The Tradition
Tournament information
LocationBirmingham, Alabama, U.S.
Established1989
Course(s)Greystone Golf and Country Club
(Founders Course)
Par72
Length7,277 yards (6,654 m)[1]
Tour(s)PGA Tour Champions
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$2,500,000
Month playedMay
Tournament record score
Aggregate265 Doug Tewell (2001)
265 Steve Stricker (2023)
To par−23 as above
Current champion
United States Steve Stricker
Location Map
Greystone G&CC is located in the United States
Greystone G&CC
Greystone G&CC
Location in the United States
Greystone G&CC is located in Alabama
Greystone G&CC
Greystone G&CC
Location in Alabama

The Tradition (known as the Regions Tradition for sponsorship reasons) is an event on the PGA Tour Champions. First staged 35 years ago in 1989, the PGA Tour recognizes the event as one of the five senior major golf championships. Unlike the U.S. Senior Open, Senior PGA Championship and Senior Open Championship, it is not recognized as a major by the European Senior Tour, and is not part of that tour's official schedule. It is the only senior major where the winner does not earn an exemption into a PGA Tour or European Tour event.

Locations

Arizona

From its inception in 1989 through 2001, the tournament was held in Arizona at the Cochise Golf Course of the Golf Club at Desert Mountain in Scottsdale. In 2002, it was held at the Prospector Course of Superstition Mountain Golf & Country Club near Gold Canyon.[2] While in Arizona, the event was played in early April.

Oregon

In 2003, the event relocated to northwest Oregon for four years at the South Course of The Reserve Vineyards and Golf Club in Hillsboro, Oregon, just west of Portland. Following the 2006 edition, it moved to the high desert of central Oregon for four years, to the Crosswater Club in Sunriver, south of Bend. The lengthy course sits on 600 acres (2.4 km2) of woodlands and preserved wetlands along the Deschutes River, at an average elevation of 4,170 feet (1,270 m) above sea level. The par-72 layout played at 7,316 yards (6,690 m) in 2009. During the eight years in Oregon, the event was held in mid- to late August.

Alabama

Following the 2010 event, Birmingham, Alabama–based Regions Financial Corporation announced in August that it was taking over sponsorship of the tournament. For five years, the event was played at the Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club in the Shoal Creek development, southeast of Birmingham. [3] The Tradition superseded the Regions Charity Classic, a regular Champions Tour event which began in 1992 as the Bruno's Memorial Classic.[4] Shoal Creek previously hosted two PGA Championships, in 1984 and 1990.

Since moving to Alabama in 2011, the event has been played in May and June. It moved from Shoal Creek to the nearby Greystone Golf and Country Club in 2016, and is held on the recently renovated Founders Course.

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upWinner's
share ($)		Venue
Regions Tradition
2023United States Steve Stricker (3)265−236 strokesSouth Africa Ernie Els
Sweden Robert Karlsson		375,000Greystone
(Founders Course)
2022United States Steve Stricker (2)267−216 strokesRepublic of Ireland Pádraig Harrington375,000Greystone
(Founders Course)
2021Germany Alex Čejka270−18PlayoffUnited States Steve Stricker375,000Greystone
(Founders Course)
2020Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019United States Steve Stricker270−186 strokesUnited States Billy Andrade
United States Paul Goydos
United States David Toms		360,000Greystone
(Founders Course)
2018Spain Miguel Ángel Jiménez269−193 strokesUnited States Joe Durant
United States Gene Sauers
United States Steve Stricker		360,000Greystone
(Founders Course)
2017Germany Bernhard Langer (2)268−205 strokesUnited States Scott Parel
United States Scott McCarron		345,000Greystone
(Founders Course)
2016Germany Bernhard Langer271−176 strokesUnited States Olin Browne345,000Greystone
(Founders Course)
2015United States Jeff Maggert274−14PlayoffUnited States Kevin Sutherland345,000Shoal Creek
2014United States Kenny Perry281−71 strokeUnited States Mark Calcavecchia330,000Shoal Creek
2013South Africa David Frost272−161 strokeUnited States Fred Couples335,000Shoal Creek
2012United States Tom Lehman (2)274−142 strokesGermany Bernhard Langer
Taiwan Lu Chien-soon		335,000Shoal Creek
2011United States Tom Lehman275−13PlayoffAustralia Peter Senior330,000Shoal Creek
JELD-WEN Tradition
2010United States Fred Funk (2)276−121 strokeUnited States Michael Allen
Taiwan Lu Chien-soon		392,000Crosswater
2009United States Mike Reid272−16PlayoffUnited States John Cook392,000Crosswater
2008United States Fred Funk269−193 strokesUnited States Mike Goodes392,000Crosswater
2007Republic of Ireland Mark McNulty272−165 strokesUnited States David Edwards390,000Crosswater
2006Argentina Eduardo Romero275−13PlayoffUnited States Lonnie Nielsen375,000The Reserve
(South Course)
2005United States Loren Roberts273−15PlayoffUnited States Dana Quigley375,000The Reserve
(South Course)
2004United States Craig Stadler275−131 strokeUnited States Allen Doyle
United States Jerry Pate		345,000The Reserve
(South Course)
2003United States Tom Watson273−151 strokeUnited States Jim Ahern
United States Tom Kite		330,000The Reserve
(South Course)
The Countrywide Tradition
2002United States Jim Thorpe277−11PlayoffUnited States John Jacobs300,000Superstition Mountain
(Prospector Course)
2001United States Doug Tewell265−239 strokesUnited States Mike McCullough255,000Desert Mountain
(Cochise Course)
2000United States Tom Kite280−8PlayoffUnited States Larry Nelson
United States Tom Watson		240,000Desert Mountain
(Cochise Course)
The Tradition
1999Australia Graham Marsh136[lower-alpha 1]−83 strokesUnited States Larry Nelson225,000Desert Mountain
(Cochise Course)
1998United States Gil Morgan (2)276−122 strokesUnited States Tom Wargo210,000Desert Mountain
(Cochise Course)
1997United States Gil Morgan266−226 strokesJapan Isao Aoki180,000Desert Mountain
(Cochise Course)
1996United States Jack Nicklaus (4)272−163 strokesUnited States Hale Irwin150,000Desert Mountain
(Cochise Course)
1995United States Jack Nicklaus (3)276−12PlayoffJapan Isao Aoki150,000Desert Mountain
(Cochise Course)
1994United States Raymond Floyd271−17PlayoffUnited States Dale Douglass127,500Desert Mountain
(Cochise Course)
1993United States Tom Shaw269−191 strokeUnited States Mike Hill127,500Desert Mountain
(Cochise Course)
1992United States Lee Trevino274−141 strokeUnited States Jack Nicklaus120,000Desert Mountain
(Cochise Course)
1991United States Jack Nicklaus (2)277−111 strokeUnited States Jim Colbert
United States Jim Dent
United States Phil Rodgers		120,000Desert Mountain
(Cochise Course)
1990United States Jack Nicklaus206[lower-alpha 2]−104 strokesSouth Africa Gary Player120,000Desert Mountain
(Cochise Course)
1989United States Don Bies275−131 strokeSouth Africa Gary Player90,000Desert Mountain
(Cochise Course)

Multiple winners

Through 2023, five men have multiple wins in the Tradition:

Notes

  1. ↑ Shortened to 36 holes due to snow.
  2. ↑ Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

References

  1. ↑ "Course map". Regions Tradition. 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2016.
  2. ↑ The Countrywide Tradition moves to a new home
  3. ↑ al.com - How the Regions Tradition came to Shoal Creek - 2011-05-04
  4. ↑ Shoal Creek will host Regions Tradition in 2011

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