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The 18th hole awaits golfers in the 2016 PGA Regions Tradition at the Greystone Golf and Country Club, scheduled for May 18-22.
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A $4 million renovation project a the Greystone Golf & Country Club included improved restaurant and fitness facilities, as well as a new golf operations center and a childcare center.
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After five years at the Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club, the Regions Tradition golf tournament is coming to the Greystone Golf and Country Club in 2016. The tournament is scheduled for May 18-22.
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Grandstands have been constructed and await guests of the 2016 PGA Regions Tradition golf tournament, scheduled for May 18-22 at the Greystone Golf and Country Club in Hoover, Alabama.
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After five years at the Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club, the PGA Regions Tradition golf tournament is coming to the Greystone Golf and Country Club in Hoover, Alabama on May 18-22.
After five years at Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club, the 2016 PGA Regions Tradition is coming to Greystone.
The tournament will be held at Greystone Golf & Country Club May 18-22. The event includes a Pro-Am game on May 18, which will have celebrity golfers such as Coach Nick Saban, Condoleezza Rice and Coach Gus Malzahn. There will also be a golf trick shot exhibition by Chuck “The Hit Man” Hiter on May 20 and an evening concert May 21. The Tradition also raises money for Children’s of Alabama, said Liz Leckemby, the Tradition tournament director at Bruno Event Team.
The Tradition itself is open to players 50 years and older who have previously won a PGA or Champions Tour event. The tournament trophy and $2.3 million purse will be presented to the winner May 22. Some of this year’s golfers include 2015 champion Jeff Maggert, John Daly, Colin Montgomerie, Hale Irwin and Mark O’Meara.
Greystone Club President Terry Smith said he’s particularly looking forward to seeing John Daly, a golfer who is known for his colorful fashion and personality. This is the first year Daly has qualified to compete in the tradition.
“[Daly] alone adds a lot of excitement, because he’s very charismatic,” Leckemby agreed.
Since Greystone was announced as the 2016 Tradition host, the PGA has paid for a complete renovation of the Founders golf course.
Smith said the renovation included reshaping the greens and installing a new bunker system. Smith said Hole 9 is one of the more challenging segments of the Founders course, but “every hole has a different handicap.”
The country club also began a $4 million renovation project in May 2014 that includes improved restaurant and fitness facilities, as well as a new golf operations center and a childcare center.
This year also marks the 25th anniversary of the country club, and Smith said he hopes to tie that in to the Tradition celebration. For regular Greystone golfers, Leckemby said the golf course and country club will be closed to the public May 16 and 17 to finish preparations. While the tournament is underway, Smith said club members can continue to play on the Legacy golf course, but they will not have access to the Founders course or clubhouse. He added members of the club are excited to see the Tradition return.
“They basically take over our club for a week,” Smith said. “We’re kind of blessed in that way that we have two courses.”
The Golf Channel will have live coverage of the event Thursday-Sunday, and Leckemby said other media will be doing live shows on the course for the Pro-Am. Other entertainment will include a trick-shot exhibition and a concert.
For more details about the Regions Tradition, visit regionstradition.com.
SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, MAY 18
► NCR Pro-Am: 7 a.m.–7 p.m.
THURSDAY, MAY 19
► First-round championship play: 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
► Live coverage on the Golf Channel: 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
FRIDAY, MAY 20
► Second-round championship play: 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
► Live coverage on the Golf Channel: 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
► Chuck “The Hit Man” Hiter Trick Shot Show: 6 p.m., Coca-Cola Spectator Village
SATURDAY, MAY 21
► Third-round championship play: 9 a.m.–6 p.m.
► Live coverage on the Golf Channel: 4 p.m.-6 p.m.
► After-play concert: 6 p.m., Coca-Cola Spectator Village
SUNDAY, MAY 22
► Final-round championship play: 9 a.m.–6 p.m.
► Live coverage on the Golf Channel: 4-6 p.m.
► Awards ceremony: 18 green, immediately after play
*Gates open 7 a.m. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
*Gates open 8 a.m. Saturday and Sunday
