2017 Regions Tradition

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
Bernhard Langer
268 (−20)
Greystone Golf & Country Club 
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

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:[1] Total 7,277 72

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.

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

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

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

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

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

  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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