Posted by ESPN.com's Heather Dinich
Spring ball is over, which means for the head coaches, a little golf has begun.
Today, Steve Spurrier edged Frank Beamer.
(And you thought the Hokies' game against Alabama was big.)
Beamer, along with Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson, Wake Forest coach Jim Grobe and Maryland coach Ralph Friedgen competed in the Chick-fil-A Bowl challenge golf tournament in Greensboro, Ga.
In regulation play, Sterling Sharp sank a dramatic 10-foot putt on 18 to force the playoff with Beamer and Dell Curry. After repeating the 18th hole, the teams were still tied and a four-shot closest-to-the-pin competition decided the championship. From 150 yards, Beamer's approach finished 23' from the cup. Sharpe then stroked his approach to 18' to win by five feet.
Team Alabama and team Georgia Tech tied for third with a 10-under-par 62 at the third annual event hosted at Reynolds Plantation on Lake Oconee in Greensboro, Ga.
A total scholarship purse of $350,000 was awarded to the teams by the Chick-fil-A Bowl and an additional $150,000 was raised for other charities bringing the total charitable purse to $500,000.
Here is how the coaches fared:
TEAM, SCORE, WINNINGS:
South Carolina (Steve Spurrier/Sterling Sharpe), -12 (playoff), $120,000
Virginia Tech (Frank Beamer/Dell Curry), -12, $60,000
Alabama (Nick Saban/Johnny Musso), -10, $37,500
Georgia Tech (Paul Johnson/Jon Barry), -10, $37,500
Minnesota (Tubby Smith /Jim Petersen), -9, $25,000
Ole Miss (Houston Nutt/Kris Mangum), -8, $17,500
Wake Forest (Jim Grobe/Billy Packer), -8, $17,500
Kentucky (Rich Brooks/Jared Lorenzen), -4, $15,000
Vanderbilt (Bobby Johnson/Will Perdue), -2, $10,000
Maryland (Ralph Friedgen/Neil O'Donnell), -1, $10,000
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Heather Dinich
Dinich covered ACC and Big Ten football for five seasons before joining ESPN.com in November 2007. She's an Indiana grad but somehow her favorite day of the week is Saturday.
