The Tradition (known as the Regions Tradition for sponsorship reasons) is an event on the PGA Tour Champions. First staged 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.The Countrywide Tradition moves to a new home 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, 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 of woodlands and preserved wetlands along the Deschutes River, at an average elevation of above sea level. The par-72 layout played at 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. al.com - How the Regions Tradition came to Shoal Creek - 2011-05-04 The Tradition superseded the Regions Charity Classic, a regular Champions Tour event which began in 1992 as the Bruno's Memorial Classic.Shoal Creek will host Regions Tradition in 2011 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 Year Winner Score To par Margin ofvictory Runner(s)-up Winner'sshare ($) VenueRegions Tradition 2026 Stewart Cink 270 −18 3 strokes Scott Hend 375,000 Greystone(Founders Course) 2025 Ángel Cabrera 268 −20 1 stroke Jerry Kelly 375,000 Greystone(Founders Course) 2024 Doug Barron 271 −17 2 strokes Steven Alker 375,000 Greystone(Founders Course) 2023 Steve Stricker (3) 265 −23 6 strokes Ernie Els Robert Karlsson 375,000 Greystone(Founders Course)2022 Steve Stricker (2) 267 −21 6 strokes Pádraig Harrington 375,000 Greystone(Founders Course)2021 Alex Čejka 270 −18 Playoff Steve Stricker 375,000 Greystone(Founders Course)2020 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic2019 Steve Stricker 270 −18 6 strokes Billy Andrade Paul Goydos David Toms 360,000 Greystone(Founders Course)2018 Miguel Ángel Jiménez 269 −19 3 strokes Joe Durant Gene Sauers Steve Stricker 360,000 Greystone(Founders Course)2017 Bernhard Langer (2) 268 −20 5 strokes Scott Parel Scott McCarron 345,000 Greystone(Founders Course)2016 Bernhard Langer 271 −17 6 strokes Olin Browne 345,000 Greystone(Founders Course)2015 Jeff Maggert 274 −14 Playoff Kevin Sutherland 345,000 Shoal Creek2014 Kenny Perry 281 −7 1 stroke Mark Calcavecchia 330,000 Shoal Creek2013 David Frost 272 −16 1 stroke Fred Couples 335,000 Shoal Creek2012 Tom Lehman (2) 274 −14 2 strokes Bernhard Langer Lu Chien-soon 335,000 Shoal Creek2011 Tom Lehman 275 −13 Playoff Peter Senior 330,000 Shoal CreekJELD-WEN Tradition2010 Fred Funk (2) 276 −12 1 stroke Michael Allen Lu Chien-soon 392,000 Crosswater 2009 Mike Reid 272 −16 Playoff John Cook 392,000 Crosswater 2008 Fred Funk 269 −19 3 strokes Mike Goodes 392,000 Crosswater 2007 Mark McNulty 272 −16 5 strokes David Edwards 390,000 Crosswater 2006 Eduardo Romero 275 −13 Playoff Lonnie Nielsen 375,000 The Reserve(South Course) 2005 Loren Roberts 273 −15 Playoff Dana Quigley 375,000 The Reserve(South Course) 2004 Craig Stadler 275 −13 1 stroke Allen Doyle Jerry Pate 345,000 The Reserve(South Course) 2003 Tom Watson 273 −15 1 stroke Jim Ahern Tom Kite 330,000 The Reserve(South Course) The Countrywide Tradition2002 Jim Thorpe 277 −11 Playoff John Jacobs 300,000 Superstition Mountain(Prospector Course) 2001 Doug Tewell 265 −23 9 strokes Mike McCullough 255,000 Desert Mountain(Cochise Course) 2000 Tom Kite 280 −8 Playoff Larry Nelson Tom Watson 240,000 Desert Mountain(Cochise Course) The Tradition1999 Graham Marsh 136 −8 3 strokes Larry Nelson 225,000 Desert Mountain(Cochise Course) 1998 Gil Morgan (2) 276 −12 2 strokes Tom Wargo 210,000 Desert Mountain(Cochise Course) 1997 Gil Morgan 266 −22 6 strokes Isao Aoki 180,000 Desert Mountain(Cochise Course) 1996 Jack Nicklaus (4) 272 −16 3 strokes Hale Irwin 150,000 Desert Mountain(Cochise Course) 1995 Jack Nicklaus (3) 276 −12 Playoff Isao Aoki 150,000 Desert Mountain(Cochise Course) 1994 Raymond Floyd 271 −17 Playoff Dale Douglass 127,500 Desert Mountain(Cochise Course) 1993 Tom Shaw 269 −19 1 stroke Mike Hill 127,500 Desert Mountain(Cochise Course) 1992 Lee Trevino 274 −14 1 stroke Jack Nicklaus 120,000 Desert Mountain(Cochise Course) 1991 Jack Nicklaus (2) 277 −11 1 stroke Jim Colbert Jim Dent Phil Rodgers 120,000 Desert Mountain(Cochise Course) 1990 Jack Nicklaus 206 −10 4 strokes Gary Player 120,000 Desert Mountain(Cochise Course) 1989 Don Bies 275 −13 1 stroke Gary Player 90,000 Desert Mountain(Cochise Course)
Multiple winners Through 2025, five men have multiple wins in the Tradition:
4 wins: Jack Nicklaus: 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996 3 wins: Steve Stricker: 2019, 2022, 2023 2 wins: Gil Morgan: 1997, 1998 Fred Funk: 2008, 2010 Tom Lehman: 2011, 2012 Bernhard Langer: 2016, 2017
Notes
References
External links
Coverage on the PGA Tour Champions's official site Greystone Golf and Country Club – official site – current venue