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WATCH: Kirby Smart gets pranked while participating in a charity golf tournament

ns_headshot_2024-clearby:Nick Schultz•05/03/22•

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Like most people who go to play in a golf tournament, Georgia coach Kirby Smart headed to the driving range to get some swings in before teeing off. Well, someone decided to play a prank on him.

Smart went to hit a shot on the range prior to the Peach Bowl Challenge in Atlanta, but the golf ball turned into a ball of smoke when he hit it. It certainly caught him off guard, and the national championship-winning coach had a good laugh afterward.

It’s all in good fun as Smart gets ready to play with former Ole Miss, Auburn, Texas Tech and Cincinnati coach Tommy Tuberville in the tournament. Plenty of big-name college coaches — both past and present — are competing in the event, which tees off Tuesday at Lake Oconee.

Kirby Smart among impressive field for 2022 Peach Bowl Challenge

Smart and Tuberville are just two of the impressive names in the field for the Peach Bowl Challenge, which raises money for charity. The duo make up one of the 11 teams that will be competing in the tournament.

Here’s the full list of parings.

Team 1: Syracuse head coach Dino Babers; former Georgia Tech head coach Chan Gailey

Team 2: South Carolina head coach Shane Beamer; former Florida head coach Steve Spurrier

Team 3: Former Virginia Tech head coach Frank Beamer; NC State head coach Dave Doeren

Team 4: Former SMU head coach Mike Cavan; former Boston College, NC State head coach Tom O’Brien

Team 5: Former Cincinnati, Michigan State head coach Mark Dantonio; former Ohio, Wake Forest, Baylor head coach Jim Grobe

Team 6: Former Maryland, UConn head coach Randy Esdall; former Boise State, Arkansas, Ole Miss head coach Houston Nutt

Team 7: Former Vanderbilt head coach Bobby Johnson; Louisville head coach Scott Satterfield

Team 8: Former Navy, Georgia Tech head coach Paul Johnson; Army head coach Jeff Monken

Team 9: UCF offensive coordinator Chip Lindsey; former Mississippi State, Florida head coach Dan Mullen

Team 10: Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi; former Colorado, Washington, UCLA coach Rick Neuheisel

Team 11: Smart, Tuberville

On3’s Jonathan Wagner contributed to this report.