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2017 Regions Tradition

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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
Germany Bernhard Langer
268 (−20)
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Greystone Golf & Country Club  is located in Alabama
Greystone Golf & Country Club 
Greystone Golf & Country Club 

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

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

Course layout

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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

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The field consisted of 79 professional competitors.

Round summaries

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First round

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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 United States Lee Janzen 65 −7
Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez
United States Scott McCarron
United States Jeff Sluman
5 United States Kenny Perry 66 −6
T6 United States Tommy Armour III 67 −5
United States Marco Dawson
South Africa David Frost
United States Fred Funk
United States Scott Parel

Second round

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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 United States Fred Funk 67-65=132 −12
2 United States Scott Parel 67-66=133 −11
3 United States Scott McCarron 65-70=135 −9
T4 Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez 65-71=136 −8
United States Kenny Perry 66-70=136
United States Jeff Sluman 65-71=136
United States Kevin Sutherland 68-68=136
T8 United States Tom Lehman 69-68=137 −7
Canada Rod Spittle 69-68=137

Third round

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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 United States Fred Funk 67-65-70=202 −14
2 United States Scott Parel 67-66-70=203 −13
T3 Germany Bernhard Langer 69-69-66=204 −12
United States Scott McCarron 65-70-69=204
T5 United States Tom Lehman 69-68-69=206 −10
United States Jeff Sluman 65-71-70=206
United States David Toms 70-70-66=206
T8 United States Glen Day 70-68-69=207 −9
United States Billy Mayfair 71-69-67=207

Final round

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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 Germany Bernhard Langer 69-69-66-64=268 −20 345,000
T2 United States Scott McCarron 65-70-69-69=273 −15 184,000
United States Scott Parel 67-66-70-70=273
T4 United States Marco Dawson 67-71-70-66=274 −14 124,200
United States Fred Funk 67-65-70-72=274
T6 United States Brian Henninger 71-69-69-67=276 −12 78,200
United States Tom Lehman 69-68-69-70=276
United States Wes Short Jr. 69-70-69-68=276
United States David Toms 70-70-66-70=276

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Scorecard

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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
Germany Langer −13 −14 −14 −13 −14 −14 −15 −15 −16 −16 −16 −17 −18 −19 −19 −19 −20 −20
United States McCarron −12 −13 −12 −12 −12 −13 −12 −11 −11 −12 −12 −12 −13 −13 −13 −14 −15 −15
United States Parel −13 −14 −14 −14 −14 −14 −13 −13 −13 −14 −14 −14 −15 −15 −15 −15 −14 −15
United States Dawson −8 −8 −7 −7 −8 −8 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −9 −10 −10 −10 −12 −13 −14
United States 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

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  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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