2017 Regions Tradition

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.

2017 Regions Tradition
Tournament information
DatesMay 18–21
LocationHoover, Alabama
Course(s)Greystone Golf & Country Club
Founders Course
Organized byPGA Tour Champions
Tour(s)PGA Tour Champions
Statistics
Par72
Length7,277 yd (6,654 m)
Field79
Prize fund$2,300,000
Champion
Germany Bernhard Langer
268 (−20)
← 2016
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Greystone Golf & Country Club  is located in Alabama
Greystone Golf & Country Club 
Greystone Golf & Country Club 

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

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

Course layout

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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:[1] Total 7,277 72

Field

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The field consisted of 79 professional competitors.

Round summaries

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First round

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

Second round

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

Third round

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

Final round

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

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Scorecard

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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+

Notes and references

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  1. ^ "Regions Tradition Course". PGA Tour. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  2. ^ "Regions Tradition 2017 Leaderboard". Golf Channel. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  3. ^ "Regions Tradition – Past Results – 2017". PGA Tour. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
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