Principal Charity Classic

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.

Principal Charity Classic
Tournament information
LocationDes Moines, Iowa
Established2001
Course(s)Wakonda Club
Par72
Length6,847 yards (6,261 m)[1]
Tour(s)PGA Tour Champions
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$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
Jerry Kelly
Location Map
Wakonda Club
Location in the United States
Wakonda Club
Location in Iowa

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
2022 Jerry Kelly198−18Playoff Kirk Triplett1,850,000
2021 Stephen Ames204−151 stroke Mike Weir1,850,000
2020Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019 Kevin Sutherland199−17Playoff Scott Parel1,850,000
2018 Tom Lehman131[lower-alpha 1]−132 strokes Woody Austin
Glen Day
Bernhard Langer
Scott Parel		1,750,000
2017 Brandt Jobe202−141 stroke Scott McCarron
Kevin Sutherland		1,750,000
2016 Scott McCarron201−151 stroke Billy Andrade
Miguel Ángel Jiménez		1,750,000
2015 Mark Calcavecchia204−121 stroke Joe Durant
Brian Henninger		1,750,000
2014 Tom Pernice Jr.204−12Playoff Doug Garwood1,750,000
2013 Russ Cochran205−111 stroke Jay Don Blake1,750,000
2012 Jay Haas (3)197−162 strokes Joe Durant
Kirk Triplett		1,725,000
2011 Bob Gilder (2)199−141 stroke Mark Brooks1,725,000
2010 Nick Price199−144 strokes Tommy Armour III1,725,000
2009 Mark McNulty203−10Playoff Fred Funk
Nick Price		1,725,000
2008 Jay Haas (2)203−101 stroke Andy Bean1,725,000
2007 Jay Haas201−123 strokes Brad Bryant
R. W. Eaks		1,600,000
Allianz Championship
2006 Gil Morgan197−161 stroke Loren Roberts1,500,000
2005 Tom Jenkins204−9Playoff D. A. Weibring1,500,000
2004 D. A. Weibring204−93 strokes Tom Jenkins1,500,000
2003 Don Pooley200−133 strokes Bruce Fleisher
Bruce Lietzke
Jim Thorpe		1,500,000
2002 Bob Gilder203−131 stroke John Bland1,850,000
2001 Jim Thorpe199−142 strokes Gil Morgan1,750,000

Notes
  1. Shortened to 36 holes due to weather.

Multiple winners

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

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

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