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
Dates	May 19–22
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	81
Prize fund	$2,300,000
Champion
Bernhard Langer
271 (−17)
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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

Main article: Greystone Golf & Country Club

The 2016 event was the first Regions Tradition played at Greystone Golf & Country Club.

Course layout

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

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.

Place	Player	Score	To par
1	Kenny Perry	64	−8
T2	Bernhard Langer	66	−6
	Gene Sauers
4	Billy Andrade	67	−5
T5	Scott Dunlap	68	−4
	Jeff Maggert
	Craig Parry
	Jeff Sluman
	Kevin Sutherland
	Esteban Toledo
	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.

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

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

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

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Scorecard

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	−13	−13	−13	−13	−12	−12	−12	−12	−12	−12	−13	−14	−14	−14	−15	−16	−17
Browne	−6	−8	−8	−8	−8	−8	−8	−8	−8	−9	−9	−10	−10	−10	−10	−10	−10	−11
Armour	−5	−5	−4	−4	−5	−5	−4	−4	−5	−5	−5	−5	−6	−7	−8	−9	−9	−10
Sindelar	−6	−7	−7	−8	−8	−8	−8	−8	−8	−8	−8	−8	−8	−8	−9	−10	−11	−10
Triplett	−7	−8	−8	−8	−8	−8	−7	−7	−7	−7	−7	−8	−8	−9	−10	−10	−10	−10
McCarron	−8	−7	−7	−7	−7	−6	−6	−6	−6	−7	−7	−7	−8	−8	−7	−7	−8	−9
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+