2016 Regions Tradition

The 2016 Regions Tradition was a senior major golf championship and the 28th Regions Tradition, held from May 19–22 at Greystone Golf & Country Club in Hoover, Alabama. It was the first Regions Tradition played at the course.

2016 Regions Tradition
Tournament information
DatesMay 19–22
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)
Field81
Prize fund$2,300,000
Champion
Bernhard Langer
271 (−17)
Greystone Golf & Country Club 
Location in Alabama

World Golf Hall of Fame member Bernhard Langer won his first Regions Tradition and his sixth senior major championship by 6 strokes over Olin Browne.

Venue
Main article: Greystone Golf & Country Club

The 2016 event was the first 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 81 professional competitors.

Round summaries

First round

Thursday, May 19, 2016

2014 Tradition champion Kenny Perry posted an eight-under-par 64 on day one to lead by two strokes over Bernhard Langer and Gene Sauers.

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Kenny Perry64−8
T2 Bernhard Langer66−6
Gene Sauers
4 Billy Andrade67−5
T5 Scott Dunlap68−4
Jeff Maggert
Craig Parry
Jeff Sluman
Kevin Sutherland
Esteban Toledo
Duffy Waldorf

Second round

Friday, May 20, 2016

Kenny Perry shot a 70 (−2) in the second round to lead by one stroke over Bernhard Langer and Billy Andrade.

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Kenny Perry64-70=134−10
T2 Bernhard Langer66-69=135−9
Billy Andrade67-68=135
T4 Scott McCarron70-66=136−8
Gene Sauers66-70=136
Kevin Sutherland68-68=136
T7 Olin Browne71-67=138−6
Mark Calcavecchia72-66=138
Willie Wood71-67=138

Third round

Saturday, May 21, 2016

Bernhard Langer shot 69 (−3) in the third round to take a four stroke lead into the final round. Kenny Perry double bogeyed the first hole on Saturday and went on to shoot a two-over-par 74, falling into a tie for second place with Scott McCarron.

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Bernhard Langer66-69-69=204−12
T2 Scott McCarron70-66-72=205−8
Kenny Perry64-70-74=205
T4 Mark Calcavecchia72-66-71=206−7
John Daly70-70-69=206
Gary Hallberg72-69-68=206
Colin Montgomerie70-69-70=206
T8 Billy Andrade67-68-75=210−6
Olin Browne71-67-72=212
John Huston71-72-67=212
Larry Mize70-69-71=212
Gene Sauers66-70-74=212
Joey Sindelar73-67-70=212
Kirk Triplett72-67-71=212

Final round

Sunday, May 22, 2016

Bernhard Langer extended his lead to five strokes after birdieing the par-4 1st hole. Olin Browne moved into a tie for second with Kirk Triplett after making eagle on the par-5 2nd hole. Browne cut Langer's lead to three after birdieing #10, but Langer responded with birdies on the 12th and 13th holes to regain a four shot lead. Leading by four with three holes to play, Langer birdied the 16, 17, and 18 and defeated Browne by six strokes.

PlacePlayerScoreTo parMoney ($)
1 Bernhard Langer66-69-69-67=271−17345,000
2 Olin Browne71-67-72-67=277−11202,400
T3 Tommy Armour III72-68-72-66=278−10137,233
Joey Sindelar73-67-70-68=278
Kirk Triplett72-67-71-68=278
6 Scott McCarron70-66-72-71=279−992,000
T7 Gary Hallberg72-69-68-71=280−878,200
Duffy Waldorf68-72-73-67=280
T9 Doug Garwood69-71-71-70=281−759,800
Jeff Hart71-70-70-70=281
Larry Mize70-69-71-71=281

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Scorecard
Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par454354344344535435
Langer−13−13−13−13−13−12−12−12−12−12−12−13−14−14−14−15−16−17
Browne−6−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−9−9−10−10−10−10−10−10−11
Armour−5−5−4−4−5−5−4−4−5−5−5−5−6−7−8−9−9−10
Sindelar−6−7−7−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−9−10−11−10
Triplett−7−8−8−8−8−8−7−7−7−7−7−8−8−9−10−10−10−10
McCarron−8−7−7−7−7−6−6−6−6−7−7−7−8−8−7−7−8−9
Perry−7−6−6−6−6−6−7−6−7−8−8−9−9−8−7−7−7−3

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 2016 Leaderboard". Golf Channel. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  3. "Regions Tradition – Past Results – 2016". PGA Tour. Retrieved May 21, 2018.

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