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)
	← 2016 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.

Greystone Golf & Country Club

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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 edit

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

Course layout edit

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 edit

The field consisted of 79 professional competitors.

Round summaries edit

First round edit

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 edit

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
T8	Rod Spittle	69-68=137	−7

Third round edit

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
T3	Scott McCarron	65-70-69=204	−12
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
T8	Billy Mayfair	71-69-67=207	−9

Final round edit

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
T2	Scott Parel	67-66-70-70=273	−15	184,000
T4	Marco Dawson	67-71-70-66=274	−14	124,200
T4	Fred Funk	67-65-70-72=274	−14	124,200
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 edit

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 edit

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

External links edit

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

33°25′48″N 86°39′04″W / 33.43°N 86.651°W / 33.43; -86.651

[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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