Neuheisel's golf outing
Rick Neuheisel can golf, too. He and his partner, Sinjin Smith, in a tie for second and South Carolina's Steve Spurrier and Sterling Sharpe in the Chick-fil-A Bowl Alma Mater on Tuesday.
Neuheisel and Smith shot a 7-under 65.
The press release is below:
South Carolina Wins
2008 Chick-fil-A Bowl Alma Mater
Steve Spurrier and Sterling Sharpe Take $120,000 First-Place Scholarship Check
Greensboro, Ga. (April 29, 2008) - The University of South Carolina's Steve Spurrier and Sterling Sharpe carded a 12-under-par 60 to earn a five-stroke victory in the 2008 Chick-fil-A Bowl Alma Mater at Reynolds Plantation and the $120,000 first-place scholarship donation.
The team from UCLA and last year's winners, Virginia Tech, tied for second with a seven-under 65.
"Sterling is just an excellent player, he hits it the way the pros do," Spurrier said after his victory. "And I was fortunate to hit some putts. I probably hit more putts today than I have in any one round in the last five or six years."
"Coach Spurrier and Sterling Sharpe really brought their 'A' games today in winning the championship among such a great field of competitors," said Gary Stokan, Chick-fil-A Bowl president. "Our congratulations go out to the team from South Carolina and our thanks to all the teams who came out today to enjoy a great day on the golf course, some good competition and a lot of laughs."
Final Team Standings:
Team: Score: Scholarship Winnings:
South Carolina -12 $120,000
UCLA -7 $45,000
Virginia Tech -7 $45,000
Georgia Tech -5 $30,000
Wake Forest -4 $22,500
Colorado -3 $15,250
Michigan -3 $15,250
Maryland -1 $12,000
Arizona State E $11,000
Auburn +1 $10,000
Minnesota +2 $9,000
Boston College +4 $8,000
Alabama +7 $7,000
The celebrity round was taped for broadcast and will air nationally on CBS at 2 p.m. (ET) Christmas Day.
In addition to the $350,000 scholarship purse, another $50,000 of the proceeds was donated to the Reynolds Foundation.
For more information on the event, visit www.Chick-fil-ABowlAlmaMater.com.
About Inside UCLA
This is Brian Dohn's sixth season covering UCLA after spending 4 1/2 years covering the Dodgers for the Daily News and other Los Angeles Newspaper Group papers. He graduated from Rutgers, where the first college football game was played in 1869. Sure, the Scarlet Knights suffered for a long time, but now RU is doing what Jerseyans always thought was possible. Winning at Rutgers also proves winning is possible everywhere else in the nation, so underachieving coaches better be careful. Now, if only men's hoops can turn it around.
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