The University of Mississippi Athletics
Freeze Wins Long Drive Competition
4/27/2015 | Football, Blog
With a distance of 287-yards, the 2015 #CFAPBGolf Coaches Division Long Drive Champion is @CoachHughFreeze! pic.twitter.com/ProCdgbbg9
-- #CFAPBGolf (@CFAPeachBowl) April 27, 2015Ole Miss head football coach Hugh Freeze took home the long drive title at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Challenge charity golf tournament Monday.Â
He won the competition with a 287-yard drive, besting Arizona head football coach Rich Rodriguez, who finished in second place with a drive of 273.3 yards. With the win, Freeze received $5,000 to benefit the Blair E. Batson Hospital for Children in Jackson.
Freeze will team with Sean Tuohy and compete in the tournament round Tuesday. The duo and the 12 other university teams will play for a share of $500,000 in scholarships and charity, including a $125,000 first-place prize.
The tournament will be broadcast on ESPNU in August and December. Specific air dates will be announced this summer.
Check out the official release and photos, both courtesy the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl:
