The Tradition
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The Regions Tradition (34th). [Founders course, Greystone G&CC, Birmingham, Alabama].
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The Regions Tradition (33rd). [Founders course, Greystone G&CC, Birmingham, Alabama].
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The Regions Tradition (32nd) (May 6-9). 50-year-old Alex Čejka (Czech/Ger) beat defending champion Steve Stricker (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole, to record his first PGA Tour Champions win and his first major championship success. [Founders course, Greystone G&CC, Birmingham, Alabama].
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The Regions Tradition not played in 2020 (originally scheduled for May 7-10, then Sept 24-27, then cancelled due to world coronavirus pandemic). [Founders course, Greystone G&CC, Birmingham, Alabama].
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The Regions Tradition (31st) (May 9-12). Second-placed Billy Andrade (USA), Paul Goydos (USA) and David Toms (USA) finished 6 shots behind 52-year-old Stricker (USA), who recorded his first major championship win. [Founders course, Greystone G&CC, Birmingham, Alabama].
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The Regions Tradition (30th) (May 17-20). Second-placed Joe Durant (USA), Gene Sauers (USA) and Steve Stricker (USA) finished 3 shots behind 54-year-old Jiménez (Esp), who claimed his first senior major championship win. [Founders course, Greystone G&CC, Birmingham, Alabama].
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The Regions Tradition (29th) (May 18-21). Second-placed Scott McCarron (USA) and Scott Parel (USA) finished 5 shots behind Langer (Ger), who claimed his eighth senior major title. [Founders course, Greystone G&CC, Birmingham, Alabama].
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The Regions Tradition (May 19-22). Second-placed Olin Browne (USA) finished 6 shots behind Langer (Ger), who claimed his sixth senior major championship title. [Founders course, Greystone G&CC, Birmingham, Alabama].
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Played as the Regions Tradition (May 14-17). First-time senior major winner Maggert (USA) beat Kevin Sutherland (USA) with a par at the first playoff hole. [Shoal Creek Club, Birmingham, AL].
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Played as the Regions Tradition (May 15-18). Second-placed Mark Calcavecchia (USA) finished 1 shot behind Perry (USA), who claimed his third career major. [Shoal Creek Club, Birmingham, AL].
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Played as the Regions Tradition (25th) (June 6-9). Second-placed Fred Couples (USA) finished 1 shot behind Frost (RSA), who claimed his first major championship title. [Shoal Creek Club, Birmingham, AL].
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Played as the Regions Tradition (June 7-10). Second-placed Bernhard Langer (Ger) and Chien Soon Lu (Taiw) finished 2 shots behind defending champion Lehman (USA). [Shoal Creek Club, Birmingham, AL].
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Regions
Played as the Regions Tradition (May 5-8). Lehman (USA) beat Peter Senior (Aus) with a par at the second playoff hole. Lehman recorded his second senior major title, and third win in seven Champions Tour starts. [Shoal Creek Club, Birmingham, AL].
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JELD-WEN
Played as the JELD-WEN Tradition (Aug 19-22). Second-placed Michael Allen (USA) and Chien-soon Lu (Taiwan) finished 1 shot behind Funk (USA), who recorded his second win in three years in this event. [Crosswater Club, Sunriver Resort, nr Bend, Oregon].
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JELD-WEN
Played as the JELD-WEN Tradition (Aug 20-23). Reid (USA) beat John Cook (USA) at the first playoff hole to record his second win in a senior major championship. [Crosswater Club, Sunriver Resort, nr Bend, Oregon].
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JELD-WEN
Played as the JELD-WEN Tradition (Aug 14-17). Second-placed Mike Goodes (USA) finished 3 shots behind Funk (USA) who claimed his first career major championship title. [Crosswater Club, Sunriver Resort, nr Bend, Oregon].
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JELD-WEN
Played as the JELD-WEN Tradition (Aug 16-19). Second-placed David Edwards (USA) finished 5 shots behind McNulty (Zim/Ire), who recorded his first major championship win. [Crosswater Club, Sunriver Resort, nr Bend, Oregon].
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JELD-WEN
Played as the JELD-WEN Tradition (Aug 24-27). Romero (Arg) beat Lonnie Nielsen (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole to claim his first major championship title and first Champions Tour win. [South course, The Reserve Vineyards & GC, Aloha, nr Portland, OR].
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JELD-WEN
Played as the JELD-WEN Tradition (Aug 25-28). Roberts (USA) beat Dana Quigley (USA) with a bogey at the second playoff hole to claim his first major championship title and first Champions Tour win. [South course, The Reserve Vineyards & GC, Aloha, nr Portland, OR].
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JELD-WEN
Played as the JELD-WEN Tradition (Aug 26-29). Second-placed Allen Doyle (USA) and Jerry Pate (USA) finished 1 shot behind Stadler (USA). [South course, The Reserve Vineyards & GC, Aloha, nr Portland, OR].
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JELD-WEN
Played as the JELD-WEN Tradition (Aug 28-31). Second-placed Gil Morgan (USA), Tom Kite (USA) and Jim Ahern (USA) finished 1 shot behind Watson (USA). [South course, The Reserve Vineyards & GC, Aloha, nr Portland, OR].
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Countrywide
Played as the Countrywide Tradition (April 25-28). Thorpe (USA) beat John Jacobs (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole to win his first and only major championship title. [Prospector course, Superstition Mtn G&CC, nr Phoenix, AZ].
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Countrywide
Played as the Countrywide Tradition (April 13-15). Second-placed Mike McCullough (USA) finished 9 shots behind Tewell (USA). [Cochise course, Desert Mountain GC, Scottsdale, AZ].
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Countrywide
Played as the Countrywide Tradition (Mar 30-Apr 2). First-time Snr PGA Tour winner Kite (USA) beat Tom Watson (USA) with a birdie at the sixth playoff hole; Larry Nelson (USA) was eliminated at the second playoff hole. [Cochise course, Desert Mountain GC, Scottsdale, AZ].
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Countrywide
Played as The Tradition presented by Countrywide (April 1-4). Second-placed Larry Nelson (USA) finished 3 shots behind Marsh (Aus), who recorded the last of his six US Snr Tr wins. Reduced to 36 holes due to spring snowstorms during the event. [Cochise course, Desert Mountain GC, Scottsdale, AZ].
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Countrywide
Played as The Tradition presented by Countrywide (April 2-5). Second-placed Tom Wargo (USA) finished 2 shots behind defending champion Morgan (USA), who recorded his tenth PGA Tour win. [Cochise course, Desert Mountain GC, Scottsdale, AZ].
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Countrywide
Played as The Tradition presented by Countrywide (April 3-6). Second-placed Isao Aoki (Jpn) finished 6 shots behind Morgan (USA). [Cochise course, Desert Mountain GC, Scottsdale, AZ].
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Played as The Tradition (April 4-7). Second-placed Hale Irwin (USA) finished 3 shots behind Nicklaus (USA), who recorded the last of his ten Snr PGA Tour victories, and eighth senior major title. [Cochise course, Desert Mountain GC, Scottsdale, AZ].
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Played as The Tradition (Mar 30-Apr 2). Nicklaus (USA) beat Isao Aoki (Jpn) with a birdie at the third playoff hole. [Cochise course, Desert Mountain GC, Scottsdale, AZ].
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Played as The Tradition (Mar 31-Apr 3). Floyd (USA) beat Dale Douglass (USA) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [Cochise course, Desert Mountain GC, Scottsdale, AZ].
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Played as The Tradition (April 1-4). Second-placed Mike Hill (USA) finished 1 shot behind first-time major championship winner Shaw (USA), who recorded the second of his two Snr PGA Tour victories. [Cochise course, Desert Mountain GC, Scottsdale, AZ].
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Played as The Tradition at Desert Mountain (April 2-5). Second-placed Jack Nicklaus (USA) finished 1 shot behind Trevino (USA). [Cochise course, Desert Mountain GC, Scottsdale, AZ].
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Played as The Tradition at Desert Mountain (April 4-7). Second-placed Jim Colbert (USA), Phil Rodgers (USA) and Jim Dent (USA) finished 1 shot behind defending champion Nicklaus (USA). [Cochise course, Desert Mountain GC, Scottsdale, AZ].
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Played as The Tradition at Desert Mountain (Mar 29-Apr 1). Second-placed Gary Player (RSA) finished 4 shots behind first-time Snr PGA Tour winner Nicklaus (USA), who claimed the first of his eight senior major titles. [Cochise course, Desert Mountain GC, Scottsdale, AZ].
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Played as the inaugural Tradition at Desert Mountain (April 13-16; recognised from the outset as a Snr PGA Tour senior major championship, but not recognised as such by the European Snr Tr). Second-placed Gary Player (RSA) finished 1 shot behind Bies (USA), who recorded his first and only senior championship win. [Cochise course, Desert Mountain GC, Scottsdale, AZ].
Tournaments:
Women’s major championships: the month of June sees two women’s majors: the US Women’s Open (June 3-6), with A Lim Kim defending, and the Women’s PGA Championship (June 24-27), with Sei Young Kim defending.
Senior PGA Championship: the revered Southern Hills in Oklahoma hosts the 81st staging of this event (May 27-30); Ken Tanigawa holds the title from its last playing in 2019.
Who's Who:
Phil Mickelson: in winning the 2021 PGA Championship, the world’s most famous “leftie” became the oldest winner of a golf major championship.
Hideki Matsuyama: became the first Japanese professional to win a men’s major championship, when he triumphed in this year’s Masters Tournament.
New 27-hole golf complex to be built in southern Belgium
A new golf complex in southern Belgium, close to the border with Luxembourg, will start construction in June 2021.
American Dunes opens for play following Nicklaus transformation
Nicklaus Design has transformed the former Grand Haven Golf Club in Michigan into the American Dunes Golf Club, a new public course that is now open for play
New course opens for play at Barnbougle
Bill Coore designs 14-hole layout with “sporty” holes on dune ridge above Lost Farm (golf carts allowed).
Gamble Sands opens short course:
David McLay Kidd’s 14-hole QuickSands short course has opened for play at Gamble Sands in Brewster, Washington.
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