Published On: 05.06.21 | 

By: Ryan Brown

More sights and sounds from Regions Tradition celebrity pro-am in Alabama

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Nick Saban shares a laugh with Ernie Els after their tee shots. (contributed)

If the sky had been any indication, you might have mistaken the gray and mist for a round at the birthplace of golf. Still, the Regions Tradition returned to smiles and excitement, drawing appreciative crowds outside after a year’s sabbatical forced by the global pandemic.

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Day one at Greystone Golf & Country Club featured more than golf weather. The annual Regions Tradition celebrity pro-am features some of the biggest local celebrities and most prestigious names in golf – back again to support the tournament and the many organizations that benefit from it.

Fans were able to get up close and reasonably personal with SEC football coaches and former players. Among the notables participating in the 2021 event:

  • Nick Saban, coach of the College Football Playoff national champion Alabama Crimson Tide.
  • Bryan Harsin, first-year coach at rival Auburn.
  • Kirby Smart, coach at Georgia.
  • Charles Barkley, NBA legend and Alabama native.
  • Bo Jackson, 1985 Heisman Trophy winner and a sports legend.
  • Greg McElroy, ESPN college football analyst and former championship quarterback with Alabama.

Check out some of the sights and sounds of the pro-am, and visit regionstradition.com for even more photos and coverage.

PGA golf legend Ernie Els waits his turn on the Greystone 1st tee. (contributed)
Before teeing off in the pro-am, Alabama football coach Nick Saban talks with Rick and Bubba on their nationally syndicated radio show. (contributed)
Parker High School Principal Darrell Hudson attended the Regions Tradition pro-am with his son Darrell. (contributed)
New Auburn football coach Bryan Harsin poses for photos with Taylor Hicks, 2006 American Idol winner. (contributed)
The return of the Regions Tradition brought friends and families back to the course, watching the action while maintaining social distance. (contributed)
Georgia football coach Kirby Smart shares a fist bump with Regions CEO John Turner during the celebrity pro-am. (contributed)

Over the history of the Regions Tradition and its predecessors, the event has raised more than $19 million for charity. Today, the tournament’s primary beneficiary remains Children’s of Alabama, a hospital serving the needs of children and young people across the Southeast.

This story originally appeared on Regions Bank’s Doing More Today website.

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