2017 Regions Tradition Explained

2017 Regions Tradition
Dates:May 18–21
Location:Hoover, Alabama
Course:Greystone Golf & Country Club
Founders Course
Org:PGA Tour Champions
Tour:PGA Tour Champions
Par:72
Yardage:7277yd
Field:79
Purse:$2,300,000
Champion: Bernhard Langer
Score:268 (−20)
Previous:2016
Next:2018

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

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

Course layout

HoleYardsParHoleYardsPar
14004101783
25325114384
34534124534
41803135315
56235141913
64354156095
72073164434
84484172013
94294185265
Out3,70736In3,57036
Source:[1] Total 7,27772

Field

The field consisted of 79 professional competitors.

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.

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
T1 65 −7
Miguel Ángel Jiménez
Jeff Sluman
5 66 −6
T6 67 −5
Marco Dawson
David Frost
Scott Parel

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).

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 67-65=132 −12
2 67-66=133 −11
3 65-70=135 −9
T4 65-71=136 −8
66-70=136
65-71=136
68-68=136
T8 69-68=137 −7
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.

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 67-65-70=202 −14
2 67-66-70=203 −13
T3 69-69-66=204 −12
65-70-69=204
T5 69-68-69=206 −10
65-71-70=206
70-70-66=206
T8 70-68-69=207 −9
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.

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1 Bernhard Langer 69-69-66-64=268 −20 345,000
T2 65-70-69-69=273 −15 184,000
67-66-70-70=273
T4 67-71-70-66=274 −14 124,200
67-65-70-72=274
T6 71-69-69-67=276 −12 78,200
69-68-69-70=276
69-70-69-68=276
70-70-66-70=276
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Scorecard

Hole1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 101112131415161718
Par454354344344535435
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
Double Eagle -->Eagle BirdieBogeyDouble bogey -->Triple bogey+

External links

33.43°N -86.651°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Regions Tradition Course . PGA Tour . May 21, 2018.
  2. News: Regions Tradition 2017 Leaderboard . Golf Channel . May 21, 2018.
  3. Web site: Regions Tradition – Past Results – 2017 . PGA Tour . May 21, 2018.