PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS

REGIONS TRADITION

Site: Birmingham, Alabama.

Course: Greystone Golf & CC. Yardage: 7,249. Par: 72.

Television: ThursdayFriday, 1:30-4 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday, 3-5 p.m. (Golf Channel);

Sunday, 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel).

Prize money: $2.5 million. Winner’s share: $375,000.

Defending champion:

Alex Cejka.

Charles Schwab Cup leader: Steven Alker.

Last week: Steve Flesch won the Mitsubishi Electric Classic.

Notes: This is the first of five majors on the PGA Tour Champions schedule . ... Steven Alker has won two of his last three tournaments and lost a playoff in the other. He leads the Charles Schwab Cup standings. And he is playing his first major on the PGA Tour Champions. ... Steve Stricker, who missed six months of golf when he hospitalized late last year, is playing for the third straight week since his return . ... This is the only major where the winner is not exempt into its counterpart on the PGA Tour . ... After a week off, the PGA Tour Champions goes straight into another major with the Senior PGA Championship . ... David Duval is making his first Champions major start since turning 50 late last year.

Next tournament: Senior PGA Championship on May 26-29.