Principal Charity Classic

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Principal Charity Classic
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Tournament information
Location Des Moines, Iowa
Established2001
Course(s)Wakonda Club
Par72
Length6,847 yards (6,261 m) [1]
Tour(s) PGA Tour Champions
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$1,850,000
Month playedJune
Tournament record score
Aggregate197 Gil Morgan (2006)
197 Jay Haas (2012)
To par−18 Jerry Kelly (2022)
−18 Kirk Triplett (2022)
Current champion
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Stephen Ames
Location map
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Wakonda Club
Location in the United States
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Wakonda Club
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.

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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.

Tournament venues

Course layout

Wakonda Club

HoleYardsParHoleYardsPar
14314104414
21793114084
33824123614
44214135295
55495142013
64184155105
73654164304
85495171743
91883183114
Out3,48236In3,36536
Source: [1] Total6,84772

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upPurse
($)
Principal Charity Classic
2024 Flag placeholder.svgFlag placeholder.svg2,000,000
2023 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Stephen Ames (2)199−171 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Kelly
Flag of the United States.svg Steve Stricker 		2,000,000
2022 Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Kelly 198−18Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Kirk Triplett 1,850,000
2021 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Stephen Ames 204−151 stroke Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mike Weir 1,850,000
2020 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Sutherland 199−17Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Scott Parel 1,850,000
2018 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Lehman 131 [lower-alpha 1] −132 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Woody Austin
Flag of the United States.svg Glen Day
Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Langer
Flag of the United States.svg Scott Parel 		1,750,000
2017 Flag of the United States.svg Brandt Jobe 202−141 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Scott McCarron
Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Sutherland 		1,750,000
2016 Flag of the United States.svg Scott McCarron 201−151 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Billy Andrade
Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Ángel Jiménez 		1,750,000
2015 Flag of the United States.svg Mark Calcavecchia 204−121 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Joe Durant
Flag of the United States.svg Brian Henninger 		1,750,000
2014 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Pernice Jr. 204−12Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Doug Garwood 1,750,000
2013 Flag of the United States.svg Russ Cochran 205−111 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jay Don Blake 1,750,000
2012 Flag of the United States.svg Jay Haas (3)197−162 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Joe Durant
Flag of the United States.svg Kirk Triplett 		1,725,000
2011 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Gilder (2)199−141 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Mark Brooks 1,725,000
2010 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price 199−144 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Tommy Armour III 1,725,000
2009 Flag of Ireland.svg Mark McNulty 203−10Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Fred Funk
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Nick Price 		1,725,000
2008 Flag of the United States.svg Jay Haas (2)203−101 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Andy Bean 1,725,000
2007 Flag of the United States.svg Jay Haas 201−123 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Brad Bryant
Flag of the United States.svg R. W. Eaks 		1,600,000
Allianz Championship
2006 Flag of the United States.svg Gil Morgan 197−161 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Loren Roberts 1,500,000
2005 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Jenkins 204−9Playoff Flag of the United States.svg D. A. Weibring 1,500,000
2004 Flag of the United States.svg D. A. Weibring 204−93 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Tom Jenkins 1,500,000
2003 Flag of the United States.svg Don Pooley 200−133 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Fleisher
Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Lietzke
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Thorpe 		1,500,000
2002 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Gilder 203−131 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg John Bland 1,850,000
2001 Flag of the United States.svg Jim Thorpe 199−142 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Gil Morgan 1,750,000

Notes

  1. ↑ Shortened to 36 holes due to weather.

Multiple winners

Two players have won this tournament more than once through 2019.

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References

  1. 1 2 "2018 Course map". Principal Charity Classic. Retrieved June 18, 2018.

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