CLEMSON FOOTBALL

Swinney set to compete in Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Challenge


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is moving from the gridiron to the green to compete in the ninth annual Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Challenge charity golf tournament for a share of $520,000 in scholarship and charity.

Swinney will compete in the skills challenge on Monday, which includes the long drive and closest to the pin competition. Tuesday, he will be participating in the main event, which features pairings that include a university head coach and a celebrity or former athlete from the same school competing in a scramble format against other university teams from around the country. Swinney will team with former Clemson great Steve Fuller with Auburn's Gus Malzahn and Bo Jackson completing the foursome.

In total, Swinney has earned $135,000 in scholarships in five years participating in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Challenge.

In the past eight years, the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Challenge has provided $4.7 million in scholarship and charitable contributions.

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