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

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
HoleYardsPar  HoleYardsPar
14004101783
25325114384
34534124534
41803135315
56235141913
64354156095
72073164434
84484172013
94294185265
Out3,70736In3,57036
Source:[1]Total7,27772

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
PlayerCountryYear(s) wonR1R2R3R4TotalTo parFinish
Bernhard Langer Germany201669696664268−201
Fred Funk United States2008, 201067657072274−14T4
Tom Lehman United States2011, 201269686970276−12T6
Kenny Perry United States201466707371280−8T20
David Frost South Africa201367737470284−4T34
Loren Roberts United States200575716870284−4T34
Jeff Maggert United States201572737369287−1T42
Tom Kite United States200077747473298+10T68

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.

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
T1Lee Janzen United States65−7
Miguel Ángel Jiménez Spain
Scott McCarron United States
Jeff Sluman United States
5Kenny Perry United States66−6
T6Tommy Armour III United States67−5
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).

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Fred Funk United States67-65=132−12
2Scott Parel United States67-66=133−11
3Scott McCarron United States65-70=135−9
T4Miguel Ángel Jiménez Spain65-71=136−8
Kenny Perry United States66-70=136
Jeff Sluman United States65-71=136
Kevin Sutherland United States68-68=136
T8Tom Lehman United States69-68=137−7
Rod Spittle Canada69-68=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.

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo par
1Fred Funk United States67-65-70=202−14
2Scott Parel United States67-66-70=203−13
T3Bernhard Langer Germany69-69-66=204−12
Scott McCarron United States65-70-69=204
T5Tom Lehman United States69-68-69=206−10
Jeff Sluman United States65-71-70=206
David Toms United States70-70-66=206
T8Glen Day United States70-68-69=207−9
Billy Mayfair United States71-69-67=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.

PlacePlayerCountryScoreTo parMoney ($)
1Bernhard Langer Germany69-69-66-64=268−20345,000
T2Scott McCarron United States65-70-69-69=273−15184,000
Scott Parel United States67-66-70-70=273
T4Marco Dawson United States67-71-70-66=274−14124,200
Fred Funk United States67-65-70-72=274
T6Brian Henninger United States71-69-69-67=276−1278,200
Tom Lehman United States69-68-69-70=276
Wes Short, Jr. United States69-70-69-68=276
David Toms Scotland70-70-66-70=276

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Scorecard
Hole123456789101112131415161718
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

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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Preceded by
2016 U.S. Senior Open		 Senior Major Championships Succeeded by
2017 Senior PGA Championship

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