Country music stars from Alabama paired with Tommy Tuberville at Regions Pro-Am

When U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville tees up on Wednesday at the Regions Tradition Celebrity Pro-Am, he’ll be joined by a couple of country music stars from Alabama.

Riley Green, a contemporary hitmaker from Jacksonville, and Jamey Johnson, an award-winning singer-songwriter born in Enterprise, are in Tuberville’s group at the prestigious golf event in metro Birmingham. All three men are set for a 9 a.m. start at Greystone Golf & Country Club. They’re playing with pro John Daly, a former PGA Tour champ known for his powerful swing and freewheeling personality.

Tuberville, 70, a longtime golf enthusiast, was ranked among “Washington, D.C.’s Top 100 Golfers” in 2023 by Golf Digest. The Alabama senator and former Auburn University football coach played for two years on the golf team at Southern Arkansas University.

Tuberville has been a regular at the Regions Tradition Celebrity Pro-Am, playing in 2024, 2023 and previous years.

Green, 36, has earned widespread fame for country singles such as “There Was This Girl‚” “Different ‘Round Here,” “Worst Way” and “you look like you love me,” his ACM-winning duet with Alabama’s Ella Langley. When he’s not performing on tour, Green is an avid golfer and outdoorsman, posting about his pursuits on social media.

Green hosted the inaugural Buford Bonds Foundation Golf Tournament at Silver Lakes Golf Course on April 17 in Gadsden, for example. The event raised more than $150,000 for Green’s charitable foundation, which is named after his grandfathers, Buford Green and Lendon Bonds.

Johnson, 49, played in the Buford Bonds tournament, as well, calling the event “a day of music, memories, and giving back” via social media. The country star, a 10-time Grammy nominee, is best known for his 2008 breakthrough hit “In Color” and the platinum-selling album “That Lonesome Song.”

Johnson, who grew up in Montgomery, is an avid golfer and one of the owners of the Cottonwood Golf Club in Montgomery. He and Green are friends, teaming on the golf course and on stage. The two performed “In Color” at Nashville’s Ryan Auditorium in 2023 at a benefit concert, for instance, and Johnson appeared with Green and Langley in the 2024 video for “you look like you love me.”

Johnson will be an opening act for Green in November, as well, playing several dates on his “Damn Country Music Tour.”

It’s unclear if Green, Johnson, Tuberville and Daly have ever played golf together. However, three members of Wednesday’s foursome — Green, Tuberville and Daly — were in the same group at the Regions Tradition Celebrity Pro-Am in 2023 and 2024. They were joined in 2023 by Alabama singer Randy Owen, and in 2024 by longtime radio host Bill “Bubba” Bussey.

Several other famous amateur golfers will be paired with pros on Wednesday at the Pro-Am, including Charles Barkley, Nick Saban, Bo Jackson, Hugh Freeze and Kalen DeBoer.

Country-soul singer Taylor Hicks will hit the links, as well, in a group with Greg McElroy, AJ McCarron and pro Tom Lehman. (See the full list of celebrities and tee times here.)

The Celebrity Pro-Am is a popular event for star-gazers and part of the 2025 Regions Tradition Presented by Coca-Cola. The tournament schedule runs Wednesday through Sunday, May 14-18, at Greystone, a private, 36-hole golf club at 4100 Greystone Drive in Hoover. Tickets for the Pro-Am are sold out.

The Regions Tradition Champions Tour event follows the Celebrity Pro-Am, with four rounds of championship play set for Thursday through Sunday. Doug Barron is the defending champ in an event that’s considered one of five senior “major” tournaments by the PGA.

The Regions Tradition also raises money for local charities, with Children’s of Alabama as the primary beneficiary.