Richard Green leads after first round at Regions Tradition

Seeking his first win on PGA TOUR Champions, Richard Green matched the low 18-hole score at the Regions Tradition since the event moved to Greystone Golf & Country Club with an opening-round 63. He holds a two-stroke lead over a quartet of players, which includes the winners of the last two events on PGA TOUR Champions.

Richard Green (9-under)

• Matched the low 18-hole at the Regions Tradition since the event moved to Greystone Golf & Country Club in 2016
  • Previous 63s at Greystone for the Regions Tradition: Robert Karlsson (2023, Round 3), Steven Alker (2024, Final round)
  • Low 18-hole score in Regions Tradition history (any course): 62 (three times)
• Matched his second-lowest 18-hole score on PGA TOUR Champions (195th round)
  • Lowest: 62 (2024 Rogers Charity Classic, 2nd Round)
  • Previous 63s by Green: 2023 Principal Charity Classic (R3), 2024 U.S. Senior Open (R1), 2024 Charles Schwab Cup Championship (R3)
• The 54-year-old seeks his first win on PGA TOUR Champions (63rd start).
  • Best finish second/T2 (six times)
• This is his fifth time leading/co-leading after the first round on PGA TOUR Champions (0-for-4).
• Making his eighth start of the 2025 season, he has three top-10 finishes.
  • Best finish of 2025: T4 (Chubb Classic)
  • Entered the week No. 18 in the Charles Schwab Cup standings
• Making his third appearance at the Regions Tradition, he has finished T11 (2023) and T14 (2024).

Other notes

• Charles Schwab No. 2 Steven Alker (T2), who finished runner-up at last year’s Regions Tradition, opened with 7-under 65. The 53-year-old has finished in the top 5 in six of his seven starts in 2025, including a victory at the Cologuard Classic.
• Charles Schwab No. 7 Jerry Kelly (T2) shot 65 and seeks his second win in three starts after capturing the Mitsubishi Electric Classic last month.
• Charles Schwab No. 4 Stewart Cink (T2) carded 6-under 30 on the back nine after going out in 1-under 35. He looks to win back-to-back tournaments after capturing the Insperity Invitational earlier this month. Cink has finished in the top 8 in six of his seven starts in 2025.
• Seeking his first win on PGA TOUR Champions, Charlie Wi (T2) posted bogey-free 65. His best finish on PGA TOUR Champions is second (2023 Invited Celebrity Classic) and T2 (2023 TimberTech Championship).
• 2021 champion Alex Cejka sits in sixth after opening with bogey-free 66.
• Seven players are T10 at 4-under, including World Golf Hall of Fame member and Charles Schwab No. 3 Ernie Els, Charles Schwab Cup leader and 2018 Regions Tradition champion Miguel Angel Jiménez and three-time Regions Tradition champion (2019, 2022, 2023) Steve Stricker.
• John Daly withdrew during the first round.