2026 Jimmy Rane Charity Golf Tournament Event
The 2026 Jimmy Rane Charity Golf Tournament & Banquet will be held on May 14 - 15, 2026.
Coach Mike krzyzewski
The Jimmy Rane Foundation is pleased to announce that Coach Mike Krzyzewski will serve as guest speaker for the 26th annual Jimmy Rane Charity Golf Tournament and Banquet. The banquet will be held on Thursday, May 14, 2026, at the Renaissance Montgomery Hotel in Montgomery, Alabama.
Mike Krzyzewski (known by fans as Coach K) is renowned as the former Coach of Duke University men’s basketball team who also led Team USA to three Olympic gold medals. Perhaps the most accomplished basketball coach in history, he is a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball, FIBA, National Collegiate Basketball, and the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Halls of Fame.
Coach K’s career milestones include:
• MOST NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Victories (1,202)
• MOST Final Fours (13; five NCAA Championships, second all-time)
• MOST Decades with Final Four Appearances (five; 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, and 2020s)
• MOST Olympic Gold Medals as a Head Coach (3; 2008, 2012 and 2016)
• MOST World Championship Gold Medals as a Head Coach (2; 2010 and 2014)
• MOST NCAA Tournament Victories (101)
• MOST NCAA Tournament Appearances by a Coach (36)
• MOST Games as No. 1 Team in the Country by a Coach (254)
• MOST Weeks as No. 1 Team in the Country by a Coach (127)
• MOST Seasons as No. 1 Team in the Country by a Coach (21)
• MOST Atlantic Coast Conference Victories (535)
• MOST ACC Tournament Championships (15)
• MOST NBA Draft No. 1 Selections (4)
• MOST NBA Draft Lottery Selections (29)
• MOST NBA Draft First Round Selections (46)
• MOST NBA Draft selections (73)
Coach K is the author of two New York Times best-sellers including Beyond Basketball: Coach K’s Keywords for Success. His most recent book is The Gold Standard: Building a World-Class Team.
A 12-time National Coach of the Year, Sports Illustrated named Krzyzewski its Sportsman of the Year in 2011. Krzyzewski has been honored by USA Basketball seven times as the recipient or co-recipient of the USA Basketball National Coach of the Year Award. He is the only men’s coach to have won gold medals at the Olympics and the FIBA World Cup, while also possessing at least one NCAA Championship (he has five).
In addition to being a Co-Founder of the Coach K Center on Leadership and Ethics, Krzyzewski serves as a Professor of the Practice of Leadership at the Fuqua School of Business at Duke. The Coach K Center at Duke has directly influenced the leadership development of more than 6,500 MBA students and executives since 2004. The Board Chair of the Emily Krzyzewski Center in Durham, N.C., Krzyzewski founded the center that has served more than 7,500 students since its inception in 2006. Coach K has been on the Board of Directors at the V Foundation since the beginning in 1993. Annually in Napa Valley, he and his wife Mickie host the V Foundation Wine Celebration, an event that has raised tens of millions of dollars in the fight against cancer.
About the event
Since its first event in 2001, the Jimmy Rane Charity Golf Tournament has earned a reputation as an action-packed two days of good times, great athletes, quality golf and giving back. It’s a fun and unique opportunity to partner with the best of the best in basketball and football, as well as celebrities from TV and film, for a worthwhile cause. The event includes a silent auction, reception and scholarship awards banquet featuring an accomplished guest speaker. Some of our past speakers have included a decorated Navy SEAL and #1 New York Times best-selling author of Lone Survivor Marcus Luttrell, ESPN Analyst Kirk Herbstreit, NFL’s Terry Bradshaw, MVP Peyton Manning, and Hall of Fame Coach Don Shula. The event also involves a round of golf with a celebrity athlete.
The annual tournament is our single biggest fundraiser, and with its success, the Jimmy Rane Foundation has been able to provide 756 college scholarships to deserving students throughout the years, and we hope to provide many more scholarships in the years to come.
Past Events
2025
Guest Speaker: Bruce Pearl
Student Speaker: Matthew Murphy
70 Scholarships Awarded
2024
Guest Speaker: Nick Saban
Student Speaker: Alexis Stewart
66 Scholarships Awarded
2023
Guest Speaker: Terry Bradshaw
Student Speaker: Amandeep Kaur
60 Scholarships Awarded
2022
A Tribute to Coach Vince Dooley
Featured Speakers:
Kevin Butler, Billy Payne, Loran Smith, Verne Lundquist
Student Speaker: Jourdan Green
50 Scholarships Awarded
2019
a tribute to pat dye
Featured Speakers:
Bo Jackson, Brett Favre, Randy Campbell, Quentin Riggins, Bruce Pearl, Pat Dye, Jr., Gene Stallings
39 Scholarships Awarded
2018
A Tribute to Gene Stallings
Featured Speakers:
Pat Dye, Cliff Harris, Tommy Maxwell, Woody McCorvey, Nick Saban, Dabo Swinney
Student Speaker: Christy Goldberg (2013)
36 Scholarships Awarded
2017
Guest Speaker: Dabo Swinney
Student Speaker: Kylie Tumiatti (2014)
33 Scholarships Awarded
2016
Guest Speaker: Peyton Manning
Student Speaker: Brandon Gosselin (2014)
32 Scholarships Awarded
2015
Guest Speaker: Taya Kyle
Student Speaker: Galen Hughes (2011)
28 Scholarships Awarded
2014
Guest Speaker: Marcus Luttrell
Student Speaker: Johnny Lai (2006)
25 Scholarships Awarded
2013
Guest Speaker: Emmitt Smith
Student Speaker: Kylie Easterling (2007)
26 Scholarships Awarded
2012
Guest Speaker: Kirk Herbstreit
28 Scholarships Awarded
2011
Guest Speaker: Col. Mark Tillman
Student Speaker: Erika Barger (2006)
24 Scholarships Awarded
2010
Guest Speaker: Bobby Cremins
20 Scholarships Awarded
2009
Guest Speaker: Gene Stallings
Student Speaker: Katie Smith (2005)
20 Scholarships Awarded
2008
Guest Speaker: Marcus Allen
Student Speaker: Josh Wilkerson (2004)
24 Scholarships Awarded
2007
Guest Speaker: Mack Brown
Student Speaker: Leign Driskell & Kelly Bradbury (2003)
20 Scholarships Awarded
2006
Guest Speaker: Terry Bradshaw
26 Scholarships Awarded
2005
Guest Speaker: Lee Corso
17 Scholarships Awarded
2004
Guest Speaker: Peyton Manning
15 Scholarships Awarded
2003
Guest Speaker: Don Shula
9 Scholarships Awarded
2002
Guest Speaker: Dan Reeves
1 Scholarship Awarded
2001
Guest Speaker: Cotton Ivy