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
Germany Bernhard Langer
271 (−17)
Greystone Golf & Country Club  is located in Alabama
Greystone Golf & Country Club 
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

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
1United States Kenny Perry64−8
T2Germany Bernhard Langer66−6
United States Gene Sauers
4United States Billy Andrade67−5
T5United States Scott Dunlap68−4
United States Jeff Maggert
Australia Craig Parry
United States Jeff Sluman
United States Kevin Sutherland
Mexico Esteban Toledo
United States 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
1United States Kenny Perry64-70=134−10
T2Germany Bernhard Langer66-69=135−9
United States Billy Andrade67-68=135
T4United States Scott McCarron70-66=136−8
United States Gene Sauers66-70=136
United States Kevin Sutherland68-68=136
T7United States Olin Browne71-67=138−6
United States Mark Calcavecchia72-66=138
United States 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
1Germany Bernhard Langer66-69-69=204−12
T2United States Scott McCarron70-66-72=205−8
United States Kenny Perry64-70-74=205
T4United States Mark Calcavecchia72-66-71=206−7
United States John Daly70-70-69=206
United States Gary Hallberg72-69-68=206
Scotland Colin Montgomerie70-69-70=206
T8United States Billy Andrade67-68-75=210−6
United States Olin Browne71-67-72=212
United States John Huston71-72-67=212
United States Larry Mize70-69-71=212
United States Gene Sauers66-70-74=212
United States Joey Sindelar73-67-70=212
United States 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 ($)
1Germany Bernhard Langer66-69-69-67=271−17345,000
2United States Olin Browne71-67-72-67=277−11202,400
T3United States Tommy Armour III72-68-72-66=278−10137,233
United States Joey Sindelar73-67-70-68=278
United States Kirk Triplett72-67-71-68=278
6United States Scott McCarron70-66-72-71=279−992,000
T7United States Gary Hallberg72-69-68-71=280−878,200
United States Duffy Waldorf68-72-73-67=280
T9United States Doug Garwood69-71-71-70=281−759,800
United States Jeff Hart71-70-70-70=281
United States Larry Mize70-69-71-71=281

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Scorecard

Hole123456789101112131415161718
Par454354344344535435
Germany Langer−13−13−13−13−13−12−12−12−12−12−12−13−14−14−14−15−16−17
United States Browne−6−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−9−9−10−10−10−10−10−10−11
United States Armour−5−5−4−4−5−5−4−4−5−5−5−5−6−7−8−9−9−10
United States Sindelar−6−7−7−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−8−9−10−11−10
United States Triplett−7−8−8−8−8−8−7−7−7−7−7−8−8−9−10−10−10−10
United States McCarron−8−7−7−7−7−6−6−6−6−7−7−7−8−8−7−7−8−9
United States 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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