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Rebels Reinforce Dynasty in 2019 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Challenge
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Team Ole Miss carded nine birdies and two eagles to win its fourth consecutive Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Challenge by two strokes Tuesday at the Reynolds Lake Oconee Resort outside Atlanta.
Head coach Matt Luke and celebrity partner Wesley Walls teamed up to finish at 13-under par to win the $100,000 first-place prize. Luke also won the long drive competition in the coach division with a drive of 275 yards
Team Georgia finished second at 11-under par after closing the round with seven birdies on the back nine, while the teams from Clemson, Georgia Tech, North Carolina and Ohio State tied for third at 9-under.
“I think coming down the stretch last year, we had a little cushion. We got behind this back nine. I think Georgia was up there, so there was a little bit more pressure coming in having to hit a good shot,” Luke said. “It’s been a day of good friends and good times.”
“Matt can putt, I can tell you that. He made a lot of crucial and critical putts,” Walls said. “What a great job Chick-fil-A and Peach Bowl, Inc. does with putting on this golf tournament. It’s awesome and a lot of good comes out of it.”
The Ole Miss victory marks the first time in the event’s history where a team has won the tournament in four consecutive years. Ole Miss is now tied with Georgia Tech for the most wins in the tournament’s history with four all-time victories.
The first-place prize money will be split between an endowed scholarship at Ole Miss and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes chapter at the university.
“We want to congratulate Matt and Wesley on their unprecedented four-peat,” said Gary Stokan, Peach Bowl, Inc. CEO & president. “We set a record this week with the amount we raised for charity thanks to so many of the sport’s top coaches who took time to play golf for a noble cause.”
Final results from the 2019 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Challenge including total charity and scholarship winnings:
Courtesy of Ole Miss Sports
| Mon, Nov 4 |  | vs Long Island University | W, 90-60 |
| Fri, Nov 8 |  | vs Grambling | W, 66-64 |
| Tue, Nov 12 |  | vs South Alabama | W, 64-54 |
| Sat, Nov 16 |  | vs Colorado State | W, 84-69 |
| Thu, Nov 21 |  | vs Oral Roberts | L, 100-68 |
| Thu, Nov 28 |  | vs BYU | W, 96-85 OT |
| Fri, Nov 29 |  | vs 13 Purdue | L, 80-78 |
| Tue, Dec 3 |  | @ Louisville | W, 86-63 |
| Sat, Dec 7 |  | vs Lindenwood | W, 86-53 |
| Sat, Dec 14 |  | vs Southern Miss | W, 77-46 |
| Tue, Dec 17 |  | vs Southern | W, 74-61 |
| Sat, Dec 21 |  | vs Queens University | W, 80-62 |
| Sat, Dec 28 |  | @ Memphis | L, 87-70 |
| Sat, Jan 4 |  | vs Georgia | W, 63-51 |
| Wed, Jan 8 |  | @ 23 Arkansas | W, 73-66 |
| Sat, Jan 11 |  | vs LSU | W, 77-65 |
| Tue, Jan 14 |  | @ 5 Alabama | W, 74-64 |
| Sat, Jan 18 |  | @ 17 Mississippi State | L, 81-84 |
| Wed, Jan 22 |  | vs 13 Texas A&M | L, 62-63 |
| Sat, Jan 25 |  | @ Missouri | 5:00 PM SECN |
| Wed, Jan 29 |  | vs Texas | 8:00 PM ESPN2 |
| Sat, Feb 1 |  | vs 2 Auburn | 3:00 PM TBA |
| Tue, Feb 4 |  | vs 10 Kentucky | 6:00 PM ESPN |
| Sat, Feb 8 | | @ LSU | 7:30 PM SECN |
| Wed, Feb 12 |  | @ South Carolina | 6:00 PM SECN |
| Sat, Feb 15 | | vs 17 Mississippi State | 5:00 PM TBA |
| Sat, Feb 22 |  | @ Vanderbilt | 2:30 PM SECN |
| Wed, Feb 26 | | @ 2 Auburn | 6:00 PM TBA |
| Sat, Mar 1 |  | vs 12 Oklahoma | 1:00 PM TBA |
| Wed, Mar 5 |  | vs 1 Tennessee | 8:00 PM TBA |
| Sat, Mar 8 |  | @ 6 Florida | 5:00 PM SECN |