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) | |
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
[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 |
 Rod Spittle | 69-68=137 |
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 |
| 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
[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 |
| 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 |
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.