April 28, 2009
Photo courtesy of Matt Garvey
GREENSBORO, Ga. — Vanderbilt head coach Bobby Johnson and former Commodore basketball great Will Perdue finished ninth in the Chick-fil-A Bowl Challenge golf tournament held Tuesday at Reynolds Plantation on Lake Oconee.
Johnson and Perdue, playing in the tournament for the first time, carded a 70 to finished eight strokes behind eventual winners Steve Spurrier and Sterling Sharpe representing the University of South Carolina.
“This was a great experience and the folks at Chick-fil-A really put on a fine tournament,” Johnson said. “I really enjoyed playing with Will. He¹s a gentleman and a credit representative of our university.”
The South Carolina duo topped Frank Beamer and Dell Curry of Virginia Tech in a playoff to claim the $120,000 first-place scholarship donation. It is Team South Carolina’s second straight championship.
Team Alabama and team Georgia Tech tied for third with a 10-under-par 62 at the third annual event hosted at Reynolds Plantation on Lake Oconee in Greensboro, Ga.
Johnson and Perdue collected a $10,000 scholarship donation for finishing ninth in the tourney.
“This was just an incredible day on the golf course,’ said Gary Stokan, Chick-fil-A Bowl president and CEO. “Everywhere you looked there was great golf action. These teams really delivered the level of play we’ve come to expect in this tournament. To cap everything off with a playoff victory put the perfect finishing touch on a fantastic three-day event.”
A total scholarship purse of $350,000 was awarded to the teams by the Chick-fil-A Bowl and an additional $150,000 was raised for other charitiesbringing the total charitable purse to $500,000.
The Chick-fil-A Bowl Challenge is a significant contributor to the Chick-fil-A Bowl’s annual charitable giving platform. The Bowl will contribute approximately $1.3 million to organizations in need this year.
