Tournament information | |
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Location | Des Moines, Iowa |
Established | 2001 |
Course(s) | Wakonda Club |
Par | 72 |
Length | 6,847 yards (6,261 m) [1] |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | US$2,000,000 |
Month played | June |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 197 Gil Morgan (2006) 197 Jay Haas (2012) |
To par | −18 Jerry Kelly (2022) −18 Kirk Triplett (2022) |
Current champion | |
Ernie Els | |
Location map | |
Location in the United States Location in Iowa |
The Principal Charity Classic is an annual PGA Tour Champions golf tournament in Des Moines, Iowa. It has been held at the William Langford-designed Wakonda Club since 2013. Founded in 2001 as the Allianz Championship, that name has been used by another tournament in Florida since 2007.
The Principal Charity Classic, which raises money for Iowa children's charities, donated a record $6.7 million in 2020. This brought the event's charitable giving total to more than $30 million since 2007.
In September 2017, Principal announced the renewal of its title sponsorship through 2023. The event will remain at Wakonda Club.
Wakonda Club
Hole | Yards | Par | Hole | Yards | Par | |
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1 | 431 | 4 | 10 | 441 | 4 | |
2 | 179 | 3 | 11 | 408 | 4 | |
3 | 382 | 4 | 12 | 361 | 4 | |
4 | 421 | 4 | 13 | 529 | 5 | |
5 | 549 | 5 | 14 | 201 | 3 | |
6 | 418 | 4 | 15 | 510 | 5 | |
7 | 365 | 4 | 16 | 430 | 4 | |
8 | 549 | 5 | 17 | 174 | 3 | |
9 | 188 | 3 | 18 | 311 | 4 | |
Out | 3,482 | 36 | In | 3,365 | 36 | |
Source: [1] | Total | 6,847 | 72 |
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