Nutt, Walls Join In Successful Charity Golf Tournament

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GREENSBORO, Ga. - Ole Miss head coach Houston Nutt and former All-American tight end Wesley Walls combined to shoot 2-over par and earn $10,000 in scholarship donations at the Chick-fil-A Bowl Challenge charity golf tournament Tuesday.

The Rebel twosome earned a 10th-place finish at the fourth annual event, hosted at Reynolds Plantation resort outside of Atlanta.

Florida State head coach Jimbo Fisher and former Seminoles defensive back Terrell Buckley won the tourney with a seven-under-par 65. Georgia Tech team finished one back at -6, and two-time defending champion South Carolina finished third at -5.

In total, the Chick-fil-A Bowl Challenge contributed $400,000 in scholarship money to the 12 universities that competed. Over the last four years, the event has combined to give more than $1.8 million in scholarship and charitable donations.

"We really had a spectacular day on the golf course today and this incredible group of coaches and celebrities represented their universities in a first-class way," said Gary Stokan, Chick-fil-A Bowl president and CEO. "But the privilege was all ours in being able to give so much back to these great schools and great competitors."

The Chick-fil-A Bowl Challenge featured pairings that included a university head coach and a celebrity or former athlete from the same school competing in a scramble format against other university teams from the ACC and SEC.

In addition to the $400,000 scholarship purse, an additional $135,000 was donated to Chick-fil-A's WinShape Homes, a long-term foster care program. The Chick-fil-A Bowl Challenge is a significant contributor to the Chick-fil-A Bowl's overall annual charitable and scholarship donations. The Chick-fil-A Bowl leads all bowls in the country in charitable giving, including gifts of more than $5.8 million since 2002.

For more information on the event, visit www.Chick-fil-ABowlChallenge.com.

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