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.

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Stewart Cink joins The Cart Barn Podcast to discuss his recent success on PGA Tour Champions, the mindset changes that helped him start winning again, and how modern analytics and AI are shaping the way he practices and competes.

Episode Description:
Friend of the podcast Stewart Cink returns to The Cart Barn Podcast after an incredible stretch of golf that has already produced multiple wins on PGA Tour Champions.

In this episode, Stewart sits down with J Chris Lemley and Gregg Dewalt at the Regions Tradition to discuss:

• Why he believes most golfers practice the wrong things
• The mindset shift that changed his performance
• How AI and analytics now influence his game
• Why “strengthening your strengths” matters
• The differences between PGA Tour and Champions Tour competition
• Preparing for the PGA Championship at Aronimink
• Playing alongside longtime friends like Zach Johnson and Ben Crane
• Balancing competition, family, travel, and life after 50

Stewart also shares insights into how elite players evaluate performance, how expectations can sabotage results, and why the Champions Tour is far more competitive than most fans realize.

This is one of the most in-depth golf performance conversations we’ve had on the show.

Recorded on-site at the Regions Tradition in Birmingham, Alabama.

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Wes Tuck joins the Cart Barn Podcast to tell the story of a life spent inside the game — from growing up around Alabama junior golf, winning the Future Masters, playing at Troy and Auburn, competing in the 1988 U.S. Amateur, chasing professional golf, and eventually finding a second career on the course maintenance side of the game.

Wes Tuck has lived almost every version of a golf life.

He grew up around the game in Alabama, learned under influential pros like Billy Eastep and Chris Rigdon, won the Future Masters, played college golf at Troy and Auburn, and made a strong run in the 1988 U.S. Amateur — including a match against defending champion Billy Mayfair.

In this episode, Wes talks about junior golf before the modern travel-tour era, what he learned from great players, his years chasing professional golf, and how his career eventually shifted into golf course maintenance and turf management.

It is a conversation about practice, perspective, parents, pressure, persistence, and why affordable public golf still matters.