
4/9/2026 8:57:00 AM | Southern Company Peach Bowl Challenge
The Southern Company Peach Bowl Challenge is the nation's premier charity golf tournament featuring top current and former college football coaches. Hosted at the beautiful Reynolds Lake Oconee resort outside Atlanta each spring, the event has generated $10 million for the various foundations and charities supported by its coaches.
FAST FACTS
2026 TOURNAMENT
2 Steve Spurrier (S. Carolina / Florida) $662,000
3 Frank Beamer (Virginia Tech) $435,000
4 Dave Doeren (NC State) $380,800
5 Nick Saban (Alabama) $363,333
6 Dan Mullen (UNLV) $354,967
7 Kirby Smart (Georgia) $353,750
8 Hugh Freeze (Auburn) $340,417
9 Dabo Swinney (Clemson) $310,000
10 Gus Malzahn (FSU) $251,667
11 Jim Grobe (Wake Forest) $247,000
12 Randy Edsall (Maryland / UConn) $228,300
13 Urban Meyer (OSU) $225,000
14 Matt Luke (Ole Miss) $215,000
15 Tommy Tuberville (Auburn/Cincinnati) $206,250
16 Jimbo Fisher (FSU / Texas A&M) $175,000
17 Al Golden (Miami) $170,000
18 Pat Narduzzi (Pitt) $170,000
19 Larry Fedora (North Carolina) $152,500
20 Houston Nutt (Ole Miss / Houston) $142,500
PAST WINNERS
2025 Mike Norvell / Urban Meyer
2024 Mike Norvell / Urban Meyer
2023 Pat Narduzzi / Chan Gailey
2022 Randy Edsall / Houston Nutt
2021 Randy Edsall / Houston Nutt
2020 [ Not played -- COVID ]
2019 Matt Luke / Wesley Walls
2018 Matt Luke / Wesley Walls
2017 Hugh Freeze / Wesley Walls
2016 Hugh Freeze / Wesley Walls
2015 Paul Johnson / Jon Barry
2014 Paul Johnson / Jon Barry
2013 Al Golden / Gino Torretta
2012 Paul Johnson / Jon Barry
2011 Paul Johnson / Jon Barry
2010 Jimbo Fisher / Terrell Buckley
2009 Steve Spurrier / Sterling Sharpe
2008 Steve Spurrier / Sterling Sharpe
2007 Frank Beamer / Dell Curry
FAST FACTS
- Originally created in 2007, this year will mark the tournament's 19th event.
- A total of 61 college football head coaches have participated in the tournament to date.
- The event has generated a total of $10 million in charitable and scholarship donations.
- $6.4 million has been generated for college scholarships.
- $3.5 million has specifically been raised for 78 different charities and foundations of the participating coaches.
2026 TOURNAMENT
- April 26-28 at the Reynolds Lake Oconee resort. Two-man teams in a scramble format with handicaps and using Stableford scoring.
- The 2026 Challenge will include 27 current and former coaches competing for a $300,000 prize purse.
- Combined, the field of coaches features seven Dodd Trophy winners, nine FBS national championships, 64 conference championships and 2,984 career wins.
- 25 returning coaches and two coaches making their debut:
ALL-TIME WINNINGS LEADERBOARD
1 Paul Johnson (Georgia Tech) $905,000 2 Steve Spurrier (S. Carolina / Florida) $662,000
3 Frank Beamer (Virginia Tech) $435,000
4 Dave Doeren (NC State) $380,800
5 Nick Saban (Alabama) $363,333
6 Dan Mullen (UNLV) $354,967
7 Kirby Smart (Georgia) $353,750
8 Hugh Freeze (Auburn) $340,417
9 Dabo Swinney (Clemson) $310,000
10 Gus Malzahn (FSU) $251,667
11 Jim Grobe (Wake Forest) $247,000
12 Randy Edsall (Maryland / UConn) $228,300
13 Urban Meyer (OSU) $225,000
14 Matt Luke (Ole Miss) $215,000
15 Tommy Tuberville (Auburn/Cincinnati) $206,250
16 Jimbo Fisher (FSU / Texas A&M) $175,000
17 Al Golden (Miami) $170,000
18 Pat Narduzzi (Pitt) $170,000
19 Larry Fedora (North Carolina) $152,500
20 Houston Nutt (Ole Miss / Houston) $142,500
PAST WINNERS
2025 Mike Norvell / Urban Meyer
2024 Mike Norvell / Urban Meyer
2023 Pat Narduzzi / Chan Gailey
2022 Randy Edsall / Houston Nutt
2021 Randy Edsall / Houston Nutt
2020 [ Not played -- COVID ]
2019 Matt Luke / Wesley Walls
2018 Matt Luke / Wesley Walls
2017 Hugh Freeze / Wesley Walls
2016 Hugh Freeze / Wesley Walls
2015 Paul Johnson / Jon Barry
2014 Paul Johnson / Jon Barry
2013 Al Golden / Gino Torretta
2012 Paul Johnson / Jon Barry
2011 Paul Johnson / Jon Barry
2010 Jimbo Fisher / Terrell Buckley
2009 Steve Spurrier / Sterling Sharpe
2008 Steve Spurrier / Sterling Sharpe
2007 Frank Beamer / Dell Curry
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