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2016 Regions Tradition

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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)
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Greystone Golf & Country Club  is located in Alabama
Greystone Golf & Country Club 
Greystone Golf & Country Club 

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.

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

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The 2016 event was the first 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 81 professional competitors.

Round summaries

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First round

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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.

Place Player Score To par
1 United States Kenny Perry 64 −8
T2 Germany Bernhard Langer 66 −6
United States Gene Sauers
4 United States Billy Andrade 67 −5
T5 United States Scott Dunlap 68 −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

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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.

Place Player Score To par
1 United States Kenny Perry 64-70=134 −10
T2 Germany Bernhard Langer 66-69=135 −9
United States Billy Andrade 67-68=135
T4 United States Scott McCarron 70-66=136 −8
United States Gene Sauers 66-70=136
United States Kevin Sutherland 68-68=136
T7 United States Olin Browne 71-67=138 −6
United States Mark Calcavecchia 72-66=138
United States Willie Wood 71-67=138

Third round

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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.

Place Player Score To par
1 Germany Bernhard Langer 66-69-69=204 −12
T2 United States Scott McCarron 70-66-72=205 −8
United States Kenny Perry 64-70-74=205
T4 United States Mark Calcavecchia 72-66-71=206 −7
United States John Daly 70-70-69=206
United States Gary Hallberg 72-69-68=206
Scotland Colin Montgomerie 70-69-70=206
T8 United States Billy Andrade 67-68-75=210 −6
United States Olin Browne 71-67-72=212
United States John Huston 71-72-67=212
United States Larry Mize 70-69-71=212
United States Gene Sauers 66-70-74=212
United States Joey Sindelar 73-67-70=212
United States Kirk Triplett 72-67-71=212

Final round

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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.

Place Player Score To par Money ($)
1 Germany Bernhard Langer 66-69-69-67=271 −17 345,000
2 United States Olin Browne 71-67-72-67=277 −11 202,400
T3 United States Tommy Armour III 72-68-72-66=278 −10 137,233
United States Joey Sindelar 73-67-70-68=278
United States Kirk Triplett 72-67-71-68=278
6 United States Scott McCarron 70-66-72-71=279 −9 92,000
T7 United States Gary Hallberg 72-69-68-71=280 −8 78,200
United States Duffy Waldorf 68-72-73-67=280
T9 United States Doug Garwood 69-71-71-70=281 −7 59,800
United States Jeff Hart 71-70-70-70=281
United States Larry Mize 70-69-71-71=281

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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 −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

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  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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