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.
| 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 | |
| 271 (−17) | |

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
| 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 | 64 | −8 | |
| T2 | 66 | −6 | |
| 4 | 67 | −5 | |
| T5 | 68 | −4 | |
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 | 64-70=134 | −10 | |
| T2 | 66-69=135 | −9 | |
| 67-68=135 | |||
| T4 | 70-66=136 | −8 | |
| 66-70=136 | |||
| 68-68=136 | |||
| T7 | 71-67=138 | −6 | |
| 72-66=138 | |||
| 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 | 66-69-69=204 | −12 | |
| T2 | 70-66-72=205 | −8 | |
| 64-70-74=205 | |||
| T4 | 72-66-71=206 | −7 | |
| 70-70-69=206 | |||
| 72-69-68=206 | |||
| 70-69-70=206 | |||
| T8 | 67-68-75=210 | −6 | |
| 71-67-72=212 | |||
| 71-72-67=212 | |||
| 70-69-71=212 | |||
| 66-70-74=212 | |||
| 73-67-70=212 | |||
| 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 | 66-69-69-67=271 | −17 | 345,000 | |
| 2 | 71-67-72-67=277 | −11 | 202,400 | |
| T3 | 72-68-72-66=278 | −10 | 137,233 | |
| 73-67-70-68=278 | ||||
| 72-67-71-68=278 | ||||
| 6 | 70-66-72-71=279 | −9 | 92,000 | |
| T7 | 72-69-68-71=280 | −8 | 78,200 | |
| 68-72-73-67=280 | ||||
| T9 | 69-71-71-70=281 | −7 | 59,800 | |
| 71-70-70-70=281 | ||||
| 70-69-71-71=281 |
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 |
| −13 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −13 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −12 | −13 | −14 | −14 | −14 | −15 | −16 | −17 | |
| −6 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −11 | |
| −5 | −5 | −4 | −4 | −5 | −5 | −4 | −4 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −5 | −6 | −7 | −8 | −9 | −9 | −10 | |
| −6 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −10 | −11 | −10 | |
| −7 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −8 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −9 | −10 | −10 | −10 | −10 | |
| −8 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −6 | −7 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −8 | −7 | −7 | −8 | −9 | |
| −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
- "Regions Tradition Course". PGA Tour. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- "Regions Tradition 2016 Leaderboard". Golf Channel. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
- "Regions Tradition – Past Results – 2016". PGA Tour. Retrieved May 21, 2018.