Chan Gailey, Mark Richt, Nick Saban and Tommy Tuberville led a "who’s who" list of head coach and celebrity twosomes in the Chick-fil-A Bowl Alma Mater– a one-of-a-kind golf event at Reynolds Plantation April 30 – May 1. The event saw golfers play in the Pro-Am and Celebrity-Am on two championship-caliber courses, followed by the annual Chick-fil-A Partners Meeting. The event culminated in a made-for-TV round that paired coaches with celebrities in an 18-hole tournament, competing for college scholarships.
Virginia Tech head coach Frank Beamer and Hokie alumnus and former NBA-star Dell Curry carded a 10-under 62 to edge San Diego State head coach Chuck Long and SDSU alum and former NFL pro-bowler Marshall Faulk by one stroke in the inaugural Chick-fil-A Bowl Alma Mater at Reynolds Plantation.
“I hit a few good shots and Dell hit a lot of great shots,” said Beamer, a member of Reynolds Plantation. “This was a great field and The Oconee Course is a beautiful place. What a first-class event. Anything the Chick-fil-A Bowl is doing, I want to be involved in.”
The Hokie team birdied four of their last nine holes and dodged a 35-foot birdie attempt on 18 by Marshall Faulk – that would have forced a playoff – to win the title.
“We had a great round and a lot of fun,” Curry said. “You put Frank and me together and we make one pretty good golfer.”
Beamer and Curry’s win earned the $100,000 first-place prize that, at their request, will be donated to the Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund to aid the families of the April 16 massacre on the Virginia Tech campus.