Field Set for 2021 Peach Bowl Challenge Charity Golf Tournament

Staff Report

Wednesday, April 28th, 2021

A field of 19 current and former college football coaches is set to compete in the 14th annualPeach Bowl Challenge charity golf tournament May 3-4 at Reynolds Lake Oconee outside Atlanta. The coaches will be competing for a share of the $320,000 scholarship and charity purse. 

This year’s field includes an impressive roster of college football greats that features four former Dodd Trophy winners, and a collective group of coaches who have won three national championships, 30 FBS conference championships and boast 2,039 career wins. 

The nation’s premier collegiate coach golf event will feature coaches competing in teams over two days of competition. Proceeds from the event benefit charitable foundations selected by the coaches. Since its creation in 2007, the event has contributed a total of $8.4 million in scholarship and charity, helping make the Peach Bowl college football’s most charitable bowl organization. 

“Many of these current and retired coaches have participated in our Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl and Chick-fil-A Kickoff Games. This is our chance to give back to them for what they have done to help us grow and succeed – helping us meet our mission to be the country’s most charitable bowl organization,” Peach Bowl, Inc. CEO and President Gary Stokan said. “We can’t wait to see who comes out on top, but the real winners will be the charities these great coaches are playing for.” 

The two-day tournament will be played in Ryder Cup format with Stableford scoring and will include 18-hole Chapman Scotch on Monday, followed by an 18-hole Two Man Scramble on Tuesday. This year’s event will also feature a Skills Challenge that includes bunker shot and chipping competitions.
The current field of competitors for this year’s Peach Bowl Challenge is projected to include:

Current Coaches

COACH

SCHOOL

CHARITY

Shane Beamer

South Carolina

Herma's Readers

Manny Diaz

Miami

Overtown Youth Center   

Dave Doeren

NC State

321 Coffee

Randy Edsall

UConn

Edsall Family Foundation Philanthropy Fund

Gus Malzahn

UCF

Angel Armies

Jeff Monken

Army

Mission 22

Dan Mullen

Florida

Mullen Family "36" Foundation

Kirby Smart

Georgia

The Kirby Smart Family Foundation

Dabo Swinney

Clemson

Dabo's All In Team Foundation

Former Coaches (Legends) 

COACHES

FORMER FBS SCHOOL(S)

CHARITY /FOUNDATION

Frank Beamer

Virginia Tech

Herma's Readers

Mike Cavan

SMU

Cornerstone Church Athens

Chan Gailey

Georgia Tech

Fellowship of Christian Athletes

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

Rick Neuheisel

Colorado, Washington, UCLA

Wedgewood Charity

Houston Nutt

Boise State, Arkansas, Ole Miss

Chickasaw Foundation

Tom O’Brien

Boston College, NC State

Marine Toys for Tots

Steve Spurrier

Duke, Florida, South Carolina

HBC Foundation