Regions Tradition: Storylines to follow, how to watch Champions Tour's first major of 2025

PGA TOUR Champions heads to Birmingham, Alabama, for the first major of the 2025 season at the Regions Tradition presented by Coca-Cola. Greystone Golf & Country Club will host for the ninth time.

Past champions Steve Stricker (2019, 2022, 2023), Miguel Angel Jiménez (2018) and Bernhard Langer (2016, 2017) are among the notables in the 78-player field. Stricker will make his first start since January on PGA TOUR Champions. Jiménez currently leads the Charles Schwab Cup standings over No. 2 Steven Alker, No. 3 Ernie Els, No. 4 Stewart Cink and No. 5 Retief Goosen.

Strength of field by the numbers

• PGA TOUR major winners: 19
• PGA TOUR Champions major winners: 17
• PGA TOUR winners: 52
• Combined PGA TOUR titles: 290
• PGA TOUR Champions winners: 50
• Combined PGA TOUR Champions titles: 264

How to watch

• Thursday-Friday: 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel)
• Saturday-Sunday: 2-5 p.m. (Golf Channel)

Tournament facts

• Course: Greystone Golf & Country Club, Brimingham, Alabama
• Field: 78 players
• Defending champion: Doug Barron
• Purse: $2,600,000 (winner: $390,000)
• Scoring records:
  • Low 18-Hole Score: 62, three times (last: Brad Bryant, Round 1, 2009)
  • Low 36-Hole Score: 130, Tom Watson (2003)
  • Low 54-Hole Score: 199, three times (last: Steve Stricker, 2022)
  • Low 72-Hole Score: 265, two times (last: Steve Stricker, 2023)