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Principal Charity Classic

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Location
  
Des Moines, Iowa, U.S.

Course(s)
  
Wakonda Club

Length
  
6,833 yards (6,248 m)

Established
  
2001, 16 years ago

Par
  
72

Tour(s)
  
PGA Tour Champions

Principal Charity Classic

The Principal Charity Classic presented by Wells Fargo 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 tournament, which raises money for Iowa children's charities, donated a record $2,053,725 in 2016. This brought the event's charitable giving total to nearly $10 million in 10 years.

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

    Multiple winners

    Two players have won this tournament more than once through 2016.

  • 3 wins: Jay Haas (2007, 2008, 2012)
  • 2 wins: Bob Gilder (2002, 2011)

    • References

    Principal Charity Classic Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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