Beamer to Compete in 2026 Southern Company Peach Bowl Challenge

South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer will once again represent the Gamecocks in the 19th annual Southern Company Peach Bowl Challenge charity golf tournament held April 26 – 28 at Reynolds Lake Oconee outside of Atlanta. This represents coach Beamer’s sixth appearance in the Southern Company Peach Bowl Challenge as he looks to add to the $80,000 in charitable winnings he’s already won in previous events.

The nation’s premier collegiate coach golf event will be played in Two Man Scramble format with Stableford scoring in an 18-hole tournament. Pairings were determined by balancing handicaps between teams and will feature 12 two-man teams that pair an active coach with a former coach (Legend). One pairing will include two active head coaches (Rhett Lashlee and Jeff Monken).

The current field of competitors and official pairings for this year’s Southern Company Peach Bowl Challenge is projected to include:

This year’s field includes an impressive roster of college football greats that features six former Dodd Trophy winners, and a collective group of coaches who have won nine FBS national championships, 64 conference championships and boast 2,925 career wins.

The 2026 field also features 24 coaches who have previously competed in the Southern Company Peach Bowl Challenge, while Rhett Lashlee and Ted Roof are set to make their first-ever appearances in the event.

Proceeds from the competition benefit charitable foundations selected by the coaches. Coach Beamer’s winnings will go to the Beamer Family Foundation, which supports children in Richland County, and the state of South Carolina, with educational and medical needs.

To date, 61 head coaches have participated in the tournament during its 19-year history, raising a total of $3.5 million for 78 different charities and foundations. Since its creation in 2007, the event has contributed a total of $10 million in scholarship and charity, helping make Peach Bowl, Inc. college football’s most charitable bowl organization.

“We’ve now raised $10 million in charitable funds from this event and look forward to adding to that total thanks to this year’s impressive field of coaches,” Peach Bowl, Inc. CEO and President Gary Stokan said. “This annual tradition has grown to become the premier collegiate coach golf event and we’re thankful so many of college football’s biggest names have participated over the years in order to give back to various causes that have personal meaning to them.”

ALL-TIME WINNINGS LEADERBOARD                         

1          Paul Johnson (Georgia Tech)                  $905,000

 2         Steve Spurrier (S. Carolina / Florida)       $662,000

 3         Frank Beamer (Virginia Tech)                 $435,000

 4         Dave Doeren (NC State)                         $380,800

 5         Nick Saban (Alabama)                            $363,333

 6         Dan Mullen (UNLV)                               $354,967

 7         Kirby Smart (Georgia)                            $353,750

 8         Hugh Freeze (Auburn)                           $340,417

 9         Dabo Swinney (Clemson)                       $310,000

10        Gus Malzahn (FSU)                                $251,667

11        Jim Grobe (Wake Forest)                       $247,000

12        Randy Edsall (Maryland / UConn)           $228,300

13        Urban Meyer (OSU)                               $225,000

14        Matt Luke (Ole Miss)                             $215,000

15        Tommy Tuberville (Auburn/Cincinnati)   $206,250

16        Jimbo Fisher (FSU / Texas A&M)             $175,000

17        Al Golden (Miami)                                 $170,000

18        Pat Narduzzi (Pitt)                                 $170,000

19        Larry Fedora (North Carolina)                $152,500

20        Houston Nutt (Ole Miss / Houston)        $142,500

Florida State head coach Mike Norvell and partner Urban Meyer will look to win their third consecutive Southern Company Peach Bowl Challenge after winning back-to-back titles at the 2024 and 2025 tournaments. Paul Johnson leads all other coaches with four wins in the event, followed by Mike Norvell, Urban Meyer, Randy Edsall, Hugh Freeze, Matt Luke and Steve Spurrier, who each have two tournament victories to date.

PAST WINNERS

2025     Mike Norvell / Urban Meyer

2024     Mike Norvell / Urban Meyer

2023     Pat Narduzzi / Chan Gailey

2022     Randy Edsall / Houston Nutt

2021     Randy Edsall / Tom O’Brien

2020     [ Not played — COVID ]

2019     Matt Luke / Wesley Walls

2018     Matt Luke / Wesley Walls

2017     Hugh Freeze / Wesley Walls

2016     Hugh Freeze / Wesley Walls

2015     Paul Johnson / Jon Barry

2014     Paul Johnson / Jon Barry

2013     Al Golden / Gino Torretta

2012     Paul Johnson / Jon Barry

2011     Paul Johnson / Jon Barry

2010     Jimbo Fisher / Terrell Buckley

2009     Steve Spurrier / Sterling Sharpe

2008     Steve Spurrier / Sterling Sharpe

2007     Frank Beamer / Dell Curry