2017 Regions Tradition

2017 Regions Tradition

Tournament information
Dates	May 18–21
Location	Hoover, Alabama
Course(s)	Greystone Golf & Country Club Founders Course
Organized by	PGA Tour Champions
Tour(s)	PGA Tour Champions
Statistics
Par	72
Length	7,277 yd (6,654 m)
Field	79
Prize fund	$2,300,000
Champion
Bernhard Langer
268 (−20)

Greystone Golf & Country Club 

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Location in Alabama

The 2017 Regions Tradition was a senior major golf championship and the 29th Regions Tradition, held from May 18-21 at Greystone Golf & Country Club in Hoover, Alabama. It was the second Regions Tradition played at the course.

World Golf Hall of Fame member Bernhard Langer won his second consecutive Regions Tradition and his eighth senior major championship by five strokes over Scott McCarron and Scott Parel.

Venue

Main article: Greystone Golf & Country Club

The 2017 event was the second Regions Tradition played at Greystone Golf & Country Club.

Course layout

Hole	Yards	Par		Hole	Yards	Par
1	400	4		10	178	3
2	532	5		11	438	4
3	453	4		12	453	4
4	180	3		13	531	5
5	623	5		14	191	3
6	435	4		15	609	5
7	207	3		16	443	4
8	448	4		17	201	3
9	429	4		18	526	5
Out	3,707	36		In	3,570	36
Source:		Total			7,277	72

Field

The field consisted of 79 professional competitors.

Nationalities in the field

North America (66)	South America (1)	Europe (9)	Oceania (1)	Asia (1)	Africa (1)
Canada (2)	Paraguay (1)	England (2)	Fiji (1)	Japan (1)	South Africa (1)
Mexico (1)		Spain (2)
United States (63)		Scotland (2)
		Wales (1)
		Germany (1)
		Sweden (1)

Past champions in the field

Player	Country	Year(s) won	R1	R2	R3	R4	Total	To par	Finish
Bernhard Langer	Germany	2016	69	69	66	64	268	−20	1
Fred Funk	United States	2008, 2010	67	65	70	72	274	−14	T4
Tom Lehman	United States	2011, 2012	69	68	69	70	276	−12	T6
Kenny Perry	United States	2014	66	70	73	71	280	−8	T20
David Frost	South Africa	2013	67	73	74	70	284	−4	T34
Loren Roberts	United States	2005	75	71	68	70	284	−4	T34
Jeff Maggert	United States	2015	72	73	73	69	287	−1	T42
Tom Kite	United States	2000	77	74	74	73	298	+10	T68

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, May 18, 2017

Lee Janzen, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Scott McCarron, and Jeff Sluman all shot 65 (−7) in the first round to lead by one stroke.

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
T1	Lee Janzen	United States	65	−7
	Miguel Ángel Jiménez	Spain
	Scott McCarron	United States
	Jeff Sluman	United States
5	Kenny Perry	United States	66	−6
T6	Tommy Armour III	United States	67	−5
	Marco Dawson	United States
	David Frost	South Africa
	Fred Funk	United States
	Scott Parel	United States

Second round

Friday, May 19, 2010

Two-time Tradition champion Fred Funk made eight birdies in the second round to shoot a 65 (−7), and lead Scott Parel by one stroke. Parel shot a six-under-par 66 in the second round to enter the third round at 133 (−11).

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Fred Funk	United States	67-65=132	−12
2	Scott Parel	United States	67-66=133	−11
3	Scott McCarron	United States	65-70=135	−9
T4	Miguel Ángel Jiménez	Spain	65-71=136	−8
	Kenny Perry	United States	66-70=136
	Jeff Sluman	United States	65-71=136
	Kevin Sutherland	United States	68-68=136
T8	Tom Lehman	United States	69-68=137	−7
	Rod Spittle	Canada	69-68=137

Third round

Saturday, May 20, 2010

Bernhard Langer shot the round of the day to finish the third round at 204 (−12). Fred Funk and Scott Parel both shot 70 (−2) to remain in 1st and 2nd place, respectively.

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par
1	Fred Funk	United States	67-65-70=202	−14
2	Scott Parel	United States	67-66-70=203	−13
T3	Bernhard Langer	Germany	69-69-66=204	−12
	Scott McCarron	United States	65-70-69=204
T5	Tom Lehman	United States	69-68-69=206	−10
	Jeff Sluman	United States	65-71-70=206
	David Toms	United States	70-70-66=206
T8	Glen Day	United States	70-68-69=207	−9
	Billy Mayfair	United States	71-69-67=207

Final round

Sunday, May 21, 2017

Bernhard Langer birdied the first two holes to tie Fred Funk and Scott Parel for the lead. Funk regained the lead after a birdie on the par-5 5th hole and extended his lead to two strokes after birdieing the par-4 sixth. Langer cut the lead to one stroke after birdies on seventh and ninth holes, and would take a three shot lead over Parel when Funk triple bogeyed the par-4 12th hole. Langer then birdied 13, 14, and 17 to win his eighth senior major championship by 5 strokes.

Place	Player	Country	Score	To par	Money ($)
1	Bernhard Langer	Germany	69-69-66-64=268	−20	345,000
T2	Scott McCarron	United States	65-70-69-69=273	−15	184,000
	Scott Parel	United States	67-66-70-70=273
T4	Marco Dawson	United States	67-71-70-66=274	−14	124,200
	Fred Funk	United States	67-65-70-72=274
T6	Brian Henninger	United States	71-69-69-67=276	−12	78,200
	Tom Lehman	United States	69-68-69-70=276
	Wes Short, Jr.	United States	69-70-69-68=276
	David Toms	Scotland	70-70-66-70=276

Scorecard

Hole	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Par	4	5	4	3	5	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	5	3	5	4	3	5
Langer	−13	−14	−14	−13	−14	−14	−15	−15	−16	−16	−16	−17	−18	−19	−19	−19	−20	−20
McCarron	−12	−13	−12	−12	−12	−13	−12	−11	−11	−12	−12	−12	−13	−13	−13	−14	−15	−15
Parel	−13	−14	−14	−14	−14	−14	−13	−13	−13	−14	−14	−14	−15	−15	−15	−15	−14	−15
Dawson	−8	−8	−7	−7	−8	−8	−9	−9	−9	−9	−9	−9	−10	−10	−10	−12	−13	−14
Funk	−14	−14	−14	−14	−15	−16	−16	−16	−16	−16	−16	−13	−14	−14	−14	−14	−14	−14

Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par

Eagle

Birdie

Bogey

Triple bogey+

External links

• Results on PGA Tour website
• Coverage on the Golf Channel