The University of Mississippi Athletics
Freeze, Tuohy to Rep Ole Miss at Charity Golf Tournament
4/24/2015 | Football, Blog
Ole Miss head football coach Hugh Freeze will team with former All-SEC basketball player Sean Tuohy to represent the Rebels for the fourth straight year and compete for a share of the $520,000 total purse in the ninth annual Chick-fil-A Bowl Challenge charity golf tournament April 26-28.
The nation's premier head coach and celebrity golf event will be held April 26-28 at the Reynolds Plantation resort on Lake Oconee outside Atlanta. Over the past eight years, the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Challenge has provided $4.7 million in scholarship and charitable contributions.
Freeze and Tuohy finished 7-under par for fifth place last year, their best finish in three years of competition at the event. In their three years of competition, Freeze and Tuohy have combined to earn $85,000 in scholarship funds for Ole Miss. Team Ole Miss has appeared in the Chick-fil-A Bowl Challenge charity golf tournament every year since 2009, earning a cumulative $147,500 in scholarship funds for the Rebels.รย
The Chick-fil-A Bowl Challenge main event features pairings that include a university head coach and a celebrity or former athlete from the same school competing in a two-man scramble over 18 hotels. The tournament will be broadcast on ESPNU in August and December. Specific air dates will be announced this summer.
The 13 university teams will be vying for the $125,000 first-place prize, with all teams receiving a portion of the $520,000 scholarship purse. Freeze and Tuohy are paired with the N.C. State team of Dave Doeren and Terry Harvey in Group Five.
The field of competitors for the featured event is scheduled to include:รย
Alabama: Nick Saban, Mark Ingram
Arizona: Rich Rodriguez, Kenny Lofton
Auburn: Gus Malzahn, Bo Jacksonรย
Cincinnati: Tommy Tuberville, Kevin Huber
Clemson: Dabo Swinney, Steve Fuller
Georgia Tech: Paul Johnson, Jon Barry (2011, 2012, 2014 winners)
Maryland: Randy Edsall, Scott McBrien
Mississippi State: Dan Mullen, Fred McCraryรย
North Carolina: Larry Fedora, Roy Williamsรย
NC State: Dave Doeren, Terry Harvey
Ohio State: Urban Meyer, Jeff Logan
Ole Miss: Hugh Freeze, Sean Tuohyรย
South Carolina: Steve Spurrier, Sterling Sharpe (2008, 2009 winners)
For a full list of pairings and more information on the event, visit Chick-fil-APeachBowlChallenge.com.
