as each of their charities will be the true winners at the end of the day.”

Since its creation in 2007, the event has contributed a total of $8.73 million in scholarship and charity, helping make the Peach Bowl college football’s most charitable bowl organization.

This year’s field includes an impressive roster of college football greats that features three former Dodd Trophy winners, and a collective group of coaches who have won two national championships, 33 FBS conference championships and boasts 2,423 career wins.

The current field of competitors for this year’s Peach Bowl Challenge is projected to include:

COACH	CURRENT OR FORMER FBS SCHOOL(S)	CHARITY
Dino Babers	Syracuse	Dick Tomey Legacy Fund- Positive Coaching Alliance
Frank Beamer	Virginia Tech	American Cancer Society
Shane Beamer	South Carolina	The Beamer Family Foundation
Mike Cavan	SMU	Cornerstone Church Athens
Mark Dantonio	Cincinnati, Michigan State	George Webster Scholarship
Dave Doeren	NC State	GiGi’s Playhouse
Randy Edsall	Maryland, UConn	Edsall Family Foundation
Chan Gailey	Georgia Tech	Fellowship of Christian Athletes- Georgia Region
Jim Grobe	Ohio, Wake Forest, Baylor	Fisher DeBerry Foundation
Bobby Johnson	Vanderbilt	Sea Island Habitat for Humanity
Paul Johnson	Navy, Georgia Tech	Paul and Susan Johnson Family Foundation
Gus Malzahn	UCF	A Level Up
Jeff Monken	Army	Mission 22
Dan Mullen	Mississippi State, Florida	Mullen Family 36 Foundation
Pat Narduzzi	Pitt	Stanley M. Marks Blood Cancer Research Fund
Rick Neuheisel	Colorado, Washington, UCLA	Wedgewood Charity
Houston Nutt	Boise State, Arkansas, Ole Miss	Chickasaw Foundation
Tom O’ Brien	Boston College, NC State	National Medal of Honor Leadership & Education Center
Scott Satterfield	Louisville	USA Cares (Kentucky Chapter)
Kirby Smart	Georgia	The Kirby Smart Family Foundation
Steve Spurrier	Duke, Florida, South Carolina	HBC Foundation
Tommy Tuberville	Ole Miss, Auburn, Texas Tech, Cincinnati	Tommy Tuberville Foundation

Pairings for the 2022 Peach Bowl Challenge will be announced prior to the event.

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About Peach Bowl, Inc.:
Peach Bowl, Inc. is a 501(c)3 organization that operates the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game, the Peach Bowl Challenge charity golf tournament, and manages The Dodd Trophy national coach of the year award. It is the ninth-oldest bowl game in the country and is recognized as college football’s most charitable bowl organization, having donated $58.8 million to organizations in need since 2002.
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The Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl is one of the New Year’s Six bowls selected to host the College Football Playoff including a CFP Semifinal every third year and top-ranked teams from around the country in the other two years of each cycle. Over its 54 years, the game has drawn 3.1 million fans in attendance, a total television audience of 209.6 million viewers on ESPN, delivered $221 million in team payouts, and has created $786.3 million in direct economic impact for Atlanta and Georgia.

Our Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game is the nation’s longest-running kickoff game and has reshaped the opening weekend in college football. Over 17 games since 2008, the game has regularly hosted the nation’s top teams and has drawn 1.1 million fans, 87.4 million television viewers, distributed $101.3 million in team payouts, and created an additional $498.5 million in economic impact.

The Peach Bowl Challenge is the nation’s premier charity golf tournament featuring top current and former college football coaches. Hosted at the beautiful Reynolds Lake Oconee resort outside Atlanta each spring, the event has generated $8.7 million for the various foundations and charities supported by its coaches.

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