Greystone Golf & Country Club is a private 36-hole

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club in the southeastern

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, located in

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, a suburb southeast of

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. Opened in 1991, the first of the two courses was the Founders Course, designed by Bob Cupp and

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. The Legacy Course opened in 2000, designed by

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. The Legacy Course is currently ranked #89 in Golf Week's ''Top 100 Residential Courses''. From

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, the club hosted the

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on the senior tour. The Founders Course was so beloved by the players, officials, and media that they voted it in a ''

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'' poll as the #1 stop on the tour two years in a row. Since

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, the Founders Course has hosted the Regions Traditions, a senior major championship. It had been held nearby at Shoal Creek for the previous five editions.

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lived in the gated community on Shandwick Place during 1994 when he played for the

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. Initially wanting to rent a home, Jordan wound up staying for free in a home owned by

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. Scrushy allowed Jordan to stay for free in exchange for playing golf with him.

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