The 2026 Regions Tradition format remains unchanged this year, with the PGA Tour Champions major championship event played at Greystone Golf and Country Club in Birmingham, Alabama.
The 2026 Regions Tradition field is 78 players, with this being an all-professional affair in the second major of the season.
The Regions Tradition field is made up of a variety of players, namely the players who qualified through the PGA Tour Champions criteria.
Regions Tradition format
The Regions Tradition format is a 72-hole event. The 78 players are split into threesomes for each of the first two days.
The field is divided into morning and afternoon waves for the first two rounds, with players competing in threesomes each day. The same threesomes play together in each of the first two rounds, with each group getting one time in the morning and one in the afternoon, as well as one starting on the first tee and one starting on the 10th tee.
A cut is not made after 36 holes. All players who make the field and make the cut are eligible to finish the event.
For the third and fourth rounds, the pairings and tee times are made based on each player's total score through two and three rounds, respectively. Players with the highest total score go first, then in descending order until the two players with the lowest total score in the final group.
The player with the lowest total score after 72 holes is the winner and will earn the 2026 Regions Tradition winner's share of the purse.
The winning player will get a five-season PGA Tour exemption. The winner is exempt into other tournaments as well, like the other four majors. The winner earns Charles Schwab Cup points in the value of the first-place dollars, and each playing making the cut earns points converted 1-to-1 dollars for points.
Regions Tradition playoff format
A playoff to settle any ties after 72 holes will be played under USGA rules. The Regions Tradition playoff format is a sudden-death playoff, with playoff holes being 18 played by any qualifying players. In the event of a tie after two holes, the tied players compete hole-by-hole until a winner is determined by a player scoring the lowest among the remaining players.
