Principal Charity Classic

Principal Charity Classic
Tournament information
Location	Des Moines, Iowa
Established	2001
Course(s)	Wakonda Club
Par	72
Length	6,847 yards (6,261 m)
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
	Wakonda Club Location in the United States 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.

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

2001–2004: Glen Oaks Country Club, West Des Moines, Iowa
2005: Tournament Club of Iowa, Polk City, Iowa
2006–2012: 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
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	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Purse ($)
Principal Charity Classic
2024	Ernie Els	195	−21	2 strokes	Stephen Ames	2,000,000
2023	Stephen Ames (2)	199	−17	1 stroke	Jerry Kelly Steve Stricker	2,000,000
2022	Jerry Kelly	198	−18	Playoff	Kirk Triplett	1,850,000
2021	Stephen Ames	204	−15	1 stroke	Mike Weir	1,850,000
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019	Kevin Sutherland	199	−17	Playoff	Scott Parel	1,850,000
2018	Tom Lehman	131^[a]	−13	2 strokes	Woody Austin Glen Day Bernhard Langer Scott Parel	1,750,000
2017	Brandt Jobe	202	−14	1 stroke	Scott McCarron Kevin Sutherland	1,750,000
2016	Scott McCarron	201	−15	1 stroke	Billy Andrade Miguel Ángel Jiménez	1,750,000
2015	Mark Calcavecchia	204	−12	1 stroke	Joe Durant Brian Henninger	1,750,000
2014	Tom Pernice Jr.	204	−12	Playoff	Doug Garwood	1,750,000
2013	Russ Cochran	205	−11	1 stroke	Jay Don Blake	1,750,000
2012	Jay Haas (3)	197	−16	2 strokes	Joe Durant Kirk Triplett	1,725,000
2011	Bob Gilder (2)	199	−14	1 stroke	Mark Brooks	1,725,000
2010	Nick Price	199	−14	4 strokes	Tommy Armour III	1,725,000
2009	Mark McNulty	203	−10	Playoff	Fred Funk Nick Price	1,725,000
2008	Jay Haas (2)	203	−10	1 stroke	Andy Bean	1,725,000
2007	Jay Haas	201	−12	3 strokes	Brad Bryant R. W. Eaks	1,600,000
Allianz Championship
2006	Gil Morgan	197	−16	1 stroke	Loren Roberts	1,500,000
2005	Tom Jenkins	204	−9	Playoff	D. A. Weibring	1,500,000
2004	D. A. Weibring	204	−9	3 strokes	Tom Jenkins	1,500,000
2003	Don Pooley	200	−13	3 strokes	Bruce Fleisher Bruce Lietzke Jim Thorpe	1,500,000
2002	Bob Gilder	203	−13	1 stroke	John Bland	1,850,000
2001	Jim Thorpe	199	−14	2 strokes	Gil Morgan	1,750,000