April 23, 2009
GREENSBORO, Ga. -
Maryland head football coach Ralph Friedgen and 14-year NFL veteran quarterback Neil O'Donnell will represent the Terps and compete for a share of the $350,000 scholarship purse in the annual Chick-fil-A Bowl Challenge golf tournament.
The nation's premier head coach and celebrity golf event will be held Tuesday at the beautiful Reynolds Plantation on Lake Oconee outside Atlanta.
The field will include defending champions Steve Spurrier and Sterling Sharpe from the University of South Carolina along with an impressive list of top NCAA head coaches and celebrities. In all, 11 teams are scheduled to hit the links, all vying for the $120,000 first-place scholarship prize.
"Don't expect this to be a nice way for the coaches to unwind after spring practice," said Gary Stokan, Chick-fil-A Bowl president and CEO. "These guys are very competitive and we fully expect that spirit to carry over to the golf course. We're looking for a great event with some low scores and a lot of money heading back to these schools for scholarship."
The Chick-fil-A Bowl Challenge features pairings that include a university head coach and a celebrity or former athlete from the same school competing in a scramble format against other university teams from around the country.
In addition to the $350,000 scholarship purse, another $130,000 of the proceeds will be donated to selected charities. The Chick-fil-A Bowl Challenge is a significant contributor to the Chick-fil-A Bowl's overall charitable and scholarship donations. The Chick-fil-A Bowl leads all bowls in the country in charitable giving, including record gifts of more than $1.2 million in 2008 alone.
For more information on the event, visit www.Chick-fil-ABowlChallenge.com.
