Greensboro, Ga. (May 2, 2023) – The team of Pat Narduzzi and Chan Gailey carded a rock-solid round including birdies on holes 16 through 18 to win the 2023 Southern Company Peach Bowl Challenge and $32,500 each for their respective charities.
The nation’s premier collegiate coach golf event featured a field of 18 current and former college football coaches, playing in nine two-man teams, competing for a share of a $300,000 charity purse. The tournament was held today at Reynolds Lake Oconee outside Atlanta and was played over 18 holes using Stableford scoring. Pairings were determined by balancing handicaps between teams.
The duo of Narduzzi and Gailey finished with a combined score of 44 points to overtake the teams of Dabo Swinney and Paul Johnson, as well as Dino Babers and Rick Neuheisel, who both tied for second place with a final score of 42.
Narduzzi and Gailey tallied six total birdies on the day and an eagle on the fourth hole to take home their first-ever Southern Company Peach Bowl Challenge title.
Narduzzi has now won a total of $137,500 in the event’s history, while Gailey has taken home $87,500 all-time for his charities.
“When you have a great partner, that makes it easy. Chan putted like crazy and came up with a gigantic putt on 18, and just knocked it down for us,” said Narduzzi. “We finished strong though, and that is what a good team does, finish strong.”
“It was fun, we had a good time, and it’s all for great charities, and that is what we are excited about,” said Gailey.
With this year’s $300,000 charity purse, the Southern Company Peach Bowl Challenge has now contributed a total of $9.3 million in scholarship and charity since 2007, helping make Peach Bowl, Inc. college football’s most charitable bowl organization. Proceeds from the event benefit charitable foundations selected by the coaches.
Final results with Stableford Scoring for all teams in the 2023 Southern Company Peach Bowl Challenge:
An additional $15,000 from the purse was also donated to other various charities.
The nation’s premier collegiate coach golf event featured a field of 18 current and former college football coaches, playing in nine two-man teams, competing for a share of a $300,000 charity purse. The tournament was held today at Reynolds Lake Oconee outside Atlanta and was played over 18 holes using Stableford scoring. Pairings were determined by balancing handicaps between teams.
The duo of Narduzzi and Gailey finished with a combined score of 44 points to overtake the teams of Dabo Swinney and Paul Johnson, as well as Dino Babers and Rick Neuheisel, who both tied for second place with a final score of 42.
Narduzzi and Gailey tallied six total birdies on the day and an eagle on the fourth hole to take home their first-ever Southern Company Peach Bowl Challenge title.
Narduzzi has now won a total of $137,500 in the event’s history, while Gailey has taken home $87,500 all-time for his charities.
“When you have a great partner, that makes it easy. Chan putted like crazy and came up with a gigantic putt on 18, and just knocked it down for us,” said Narduzzi. “We finished strong though, and that is what a good team does, finish strong.”
“It was fun, we had a good time, and it’s all for great charities, and that is what we are excited about,” said Gailey.
With this year’s $300,000 charity purse, the Southern Company Peach Bowl Challenge has now contributed a total of $9.3 million in scholarship and charity since 2007, helping make Peach Bowl, Inc. college football’s most charitable bowl organization. Proceeds from the event benefit charitable foundations selected by the coaches.
Final results with Stableford Scoring for all teams in the 2023 Southern Company Peach Bowl Challenge:
| COACH | CURRENT OR FORMER FBS SCHOOL(S) | CHARITY | TOTAL WINNINGS |
| First Place Team | |||
| Pat Narduzzi | Pitt | UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh | $32,500 |
| Chan Gailey | Georgia Tech | Fellowship of Christian Athletes- Georgia Region | $32,500 |
| Combined final score: 44 | |||
| Second Place Team (Tie) | |||
| Dino Babers | Syracuse | Dick Tomey Legacy Fund- Positive Coaching Alliance | $20,000 |
| Rick Neuheisel | Colorado, Washington, UCLA | Wedgewood Charity | $20,000 |
| Combined final score: 42 | |||
| Second Place Team (Tie) | |||
| Dabo Swinney | Clemson | All In Team Foundation | $20,000 |
| Paul Johnson | Navy, Georgia Tech | Paul and Susan Johnson Family Foundation | $20,000 |
| Combined final score: 42 | |||
| Fourth Place Team | |||
| Urban Meyer | Bowling Green, Utah, Florida, Ohio State | Urban And Shelley Meyer Family Foundation | $15,000 |
| Dan Mullen | Mississippi State, Florida | Mullen Family 36 Foundation | $15,000 |
| Combined final score: 41 | |||
| Fifth Place Team (Tie) | |||
| Shane Beamer | South Carolina | The Beamer Family Foundation | $12,500 |
| Tom O’Brien | Boston College, NC State | National Medal of Honor Leadership & Education Center | $12,500 |
| Combined final score: 40 | |||
| Fifth Place Team (Tie) | |||
| Kirby Smart | Georgia | The Kirby Smart Family Foundation | $12,500 |
| Steve Spurrier | Duke, Florida, South Carolina | HBC Foundation | $12,500 |
| Combined final score: 40 | |||
| Seventh Place Team (Tie) | |||
| Eliah Drinkwitz | Mizzou | CarePortal | $10,000 |
| Jim Grobe | Ohio, Wake Forest, Baylor | Fisher DeBerry Foundation | $10,000 |
| Combined final score: 38 | |||
| Seventh Place Team (Tie) | |||
| Jeff Monken | Army | Legacies Alive | $10,000 |
| Randy Edsall | Maryland, UConn | Edsall Family Foundation | $10,000 |
| Combined final score: 38 | |||
| Ninth Place Team | |||
| Mike Norvell | Florida State | Keep Climbing Family Foundation | $10,000 |
| Bobby Johnson | Vanderbilt | Sea Island Habitat for Humanity | $10,000 |
| Combined final score: 34 |
An additional $15,000 from the purse was also donated to other various charities.
