Arizona From its inception in 1989 through 2001, the tournament was held in
Arizona at the Cochise Golf Course of the Golf Club at Desert Mountain in
Scottsdale. In 2002, it was held at the Prospector Course of Superstition Mountain Golf & Country Club near
Gold Canyon. While in Arizona, the event was played in early April.
Oregon In 2003, the event relocated to northwest
Oregon for four years at the South Course of
The Reserve Vineyards and Golf Club in
Hillsboro, just west of
Portland. Following the 2006 edition, it moved to the
high desert of
central Oregon for four years, to the
Crosswater Club in
Sunriver, south of
Bend. The lengthy course sits on of woodlands and preserved wetlands along the
Deschutes River, at an average
elevation of
above sea level. The par-72 layout played at in 2009. During the eight years in Oregon, the event was held in mid- to late August.
Alabama Following the 2010 event,
Birmingham, Alabama–based
Regions Financial Corporation announced in August that it was taking over sponsorship of the tournament. For five years, the event was played at the
Shoal Creek Golf and Country Club in the Shoal Creek development, southeast of Birmingham. The Tradition superseded the
Regions Charity Classic, a regular Champions Tour event which began in 1992 as the
Bruno's Memorial Classic. Shoal Creek previously hosted two
PGA Championships, in
1984 and
1990. Since moving to Alabama in
2011, the event has been played in May and June. It moved from Shoal Creek to the nearby
Greystone Golf and Country Club in
2016, and is held on the recently renovated Founders Course. ==Winners==