Principal Charity Classic: How to watch, storylines, more

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)