Gus Malzahn, Bo Jackson win golfing skills competition
AUBURN -- Gus knows the short game and Bo knows the long ball.
Auburn coach Gus Malzahn and Heisman Trophy winner Bo Jackson each won during Monday's skills competition at the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Challenge charity golf tournament at Reynolds Plantation resort on Lake Oconee.
Malzahn won the Closest to the Pin Contest among the coaches with a 98-yard shot that finished 7-feet 9-inches from the pin while Jackson won the Long Drive Competition among celebrities with a drive of 331.5 yards.
Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze (287-yard drive) and former Maryland quarterback Scott McBrien (8-feet 9-inches to the pin) also took home victories.
All four of the winners will receive $5,000 for the charity of their choice.
The 13-team field of college coaches and celebrity alumni will compete in the tournament round Tuesday for a share of $500,000 in scholarship and charity.
The tournament will be broadcast on ESPNU in August and December.
The full results from the Long Drive Competition include:
Long Drive (Coaches' Division) | Long Drive (Celebrity Division) |
Hugh Freeze (Ole Miss): 287 yards | Bo Jackson (Auburn): 331.5 yards |
Rich Rodriguez (Arizona): 273.3 yards | Jon Barry (Georgia Tech): 318.4 yards |
Gus Malzahn (Auburn): 273.1 yards | Scott McBrien (Maryland): 317.7 yards |
Dave Doeren (N.C. State): 273 yards | Terry Harvey (N.C. State): 317.4 yards |
Randy Edsall (Maryland): 267.7 yards | Kevin Huber (Cincinnati): 302.7 yards |
Dan Mullen (Miss. State): 242.3 yards | Kenny Lofton (Arizona): 300.5 yards |
Urban Meyer (Ohio State): 239.6 yards | Fred McCrary (Miss. State): 300.5 yards |
Jeff Logan (Ohio State): 293.7 yards | |
Steve Fuller (Clemson): 273.8 yards | |
Sean Tuohy (Ole Miss): 263.5 yards | |
Closest to the Pin (Coaches' Division) | Closest to the Pin (Celebrity Division) |
Gus Malzahn (Auburn): 7'9" | Scott McBrien (Maryland): 8'2" |
Paul Johnson (Georgia Tech): 8'6" | Jon Barry (Georgia Tech): 10'2" |
Hugh Freeze (Ole Miss): 11'6" | Sean Tuohy (Ole Miss):13'5 |
Urban Meyer (Ohio State): 16'2" | Steve Fuller (Clemson):15'9" |
Tommy Tuberville (Cincinnati): 19'5" | Jeff Logan (Ohio State): 24'5" |
Dave Doeren (N.C. State): 23'5" | Kenny Lofton (Arizona): 26'2" |
Randy Edsall (Maryland): 23'5" | Terry Harvey (N.C. State): 31' |
Steve Spurrier (South Carolina): 23'5" | Fred McCrary (Miss. State): 32'4" |
Dabo Swinney (Clemson): 23'7" | Bo Jackson (Auburn): 36'9" |
Rich Rodriguez (Arizona): 24'6" | |