Smart, Malzahn Take Sixth At Southern Company Peach Bowl Challenge

Twenty-four current and former coaches raise $310,000 for charity

Greensboro, Ga. (April 29, 2025) – Florida State head coach Mike Norvell and teammate Urban Meyer led wire-to-wire, finishing with 45 points to repeat as champions of the 2025 Southern Company Peach Bowl Challenge charity golf tournament. This marks Florida State's third Southern Company Peach Bowl Challenge title after previously winning the event in 2024 and 2010.

Bulldog head coach Kirby Smart and current Seminole offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn took sixth to each earn $12,500 for their respective charities.

Norvell and Meyer started the tournament hot, carding two eagles and a birdie in their first five holes, and added another eagle and three more birdies to complete their start-to-finish victory. Urban Meyer sank a 15-foot putt on the final hole to seal the win, holding off the team of Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi and Rick Neuheisel by one point. Auburn head coach Hugh Freeze and partner Steve Spurrier finished third with 43 points.

The nation's premier collegiate coach golf event featured a field of 24 current and former college football coaches, playing in 12 two-man teams, competing for a share of a $310,000 charity purse. The tournament was held today at Reynolds Lake Oconee outside Atlanta and was played in a Two-Man Scramble format with Stableford scoring. Pairings were determined by balancing handicaps between teams.

"We had another down-to-the wire finish out here at Lake Oconee today as Mike and Urban were able to defend their title and claim back-to-back Southern Company Peach Bowl Challenge tournaments," said Peach Bowl, Inc. CEO and President Gary Stokan. "The real winners today are the charities though as we raised $310,000 this year to bring our all-time total to $10 million in our 18-year history."

With this year's $310,000 charity purse, the Southern Company Peach Bowl Challenge has now raised a total of $10 million in scholarship and charity since 2007, helping make Peach Bowl, Inc. college football's most charitable bowl organization. Proceeds from the event benefit charitable foundations selected by the coaches.

Final results with Stableford scoring for all teams in the 2025 Southern Company Peach Bowl Challenge:

COACH	CURRENT OR FORMER FBS SCHOOL(S)	CHARITY	TOTAL WINNINGS
First Place Team
Mike Norvell	Florida State	Keep Climbing Family Foundation	$32,500
Urban Meyer	Bowling Green, Utah, Florida, Ohio State	Urban and Shelley Meyer Family Foundation	$32,500
Combined final score: 45 points
Second Place Team
Pat Narduzzi	Pitt	UPMC Children's Hospital Foundation	$22,500
Rick Neuheisel	Colorado, Washington, UCLA	Lord Wedgwood Charity	$22,500
Combined final score: 44 points
Third Place Team
Hugh Freeze	Auburn	Global Orphan Project	$17,500
Steve Spurrier	Duke, Florida, South Carolina	HBC Foundation	$17,500
Combined final score: 43 points
Fourth Place Team
Dan Mullen	UNLV	Mullen Family 36 Foundation	$15,000
Scott Satterfield	Cincinnati	Back2Back Cincinnati	$15,000
Combined final score: 42 points
Fifth Place Team
P.J. Fleck	Minnesota	Row the Boat - Fleck Family Fund	$12,500
Tom O'Brien	Boston College, NC State	National Medal of Honor Leadership & Education Center	$12,500
Combined final score: 41 points
Sixth Place Team
Kirby Smart	Georgia	Kirby Smart Family Foundation	$12,500
Gus Malzahn	Florida State (OC), Ark. State, Auburn, UCF	Fort Smith Boys & Girls Clubs	$12,500
Combined final score: 40 points
Seventh Place Team - Tie
Shane Beamer	South Carolina	Beamer Family Foundation	$7,500
Houston Nutt	Boise State, Arkansas, Ole Miss	Chickasaw Foundation	$7,500
Combined final score: 39 points
Seventh Place Team - Tie
Kyle Whittingham	Utah	Guadalupe Center	$7,500
Jim Grobe	Ohio, Wake Forest, Baylor	Fisher DeBerry Foundation	$7,500
Combined final score: 39 points
Seventh Place Team - Tie
Manny Diaz	Duke	Durham Public Schools Foundation	$7,500
Paul Johnson	Navy, Georgia Tech	Paul and Susan Johnson Family Foundation	$7,500
Combined final score: 39 points
10th Place Team
Dan Lanning	Oregon	OHSU Foundation - Knight Cancer Institute	$5,000
Randy Edsall	Maryland, UConn	Edsall Family Foundation	$5,000
Combined final score: 38 points
11th Place Team
Brent Key	Georgia Tech	Key Family Foundation	$5,000
Chan Gailey	Georgia Tech	Fellowship of Christian Athletes - Georgia Region	$5,000
Combined final score: 37 points
12th Place Team
Jeff Monken	Army	Mission 22	$5,000
Derek Dooley	Louisiana Tech, Tennessee	Champions Place	$5,000
Combined final score: 32 points

An additional $10,000 was raised for various charities through several competitions held during the tournament to bring the purse total to $310,000.

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About Peach Bowl, Inc.:
Peach Bowl, Inc. is a 501(c)3 organization that operates the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, the Aflac Kickoff Game, the Southern Company Peach Bowl Challenge charity golf tournament, and manages and operates The Dodd Trophy Presented by PNC Bank national coach of the year award. It is the ninth-oldest bowl game in the country and is recognized as college football's most charitable bowl organization, having donated more than $65.9 million to organizations in need since 2002.

Peach Bowl, Inc Events:

Our Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl is one of the New Year's Six bowls selected to host the College Football Playoff including the CFP Semifinal in 2026. Over its 57 years, the game has drawn 3.38 million fans in attendance, a total television audience of 257.1 million viewers on ESPN, and has created $934.2 million in direct economic impact and $55.18 million in tax revenue for Atlanta and Georgia.

Our Aflac Kickoff Game is the nation's longest-running kickoff game and has reshaped the opening weekend in college football. With 21 games since 2008, the game has regularly hosted the nation's top teams and has drawn nearly 1.4 million fans, 108.6 million television viewers, distributed $127.7 million in team payouts and created an additional $593.8 million in economic impact and $41.5 million in tax revenue for Atlanta and Georgia.

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 $9.7 million for the various foundations and charities supported by its coaches.

The Dodd Trophy Presented by PNC Bank is college football's most coveted national coaching award. Named for legendary Georgia Tech coach Bobby Dodd, The Dodd Trophy annually honors the FBS football coach whose program represents three pillars of success: scholarship, leadership and integrity.

About Southern Company:
Southern Company (NYSE: SO) is a leading energy provider serving 9 million residential and commercial customers across the Southeast and beyond through its family of companies. Providing clean, safe, reliable and affordable energy with excellent service is our mission. The company has electric operating companies in three states, natural gas distribution companies in four states, a competitive generation company, a leading distributed energy distribution company with national capabilities, a fiber optics network and telecommunications services. Through an industry-leading commitment to innovation, resilience and sustainability, we are taking action to meet customers' and communities' needs while advancing our goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Our uncompromising values ensure we put the needs of those we serve at the center of everything we do and are the key to our sustained success. We are transforming energy into economic, environmental and social progress for tomorrow. Our corporate culture and hiring practices have earned the company national awards and recognition from numerous organizations, including Forbes, The Military Times, DiversityInc, Black Enterprise, J.D. Power, Fortune, Human Rights Campaign and more. To learn more, visit www.southerncompany.com.

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