AUBURN AUTHORITY

Gus Malzahn, Bo Jackson win golfing skills competition

James Crepea
Montgomery Advertiser

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"