Principal Charity Classic
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Tournament information | |
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Location | Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. |
Established | 2001, 16 years ago |
Course(s) | Wakonda Club |
Par | 72 |
Length | 6,847 yards (6,261 m)[1] |
Tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions |
Format |
Stroke play - 54 holes (no cut) |
Prize fund | $1.75 million |
Month played | June |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate |
197 Gil Morgan (2006) 197 Jay Haas (2012) |
To par | −16 as above |
Current champion | |
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Des Moines
Des Moines
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 tournament, which raises money for Iowa children's charities, donated a record $4,356,321 in 2018. This brought the event's charitable giving total to approximately $17.7 million since 2007.
In September 2017, Principal announced the renewal of its title sponsorship through 2023. The event will remain at Wakonda Club.
Tournament venues
- 2001–04: Glen Oaks Country Club, West Des Moines, Iowa
- 2005: Tournament Club of Iowa, Polk City, Iowa
- 2006–12: Glen Oaks Country Club, West Des Moines, Iowa
- 2013–present: Wakonda Club, Des Moines, Iowa
Course layout
Wakonda Club
Hole | Yards | Par | Hole | Yards | Par | |
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1 | 431 | 4 | 10 | 441 | 4 | |
2 | 179 | 3 | 11 | 408 | 4 | |
3 | 382 | 4 | 12 | 361 | 4 | |
4 | 421 | 4 | 13 | 529 | 5 | |
5 | 549 | 5 | 14 | 201 | 3 | |
6 | 418 | 4 | 15 | 510 | 5 | |
7 | 365 | 4 | 16 | 430 | 4 | |
8 | 549 | 5 | 17 | 174 | 3 | |
9 | 188 | 3 | 18 | 311 | 4 | |
Out | 3,482 | 36 | In | 3,365 | 36 | |
Source:[1] | Total | 6,847 | 72 |
Winners
Year | Date | Champion | Country | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Winner's share ($) | Purse ($) |
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Principal Charity Classic | ||||||||
2018 | Jun 10 | Tom Lehman | 66-65=131 | −13 | 2 strokes | 262,500 | 1,750,000 | |
2017 | Jun 11 | Brandt Jobe | 67-66-69=202 | −14 | 1 stroke | 262,500 | 1,750,000 | |
2016 | Jun 5 | Scott McCarron | 68-68-65=201 | −15 | 1 stroke | 262,500 | 1,750,000 | |
2015 | Jun 7 | Mark Calcavecchia | 67-68-69=204 | −12 | 1 stroke | 262,500 | 1,750,000 | |
2014 | Jun 1 | Tom Pernice, Jr. | 68-67-69=204 | −12 | Playoff | 262,500 | 1,750,000 | |
2013 | Jun 2 | Russ Cochran | 71-67-67=205 | −11 | 1 stroke | 262,500 | 1,750,000 | |
2012 | Jun 3 | Jay Haas (3) | 66-65-66=197 | −16 | 5 strokes | 258,750 | 1,725,000 | |
2011 | Jun 5 | Bob Gilder (2) | 68-66-65=199 | −14 | 1 stroke | 258,750 | 1,725,000 | |
2010 | Jun 6 | Nick Price | 67-65-67=199 | −14 | 4 strokes | 258,750 | 1,725,000 | |
2009 | May 31 | Mark McNulty | 66-65-66=203 | −10 | Playoff | 258,750 | 1,725,000 | |
2008 | Jun 1 | Jay Haas (2) | 70-68-65=203 | −10 | 1 stroke | 258,750 | 1,725,000 | |
2007 | Jun 10 | Jay Haas (1) | 65-67-69=201 | −12 | 3 strokes | 240,000 | 1,600,000 | |
Allianz Championship | ||||||||
2006 | Jun 4 | Gil Morgan | 66-64-67=197 | −16 | 1 stroke | 225,000 | 1,500,000 | |
2005 | Jun 5 | Tom Jenkins | 65-72-67=204 | −9 | Playoff | 225,000 | 1,500,000 | |
2004 | May 23 | D. A. Weibring | 65-68-71=204 | −9 | 3 strokes | 225,000 | 1,500,000 | |
2003 | Aug 24 | Don Pooley | 66-67-67=200 | −13 | 3 strokes | 225,000 | 1,500,000 | |
2002 | Sep 1 | Bob Gilder (1) | 67-66-67=200 | −16 | 1 stroke | 277,500 | 1,850,000 | |
2001 | Sep 9 | Jim Thorpe | 68-65-66=199 | −14 | 2 strokes | 262,500 | 1,750,000 |
Multiple winners
Two players have won this tournament more than once through 2017.
- 3 wins: Jay Haas (2007, 2008, 2012)
- 2 wins: Bob Gilder (2002, 2011)
References
- 1 2 "2018 Course map". Principal Charity Classic. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
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