Inside the Growth of Regions Tradition ft. Gene Hallman | The Cart Barn Podcast

About this episode

Gene Hallman discusses the growth and evolution of the Regions Tradition tournament.

For this episode of The Cart Barn Podcast, we sat down with Regions Tradition Tournament Director Gene Hallman live from the range at Greystone Golf & Country Club during tournament week. Gene discusses the continued growth of Regions Tradition, how the event has evolved into one of the premier stops on the PGA Tour Champions schedule, and why Birmingham continues to support the event at such a high level. We also talk about: the changing demographics of golf fans attracting younger audiences to the event the atmosphere surrounding tournament week future plans for the fan experience why the Wednesday Pro-Am crowds rival weekend attendance at many Champions Tour events Special thanks to Gene for spending time with us during a busy tournament week. The Cart Barn Podcast is presented from the heart of Alabama golf culture — sharing stories, people, places, and conversations that make the game special. #RegionsTradition #PGATourChampions #GolfPodcast #AlabamaGolf #TheCartBarnPodcast

People in this episode

Hosts: Chris Lemley, Gregg Dewalt

Guest: Gene Hallman

Topics covered

• Regions Tradition
• PGA Tour Champions
• golf demographics
• fan experience
• tournament atmosphere

Keywords

• Regions Tradition
• Gene Hallman
• PGA Tour Champions
• golf fans
• tournament week
• Pro-Am crowds
• Alabama golf

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Regions Tradition, PGA Tour Champions

Places: Greystone Golf & Country Club, Birmingham, Alabama

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