Former Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban has been announced as one of the playing participants in the 2026 Regions Tradition Drummond Company Celebrity Pro-Am, one of the most anticipated events of the year in Birmingham.
Saban has played yearly going back to his days as head coach, but now, both he and Kalen DeBoer along with Nate Oats, Steven Pearl and Alex Golesh are all going to be teeing it up and vying for the title of best coach golf swing.
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With the PGA Tour Champions coming to Greystone Country Club in Hoover to crown its first major winner of the season, anticipation for the tournament itself is always high, but the Pro-Am might just be even more looked forward to.
Saban’s return joins not only Oats, DeBoer, Pearl and Golesh, but also other celebrities, personalities and politicians like Paul Finebaum, Tommy Tuberville, Lance Armstrong, Riley Green, and numerous others.
It should be another great week in Birmingham, and it will all start with the Pro-Am on Wednesday, April 29, tickets for which can be secured here.
Michael Brauner is a Senior Sports Analyst and Contributing Writer for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @MBraunerWNSP and hear him every weekday morning from 6 to 9 a.m. on “The Opening Kickoff” on WNSP-FM 105.5, available free online.

