PGA Preview: 2015 Regions Tradition

CHAMPIONS TOUR Regions Tradition Dates: May 14-17 Venue: Shoal Creek Golf Club, Shoal Creek, Ala. Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern): Thursday 12:30-2:30 p.m. (Live) / 3:30-5:30 a.m. (Friday replay) Friday 12:30-2:30 p.m. (Live) / 3:30-5:30 a.m. (Saturday replay) Saturday 3-5 p.m. (Live) / 3:30-5:30 a.m. (Sunday replay) Sunday 3-5 p.m. (Live) / 2:30-4:30 a.m. (Monday replay) The Regions Tradition is the first major championship for the 50-and-over tour. And the tour has adopted the five-major season, just like the LPGA did a few years ago. If that wasn't odd enough, the Senior PGA Championship is the following week. Two majors in two weeks. Kenny Perry is the defending champion having finished a stroke ahead of Mark Calcavecchia in the 2014 event. Headlining the Field: Bernhard Langer, Colin Montgomerie, Tom Watson, Kenny Perry, Jesper Parnevik, Mark O’Meara, Ian Woosnam, John Cook, Tom Lehman, Fred Funk and Joe Durant. PGA TOUR Wells Fargo Championship Dates: May 14-17 Venue: Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, N.C. Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern): Thursday 3-7 p.m. (Live) / 11:30 p.m.-3:30 a.m. (Replay) Friday 3-7 p.m. (Live) / 11:30 p.m.-3:30 a.m. (Replay) Saturday 1-2:30 p.m. (Live) / 10 p.m.-2:30 a.m. (Replay) Sunday 1-2:30 p.m. (Live) / 10 p.m.-2:30 a.m. (Replay) In the 2014 Wells Fargo Championship J.B. Holmes edged out Jim Furyk by one stroke, securing the big-hitter's third victory on the PGA Tour. Viewing this weekend should be fun with world #1 Rory McIlory teeing it up as well as crowd favorites Phil Mickelson and Adam Scott. Headlining the field: Rory McIlroy, Phil Mickelson, Henrik Stenson, Adam Scott, Patrick Reed, Ernie Els, Jim Furyk, J.B. Holmes, Hideki Matsuyama, Bill Haas and Webb Simpson. EUROPEAN TOUR Open de España Dates: May 14-17 Venue: Real Club de Golf El Prat, Terrassa, Spain Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern): Thursday 5:30-7:30 a.m. / 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Live) Friday 5:30-7:30 a.m. / 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (Live) Saturday 7:30-11:30 a.m. (Live) Sunday 7-11:30 a.m. (Live) Golf's most interesting man in the world is the defending champion this week at the Open de Espana. Last year he beat Richard Green and Thomas Pieters in a one hole playoff. The win was his 21st on the European Tour. Headlining the field: Sergio Garcia, Thomas Bjorn, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Tommy Fleetwood, Alexander Levy, Matteo Manassero, Francesco Molinari, Andy Sullivan and Peter Uihlein. LPGA TOUR Kingsmill Championship Dates: May 14-17 Venue: Kingsmill Resort (River Course), Williamsburg, Va. Tournament Airtimes On Golf Channel (Eastern): Thursday 9-11 p.m. (Tape delay) / 4:30-6:30 p.m. (Live streaming on Golf Live Extra) Friday 9-11 p.m. (Tape delay) / 4:30-6:30 p.m. (Live streaming on Golf Live Extra) Saturday 5-7 p.m. (Live) Sunday 5-7 p.m. (Live) Lizette Salas is the defending champion. Salas won last years event by four strokes. The victory was her first on the LPGA Tour. Headlining the field: Lydia Ko, Inbee Park, Stacy Lewis, Hyo-Joo Kim, Brittany Lincicome, So Yeon Ryu, Cristie Kerr, Suzann Pettersen, Michelle Wie, Lexi Thompson and Brooke Henderson and Charley Hull. WEB.COM TOUR BMW Charity Pro-Am Dates: May 14-17 Venue: Thornblade Club, Greer, S.C. Tournament Airtimes on Golf Channel (Eastern): Thursday 7-9 p.m. (Tape delay) Friday 7-9 p.m. (Tape delay) Saturday 7-9 p.m. (Tape delay) Sunday 7-9 p.m. (Tape delay) / 5-7 a.m. (Monday replay) Headlining the field: Smylie Kaufman, Bronson Burgoon, Oliver Goss, Ben Curtis, Nick Flanagan, Tommy Gainey, Matthew Goggin, Kelly Kraft, Cameron Wilson and Trey Mullinax.