GREENSBORO, Ga. – The Chick-fil-A Bowl has announced the official pairings for its Chick-fil-A Bowl Challenge charity golf tournament May 3. Twelve university teams of head coaches and celebrity alumni will compete in six groups vying for their share of the $415,000 scholarship purse.

The groups will tee off at 8:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 3 and play a two-man scramble format over 18 holes. The tournament’s championship team will earn a $120,000 first place scholarship donation to their university.

Featured groups include rivalry pairings that mirror the Chick-fil-A Bowl’s ACC vs. SEC format. Two of the pairings will match teams that have competed or are set to compete in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game (Alabama vs. Virginia Tech – 2008 and NC State vs. Tennessee – 2012). Official group pairings include:

Group One:
Clemson: Dabo Swinney / Steve Fuller  VS.
South Carolina: Steve Spurrier / Sterling Sharpe

Group Two:
Alabama: Nick Saban / Chris Mohr  VS.
Virginia Tech: Frank Beamer / Dell Curry

Group Three:
NC State: Tom O’Brien / Torry Holt  VS.
Tennessee: Derek Dooley / Stanley Morgan 


Group Four:
Maryland: Randy Edsall / Stan Gelbaugh  VS.
Ole Miss: Houston Nutt / Wesley Walls

Group Five:
Mississippi State: Dan Mullen / Fred McCrary  VS.
Wake Forest: Jim Grobe / Riley Skinner

Group Six:
Georgia Tech: Paul Johnson / Jon Barry  VS.
Miami: Al Golden / Gino Torretta


The nation’s premier head coach and celebrity golf event will be held at the beautiful Reynolds Plantation resort on Lake Oconee outside Atlanta. Over the past four years, the Chick-fil-A Bowl Challenge has provided $1.9 million in scholarship and charity to its participating universities.

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