Principal Charity Classic: How to watch, storylines, more
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Ernie Els sets scoring record en route to win at Principal Charity
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As the month of May comes to a close, PGA TOUR Champions heads to Wakonda Club in Des Moines, Iowa, for the Principal Charity Classic.
Defending champion Ernie Els highlights a list of seven World Golf Hall of Fame members, including Padraig Harrington, Bernhard Langer and Fred Couples. Harrington enters the week off a runner-up finish at the Senior PGA Championship, where Ángel Cabrera captured a second consecutive major title and third win of the 2025 season.
Other notables in the Principal Charity Classic field include two-time champion (2021, 2023) and 2024 runner-up Stephen Ames, Charles Schwab Cup leader Miguel Angel Jiménez and Hall of Famer Retief Goosen.
How to watch (all times ET)
- Friday: 9-11 p.m. (Golf Channel)
- Saturday: 7-9 p.m. (Golf Channel)
- Sunday: 2:30-5:30 p.m. (Golf Channel)
Tournament facts
- Course: Wakonda Club, Des Moines, Iowa
- Field: 78 players
- Defending champion: Ernie Els
- Purse: $2,000,000 (winner: $300,000)
- Scoring records:
- Low 18-Hole score: 62, three times (last: Ernie Els, Round 1, 2024)
- Low 36-Hole score: 129, Scott Parel (2019)
- Low 54-Hole score: 195, Ernie Els (2024)
