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.

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 Lee Janzen65−7
Miguel Ángel Jiménez
Scott McCarron
Jeff Sluman
5 Kenny Perry66−6
T6 Tommy Armour III67−5
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).

PlacePlayerScoreTo par
1 Fred Funk67-65=132−12
2 Scott Parel67-66=133−11
3 Scott McCarron65-70=135−9
T4 Miguel Ángel Jiménez65-71=136−8
Kenny Perry66-70=136
Jeff Sluman65-71=136
Kevin Sutherland68-68=136
T8 Tom Lehman69-68=137−7
Rod Spittle69-68=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 Fred Funk67-65-70=202−14
2 Scott Parel67-66-70=203−13
T3 Bernhard Langer69-69-66=204−12
Scott McCarron65-70-69=204
T5 Tom Lehman69-68-69=206−10
Jeff Sluman65-71-70=206
David Toms70-70-66=206
T8 Glen Day70-68-69=207−9
Billy Mayfair71-69-67=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 Langer69-69-66-64=268−20345,000
T2 Scott McCarron65-70-69-69=273−15184,000
Scott Parel67-66-70-70=273
T4 Marco Dawson67-71-70-66=274−14124,200
Fred Funk67-65-70-72=274
T6 Brian Henninger71-69-69-67=276−1278,200
Tom Lehman69-68-69-70=276
Wes Short Jr.69-70-69-68=276
David Toms70-70-66-70=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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