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GOLF. IT’S KIND OF A HOMETOWN VENUE. DRIVING TO GIVE IOWA KIDS A BRIGHTER FUTURE. I’M JUST HAPPY TO BE WHERE I AM RIGHT NOW. WITH THE HELP OF HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS. IT IS AN AMAZING EVENT. THE PRINCIPAL CHARITY CLASSIC CONTINUES ITS MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR LEGACY. WHY IOWA’S MOST RECOGNIZABLE PGA SHOWING IS ABOUT A LOT MORE THAN GOLF. ����vlog EIGHT NEWS PRESENTS TEED UP FOR PRINCIPAL CHARITY CLASSIC. AND WELCOME TO THE PICTURESQUE WAKONDA CLUB, CONSIDERED ONE OF THE BEST GOLF COURSES IN THE MIDWEST. IT IS BEAUTIFUL OUT HERE. WE’RE LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF DES MOINES, NEAR THE AIRPORT. WAKONDA CLUB HAS PLAYED HOST TO THE PRINCIPAL CHARITY CLASSIC SINCE 2013, AND IN 2023, THE CLUB UNDERWENT AN EXTENSIVE RENOVATION. AND HERE WE ARE. IT IS STUNNING. HELLO AND THANKS EVERYONE FOR JOINING US. GET YOU TEED UP FOR THE PRINCIPAL CHARITY CLASSIC. I AM ����vlog SPORTS DIRECTOR SCOTT REISTER HERE AT COMEDY CLUB AND I’M ALEX SACHS. WE’RE SO EXCITED THAT YOU’RE ALONGSIDE US FOR THIS JOURNEY. TONIGHT. THE PCC STARTS IN LESS THAN A WEEK ON MAY 28TH AND RUNS THROUGH JUNE 1ST. THIS IS THE SECOND YEAR OF TOURNAMENT PLAY ON THIS REVAMPED COURSE. 100% OF THE PROCEEDS FROM THIS TOURNAMENT BENEFIT IOWA KIDS. SO IT’S JUST THAT SPECIAL. SOME GREAT ATHLETES OUT HERE, BUT ALL FOR A GREAT CAUSE. WE’RE COVERING ALL THE ANGLES TONIGHT, INCLUDING A COURSE ANALYSIS AND THE KIDS WHO BENEFIT FROM THE PCC. WE WILL ALSO MEET SOME OF THE AMAZING PEOPLE WHO BRING THIS EVENT TOGETHER. AND WE’RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH JEFF, BEGIN WITH JEFF DUBROF, WHO HAS SOME OF THE BIGGEST GOLFERS TEEING OFF THIS YEAR. YOU CAN WATCH OUT FOR JEFF. LAST YEAR IT WAS ERNIE ELS SINKING A PUTT FOR PAR ON THIS 18TH GREEN BEHIND ME TO OFFICIALLY CLINCH THE 2024 PRINCIPAL CHARITY CLASSIC. THE FIRST TIME EVER THAT THE FOUR TIME MAJOR CHAMPION HAD WON HERE AT THE WAKONDA CLUB. THAT’S SINCE JOINING THE CHAMPIONS TOUR BACK IN 2020. HE, OF COURSE, IS A NAME TO WATCH IN 2025. ONE WIN ON TOUR THIS SEASON. HE’S CURRENTLY THIRD ON THE CHARLES SCHWAB. SEASON STANDINGS. WHO ELSE COULD WE SEE HOISTING THE TROPHY COME SUNDAY? WELL, FOLLOW THE MONEY. MIGUEL ANGEL JIMENEZ IS CURRENTLY AT THE TOP OF THE CHARLES SCHWAB STANDINGS. HE’S WON TWO EVENTS ON TOUR THIS YEAR, BUT LAST YEAR WAKONDA GOT THE BEST OF HIM. HE FINISHED TIED FOR 47TH IN THE FIELD. ANGEL CABRERA IS A NAME THAT IMMEDIATELY JUMPS OUT THE 2009 MASTERS CHAMPION HAS BEEN RUNNING HOT. HE’S WON TWO OF THE LAST FOUR EVENTS ON THE TOUR. WATCH OUT FOR HIM. JOHN DALY MAKES HIS RETURN TO DES MOINES, ALTHOUGH HE’S NOT NECESSARILY AS MUCH OF A THREAT AS HE IS A FUN GUY TO WATCH IN THIS TOURNAMENT. OVER THREE DAYS, HE HAS NOT WON AN EVENT ON THE CHAMPIONS TOUR SINCE ALL THE WAY BACK IN 2017. AND LASTLY, STEVEN AMES. THAT’S A GUY YOU HAVE TO WATCH. OF COURSE HE’S WON THIS EVENT TWO SEPARATE TIMES 20, 21 AND 2023. THERE ARE SOME NOTABLE NAMES MISSING FROM THIS YEAR’S PLAYER FIELD JIM FURYK AND FRED COUPLES, JUST TO NAME TWO. AND THEN ANOTHER BIG ONE JERRY KELLY. THE 2022 CHAMPION, IS NOT LISTED EITHER. ALEX SCOTT, BACK TO YOU. YEAH THANKS, JEFF. AND IT’S FUN. WE’VE GOT THE ACTUAL TROPHY RIGHT HERE. AND YOU LOOK AT ALL THE NAMES ON THIS TROPHY. IT’S PRETTY COOL BECAUSE EIGHT FORMER CHAMPIONS AND ALL ARE BACK. AND THAT LIST INCLUDES KEVIN SUTHERLAND AND SCOTT MCCARRON. I DON’T SEE ALYX SACKS KNOW, 2025. IT’S STILL COMING. OKAY, OKAY. SHE’S IN IT TO WIN IT, GUYS. OTHER GOLFERS THAT YOU’LL DEFINITELY KNOW IF YOU’RE A GOLFING FAN THAT ARE GOING TO BE HERE. WE’VE GOT GUYS LIKE COLIN MONTGOMERIE, FRED FUNK, COREY PAVIN, VIJAY SINGH, BRANDT JOBE GOING TO BE SUCH A LOADED FIELD. BUT ONE PERSON WILL BE MISSING FROM JOBE’S CHEERING SQUAD. ����vlog SHANNON EARHART EXPLAINS. MANY PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES HAVE AN ICONIC MOMENT IN THEIR CAREERS. CAPTURED IN A PHOTO FOR FORMER PROFESSIONAL GOLFER BRANDT JOBE, IT’S WITH HIS SON. WHEN I PLAYED IN THE MASTERS AND I WANT TO SAY IT WAS 2006. HE WAS FOUR YEARS OLD AND HE’S HOLDING MY HAND. I’VE GOT THE BAG AND HE’S DRAGGING MY PUTTER FROM BEHIND. IT’S IT’S MY MOST CHERISHED PICTURE THAT I HOLD. IF MY HOUSE BURNS DOWN, I’M RUNNING IT TO GET THAT PICTURE. BRANDT IS IN HIS NINTH YEAR ON THE CHAMPIONS TOUR, HIS FIRST PGA TOUR WIN CAME WHEN HE ENTERED THE 50 AND OLDER LEAGUE IN THE 2017 PRINCIPAL CHARITY CLASSIC. I’VE WON THERE, BUT I’VE ALSO HAD A LOT OF TOP TENS. MY WIFE IS ACTUALLY FROM IOWA, SO DUBUQUE, IOWA. SO IT’S KIND OF A HOMETOWN VENUE. THERE’S ONE FAMILY MEMBER WHO WON’T MAKE IT TO THE WAKONDA CLUB, AND THAT’S THE LITTLE BOY FROM THE PHOTO WHO IS NOW IN THE BIG LEAGUES. HE WAS THE THIRD PICK IN THE 2021 DRAFT OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH WE STILL CAN’T BELIEVE. JACKSON JOBE, SON OF X PRO GOLFER BRANDT MADE HIS FIRST MAJOR LEAGUE APPEARANCE IN 2024, CAME OUT OF THE BULLPEN IN THE NINTH INNING. IT WAS IN DETROIT AND THE PEOPLE WERE GIVING HIM A STANDING OVATION AND SHOUTING HIS NAME. THAT WAS THE MOST NERVOUS I HAVE EVER BEEN IN MY LIFE. MOST NERVOUS IN YOUR LIFE? YEAH, I THINK SO. I WAS IT WAS IT WAS HORRIBLE. I MEAN, I’VE BEEN NERVOUS IN A US OPEN OR IN A PLAYOFF OR SOMETHING LIKE THIS, BUT I’LL TELL YOU WHAT I WAS, I WAS GRINDING FOR HIM. I REALLY WAS. JACKSON IS NOW IN THE STARTING ROTATION ON THE BEST TEAM IN THE AL CENTRAL, AND DAD IS FOLLOWING HIS EVERY MOVE. JUST DOESN’T SEEM REAL. ALONG WITH THE REST OF THE GUYS ON THE CHAMPIONS TOUR, EVERYONE’S ASKING ME, HOW DO YOU DO? OR THEY’RE FOLLOWING OR BAILEY ANDRE WELL, HE TOOK MY SOCKS, YOU KNOW, AND HE LOVES THEM. WHILE BRANDT’S CAREER MAY BE ON THE BACK NINE, JACKSON’S IS JUST TEEING OFF. I MEAN, I’VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR 37 YEARS, SO, YOU KNOW, I’VE HAD MY TIME. SO IF THERE’S THINGS THAT I NEED TO BE AT OR I NEED TO BE THERE FOR HIM, I’M GOING TO BE THERE. DAD, FIRST. GOLF’S SECOND. THIS IS BRANDT JOBE, FIRST PRINCIPAL CHARITY CLASSIC SINCE 2022. HE TELLS ME HE EXPECTS A LOT OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO COME OUT. GUYS. IT’S SO COOL TO LEARN ABOUT THAT. SO IF YOU SEE BRANDT JOBE CHECKING HIS PHONE, MAYBE IN BETWEEN SHOTS, YOU’LL KNOW WHY. KEEP AN EYE ON THE DETROIT TIGERS NEXT WEEK. YEAH, DAD. FIRST, A LOT TO ADMIRE THERE. YEAH. SUCH A NEAT STORY TO LEARN ABOUT THESE GOLFERS. AND NOW LET’S LEARN ABOUT THE COURSE. BECAUSE, ALEX, THIS IS KNOWN AS A TRADITIONAL COURSE. A LOT OF MATURE TREES AND HILLS. IT’S REALLY INTERESTING AND FUN. AND IT IS BEAUTIFUL. IT OVERLOOKS DOWNTOWN DES MOINES AND HAS BEEN CONSISTENTLY RANKED BEST IN THE STATE AND THE MIDWEST. BEAU BOWMAN HAS PLAYED HERE AT WAKONDA, AND HE’S BEEN SPENDING TIME WITH THE PGA OFFICIAL TO SHOW US THE SPOTS YOU SHOULD BE WATCHING. BO. YEAH. ALEX SCOTT, WE’RE TAKING A TOUR TODAY OF THREE OF THE MOST ICONIC HOLES HERE AT WAKONDA. NICKNAMED THE GREEN MILE. AND IT ALL STARTS RIGHT HERE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE HOME STRETCH, THE TEE BOX AT 16. IT’S A 430 YARD PAR FOUR DOWNHILL SHOT OFF THE TEE WITH A STEEP SLOPE SIDE HILL TO YOUR RIGHT AND A PENALTY AREA OVER TO THE LEFT. REALLY IMPORTANT TO AVOID THAT WATER. GOOD DRIVE HERE. CAN SET YOU UP FOR SUCCESS, BUT THE APPROACH SHOT IS NO CAKEWALK EITHER. IT’S A BIG GREEN, BUT IT FALLS OFF DRAMATICALLY TO THE LEFT SIDE, FUNNELING RIGHT INTO A MASSIVE BUNKER. THAT’S THAT. THAT’S ONE EVEN THE BEST SAND PLAYERS WANT TO AVOID. IT’S SO STEEP YOU CAN’T SEE THE GREEN FROM THE BOTTOM. A TOUGH 16 WHERE BIRDIES ARE POSSIBLE BUT COMING OUT UNSCATHED IS ESSENTIAL. AND IT’S ALSO ONE OF THE BEST SPOTS TO WATCH THE TOURNAMENT FROM AS A SPECTATOR. LOTS OF GRANDSTANDS OFF TO THE SIDE HERE. SCOTT AND ALEX. SAY THAT’S A GOOD TIP THERE. BEAU BOWMAN THE GREEN MILE LOOKING BEAUTIFUL FROM THE AERIAL VIEW RIGHT NOW. AND NEXT WEEK’S PRINCIPAL CHARITY CLASSIC SHOWS WHAT THIS COMMUNITY IS ALL ABOUT. IT RAISES MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR LOCAL CHARITIES. IT DOES. AND IT’S ALSO ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING TO BE HERE CONTRIBUTING TO MAKE ALL THIS POSSIBLE. AND ONE GROUP OF YOUNG LEADERS WILL ONCE AGAIN HELP GET THE PCC STARTED. AT THE DRILL, TEAMS PUT IN HUNDREDS OF HOURS, MEET THE CENTRAL CAMPUS MARINE CORPS JUNIOR ROTC. WE SHOW UP AT 630 MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY. SO TWO HOURS BEFORE EVERYBODY ELSE IS SHOWING UP TO SCHOOL, WE GET TO SHOW UP AND COME PRACTICE DRILL. SO WE’VE BEEN REALLY PREPARING VERY DILIGENTLY FOR THIS CEREMONY. THESE CADETS ATTEND VARIOUS HIGH SCHOOLS AROUND DES MOINES. THERE’S SO MANY GREAT THINGS ABOUT ROTC. I’D LIKE TO BE A PILOT SOMEDAY. IT’S A GREAT PROGRAM FOR LEADERSHIP, AND NEXT WEEK THEY WILL ONCE AGAIN PROVIDE THE COLOR GUARD AND SWORD DETAIL AT THE PRINCIPAL CHARITY CLASSIC OPENING CEREMONIES AT WAKONDA CLUB. I THINK IT’S A VERY BIG ACCOMPLISHMENT FOR ME, BECAUSE IT WAS MY GOAL TO BE ABLE TO BE IN THINGS LIKE THIS. I’M PROUD TO BE ABLE TO BE COMMANDING A PART OF THIS BECAUSE I HAVE SUCH A GREAT TEAM WITH ME, AND THAT IS WHAT THE PRINCIPAL CHARITY CLASSIC IS ALL ABOUT. IT’S A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART BECAUSE THE GOLF IS GREAT. THE WAKONDA COURSE IS WONDERFUL, BUT THE IMPACT BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY OF KICKING OFF SUMMER AND SEEING YOUNG INDIVIDUALS BEING POSITIVELY IMPACTED, THAT’S PRETTY COOL STUFF. I MEAN, IT’S AMAZING. IT GETS SO MANY KIDS THEIR SERVICE HOURS, ALONG WITH JUST CONNECTING THEM WITH MORE PEOPLE, GETTING MORE CONFIDENT IN THE COMMUNITY. AND MANY HAVE BUILT SOME GREAT CONNECTIONS. YEAH, WHAT IMPRESSIVE KIDS AND YOUNG PEOPLE, I SHOULD SAY. AND THAT’S JUST A FRACTION OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THE PROGRAM OUT THERE. SO REALLY AWESOME TO SEE THEM APART. THERE’S GOING TO BE KIDS AND FAMILIES OUT HERE. ORGANIZERS SAY YOU SHOULD GET TICKETS ONLINE WELL AHEAD OF TIPOFF. KIDS 15 AND UNDER GET IN FREE WITH A TICKETED ADULT. THE OFFICIAL PRO-AM STARTS NEXT WEDNESDAY, THE 28TH, AND RUNS THROUGH THURSDAY. THAT’S WHEN PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS PLAY WITH AMATEURS. A LOT OF FUN TO WATCH THAT IT IS. LARRY THE CABLE GUY IS GOING TO BE HERE ON WEDNESDAY. BY THE WAY. FIRST ROUND OF THE COMPETITION STARTS ON FRIDAY WITH OPENING CEREMONIES AT 930 SATURDAY FAMILY DAY. THAT’S ROUND TWO OF THIS THREE ROUND EVENT. KIDS WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO MEET PGA TOUR PROFESSIONALS AND LOCAL SPORTS TEAMS AT THE JUNIOR SPORTS EXPERIENCE, AND THAT WILL LEAD US TO THE FINAL ROUND, WHICH WILL BE SUNDAY MORNING LEADING UP TO THE TROPHY PRESENTATION, WHICH BEGINS AT 445 AND ALSO ON SUNDAY, IS THE SECOND ANNUAL PEDAL TO THE PCC. CYCLISTS CAN MEET AT THE SIXTH AVENUE PARKING GARAGE NEAR THE IOWA EVENTS CENTER, AND THE RIDE THIS ROUTE TO WAKONDA. ALL RIDERS WILL GET A FREE TICKET INTO THE TOURNAMENT. AND FOR THOSE WHO PREFER TO DRIVE BUT STILL WANT SOMETHING FREE, YOU CAN FIND FREE PARKING DOWNTOWN AT THE ADDRESS ON YOUR SCREEN. A FREE SHUTTLE WILL TAKE YOU TO THE WAKONDA CLUB’S MAIN ENTRANCE, AND YOU’LL ALSO FIND VIP PARKING IS IN THE GLOBAL SECTION OF THE BELL AVENUE BUSINESS SUITES, AND WE COULDN’T COME OUT TO THIS BEAUTIFUL COURSE WITHOUT TESTING OUT OUR OWN GAME. SCOTT. YEAH, AND HONESTLY, WE’RE DOING YOU GUYS A SERVICE AT HOME BECAUSE YOU’RE GOING TO FEEL A LOT BETTER ABOUT YOUR GOLF SWING. AFTER WATCHING ALEX AND I. SO MAKE SURE YOU DON’T GO ANYWHERE BECAUSE WE HAVE A LESSON WITH THE CLUB PRO WHEN WE COME BACK AND WE NEED SOME ADVICE, HE’S GOING TO GIVE IT TO US. WE DEFINITELY ARE GOING TO GET THAT. AND PLUS WE’RE PUTTING A FACE TO THE CAUSE. THE YOUNG HEART PATIENT WHO WILL HAVE A FULL CIRCLE MOMENT AT THE PCC THIS YEAR AND WHY IT IS EXTRA SPECIAL FOR HIS FAMILY. ����vlog EIGHT NEWS PRESENTS TEED UP FOR PRINCIPAL CHARITY CLASSIC. WE’RE HERE AT WAKONDA CLUB AHEAD OF THE PRINCIPAL CHARITY CLASSIC AND THE CHAMPIONS OUT HERE. MAKE IT LOOK SO EASY, BUT WE NEED SOME HELP. WE ALWAYS NEED SOME TIPS. SO WHO BETTER WE’VE GOT AARON KRUGER, THE GOLF PRO HERE. HE’S IN HIS 15TH SEASON. HE’S GOING TO TAKE US THROUGH SOME ROUNDS. LET’S GET THOSE TIPS. ALL RIGHT. WE’RE HERE IN THE SAND TRAP. WE SHOULDN’T HAVE BEEN HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE. BUT BUT WE’RE GOING TO WE’RE GOING TO WORK WITH SCOTT AND ALEX TO GET OUT. ONE OF THE KEY FEATURES OF WAKANDA’S GOLF COURSE AFTER THE RESTORATION ARE DEEP BUNKERS, STEEP FACES. SO WE’RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT GETTING THAT SAND SHOT OUT HIGH AND SOFT. WE’RE NOT ACTUALLY GOING TO HIT THE GOLF BALL. WE’RE GOING TO STRIKE BEHIND THE GOLF BALL, AND THE SAND WILL THROW THE GOLF BALL OUT AND UP. THIS ONE, WE WANT TO ANGLE IT AND OPEN THE FACE WIDE OPEN. SO WE’RE GOING TO GET ALL SORTS OF LOFT. SO WHEN YOU SET IT DOWN THAT FACE SHOULD POINT TO THE RIGHT. THAT’S TIP NUMBER ONE. NUMBER TWO WE’RE GOING TO GET A WIDE STANCE AND WE’RE GOING TO AIM ABOUT TWO INCHES BEHIND THE GOLF BALL. AND THEN NUMBER THREE WE’RE GOING TO HIT THE SAND WITH A FULL FOLLOW THROUGH. THIS IS THE ONE. THERE. IT IS. ALL RIGHT. IT’S OUT OF THE BUNKER. THERE YOU GO. AND YOU’RE OUT. HEY FOR PUTTING MY MY BEST TIPS ARE YOU HAVE TO EVALUATE THE TYPE OF PUTT YOU HAVE. IS IT UPHILL, DOWNHILL OR SIDE TO SIDE. SO WE HAVE TO READ THE LAY OF THE LAND. OH I DIDN’T KNOW YOU COULD GET A BLOCKED SHOT. OH. GET THERE. I AM THE GREATEST GOLFER IN THE WORLD. WE’RE ON THE TEE BOX. WE’RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE TEE SHOT. REALLY IMPORTANT TO GET THE GOLF BALL IN PLAY. WE WANT TO FEEL LIKE WE’RE HITTING UP ON IT SLIGHTLY TO GET THE GOLF BALL TO LAUNCH UP. NUMBER TWO IS WE’RE GOING TO HAVE A NICE BASE OF OUR STANCE. AND THEN NUMBER THREE, WE WANT TO SWING IN BALANCE. OH MAN. IT’S SLICED. BUT I HIT IT SO FAR TO THE LEFT. THERE IT GOES. FAIRWAY FAIRWAY. WOO. THAT JUST SOUNDS DIFFERENT. GEEZ LOUISE. WHOA BYE BIRDIE. THAT’S NOT THE BIRDIE WE WANT. YOU HIT THE BALL. NICE SWING. I HOPE THE BIRDIE IS OKAY I HOPE SO TOO. MY BIGGEST PIECE OF ADVICE FOR EVERYONE WATCHING AT HOME IS HAVE AARON KRUGER STAND RIGHT NEXT TO YOU WHEN YOU’RE GOLFING. MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE. HE’S BRILLIANT. IT WAS SO GOOD LEARNING FROM HIM, BUT YOU CAN SEE WHY HE’S IN HIS POSITION. YEAH, THESE GUYS ARE GREAT OUT HERE. SO LET’S GO AHEAD AND CHECK IN WITH BEAU BOWMAN. HE’S NOW AT HOLE 17. YOU’VE GOT A LOT OF TIPS FROM A COURSE ANALYSIS PERSPECTIVE. BO BUT 17 IT’S A BEAUTY. YEAH ALEX THIS IS THE HOLE. IT’S THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ONE ON THE COURSE. NUMBER 17 AFTER THAT. PAR 416. IT’S A STEEP UPHILL WALK HERE TO THE TEE BOX. BUT THEN THE PLAYERS ARE GREETED WITH JUST THE MOST SPECTACULAR VIEW. PUT IT ON A POSTAGE STAMP. BUT THE GOLFERS FOCUS IS 184 YARDS STRAIGHT DOWNHILL. THIS IS THE PAR THREE 17TH. THE PENALTY AREA UP FRONT MAKES FOR SOME CHALLENGING HOLE LOCATIONS, AND THIS IS WHERE THE CROWDS ALL GATHER AROUND. PLAYERS TEND TO REALLY FEEL THAT ENERGY AND THEY GET REALLY AGGRESSIVE HERE. A BIRDIE CREATES A THUNDEROUS ROAR FROM THE PATRONS, BUT GOLFERS BEWARE. OVERSHOOT THE GREEN AND YOU’LL SEND IT RIGHT INTO THOSE GRANDSTANDS AND A BOGEY GETS YOU BOOED. AS IT SHOULD, RIGHT AS IT SHOULD. BEAU BOWMAN, THANK YOU FOR THAT. NOW LET’S TALK MORE ABOUT LAST YEAR, THE PRINCIPAL CHARITY CLASSIC RAISED A RECORD $8.6 MILLION IN SUPPORT OF IOWA YOUTH. SINCE PRINCIPAL BECAME A TITLE SPONSOR IN 2007, THE PCC HAS RAISED $62 MILLION FOR CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL, MERCY ONE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL VARIETY, THE CHILDREN’S CHARITY OF IOWA, AND UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL IOWA, SIMPLY STAGGERING THESE NUMBERS, AND THIS WAS 1 TO 130,000 IOWA KIDS THAT HAVE BEEN HELPED BY THESE FUNDS. THAT’S A BIG IMPACT. AND I GOT TO MEET ONE OF THEM, AND WE LEARNED HIS CONNECTION TO THE PCC STARTED BEFORE HE COULD HOLD A CLUB. I’M NOAH FAUNCE, I’M 14 YEARS OLD AND I’M A GOLFER. HE MAY NOT BE OLD ENOUGH TO DRIVE YET TO GET THE GOLF CLUB ON, BUT AS HE GRABS HIS DRIVER AND CLUBS, THIS EIGHTH GRADER SOUNDS LIKE A PRO. I DON’T. NO, IT’S NOT GOOD. THAT’S JUST LUCKY. WOULD’VE WENT AN EXTRA TEN YARDS. HIS MOM, MICHELLE, REMEMBERS WHEN HE PICKED UP HIS FIRST SET OF CLUBS AT AGE SEVEN. EVERYONE’S LIKE, OH MY GOSH, LIKE HE’S NEVER GOLFED BEFORE BECAUSE HE WAS REALLY GOOD. SO RIGHT AWAY WE’RE LIKE, THIS IS KIND OF WEIRD. HE HAD LIKE A GOD GIVEN TALENT. RIGHT NOW, NOAH IS PRACTICING ALMOST EVERY DAY. HARD TO BELIEVE WITH THAT DEDICATION. HE’S LIVING WITH TWO HEART CONDITIONS DEVASTATING AND SCARY. WE DIDN’T REALLY KNOW WHAT WE WERE DEALING WITH. NOAH HAD HIS FIRST OPEN HEART SURGERY AT JUST THREE YEARS OLD. THIS IS 100% WHY I GOT INTO MEDICINE, DOCTOR JESSICA SUSANNA REID IS MERCYONE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL’S MEDICAL DIRECTOR, WHERE NOAH STARTED RECEIVING CARE EVEN BEFORE HE WAS BORN. WE CALLED THE DOCTORS ARE SUPERHEROES. A CASE LIKE NOAH’S EXEMPLIFIES A TEAM AND COMMUNITY EFFORT. OVER THE YEARS, THE PRINCIPAL CHARITY CLASSIC HAS DONATED MORE THAN $1 MILLION TO MERCYONE’S PEDIATRIC CAUSES. THAT FUNDING HELPED PAY FOR CHILD LIFE THERAPY, NEW TECHNOLOGY AND MORE. THIS ORGANIZATION HELPS SERVE AS A BACKBONE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN PROVIDE THE BEST CARE FOR KIDS. AS HE LINES UP FOR HIS PUTT, IT’S ALL LINING UP IN A PERFECT FULL CIRCLE MOMENT. THE VERY GOLF TOURNAMENT THAT HELPED RAISE MONEY FOR HIS CARE AND KIDS LIKE HIM IS NOW RECOGNIZING THE BOY WHO GREW UP TO BE A SUPER FAN OF THE GAME. BECAUSE IT COULD BE A LOT WORSE, BUT IT DOESN’T AFFECT ME MENTALLY OR ANYTHING, SO I’M JUST HAPPY TO BE WHERE I AM RIGHT NOW. WHAT A YOUNG MAN. THAT’S GREAT. MORE THAN A THOUSAND VOLUNTEERS GET TO EXPERIENCE THE PCC BEHIND THE ROPES EACH YEAR, AND SOME OF THEM DONATE THEIR TIME FOR DECADES. FIND OUT WHY THEY COME BACK YEAR AFTERWELCOME BACK. WE’RE TAKING A LOOK AT THE FINAL HOLE HERE AT THE GREEN CANYON. THE FINISHING 18TH HERE AT WAKONDA. IT’S ONE OF THE HOLES THAT CHANGED THE MOST HERE DURING THE RENOVATION FROM TEE TO GREEN. THE PAR FOUR IS A SHORT ONE, A DRIVABLE ONE. ONLY 315 YARDS, BUT A SMALL HIDDEN GREEN MAKES IT A CHALLENGING SHOT. HITTING THE FAIRWAY IS REALLY THE WAY TO GO HERE. IT’S ESSENTIAL ALL THE WAY AROUND THE COURSE, BUT NO MORE SO THAN HERE 18. ESPECIALLY WITH THE RAIN THAT WAS INTRODUCED THIS WEEK. THE COURSE WILL BE SOFT AND THE SECOND CUT WILL BE WET AND DIFFICULT TO MANAGE. HERE ON THE FINAL HOLE, IT COULD LEAD TO A SECOND SHOT THROUGH THE TREES AND OFF OF AWKWARD LIES. AND WE DON’T NEED AWKWARD BO. THANK YOU. THE THE PRINCIPAL CHARITY CLASSIC DOESN’T JUST HAPPEN OVERNIGHT. IT TAKES COUNTLESS HOURS AND A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE TO GET THIS WHOLE EVENT TOGETHER. IT SURE DOES. ALYX AND MANY OF THOSE PEOPLE RETURN YEAR AFTER YEAR. ����vlog ALYSSA GOMEZ INTRODUCES US TO SOME LONGTIME VOLUNTEERS TO SEE WHAT KEEPS THEM COMING BACK TO THE PRINCIPAL CHARITY CLASSIC. WHILE SPECTATORS MARVEL AT THE PROS ON THE GREEN, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF HANDS BEHIND THE SCENES, MAKING SURE THE PRINCIPAL CHARITY CLASSIC GOES OFF WITHOUT A HITCH. WE HAVE SOMEWHERE OVER A THOUSAND. IT MIGHT BE UP TO 1200 VOLUNTEERS, AND OF COURSE WE WE CAN’T DO THIS WITHOUT THE VOLUNTEERS. BRIAN BURTNESS MAY KNOW THAT BETTER THAN ANYONE. THE NICE PART ABOUT WAKANDA IS IT’S IT’S IT’S HILLY, BUT IT’S CLOSE. VOLUNTEER FOR NEARLY 25 YEARS. HE SAYS THE TOURNAMENT IS BIGGER THAN LIFE, JUST GROWN IMMENSELY. OVER THE YEARS, I’VE BEEN ABLE TO WORK WITH IT, AN EVENT THAT’S CONSTANTLY EVOLVING NEEDS A BIG CREW FROM THE MARSHALS ON THE GREEN TO THE FOLKS SELLING MERCHANDISE AND TAKING YOUR TICKETS. IT’S A REAL VARIETY OF OF VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES. JEAN SWENSON HAS 20 YEARS WORTH OF CLASSICS UNDER HER BELTS, AND NOW SHE HELPS ORGANIZE COMMITTEES. SHE SAYS THE GOLFING IS GREAT, BUT THE PEOPLE THAT SHE’S BONDED WITH, THAT’S THE HIGHLIGHT OF HER PCC EXPERIENCE. I’VE MADE A LOT OF GOOD FRIENDS AT THE TOURNAMENT OVER THE YEARS, AND, YOU KNOW PEOPLE THAT I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE EVERY YEAR AND THEN PEOPLE THAT I SEE REGULARLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THE PREPARATION TAKES MONTHS, WITH RECRUITMENT BEGINNING IN JANUARY, THE VOLUNTEERS SAY IT’S A LOT OF MOVING PIECES AND LONG DAYS, BUT THE PAYOFF IS PRICELESS WHEN YOU SEE THE BICYCLES, THE THE TRIKES THAT THEY GIVE TO THE HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AND YOU SEE THE SMILES AND THE FACT THAT YOU KNOW THE STORIES THAT COME ABOUT WHEN THESE THESE KIDS GET THESE TRIKES, THAT IS A IS AN AMAZING EVENT, A MOMENT THAT MAY JUST BE BETTER THAN A HOLE IN ONE. GOSH. THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR HAS BEEN PART OF THE PCC LONG BEFORE HE BECAME THE LEADER. NEXT, HOW? THIS EVENT IS ALSO DEEPLY WOVEN INTO HISWELCOME BACK. BEFORE WE GO, TONIGHT WE BRING YOU A LOVE STORY CREATED RIGHT HERE ON THE LINKS. YEAH, I GOT TO MEET THE TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR, ALEX MCCARTY. AND IT TURNS OUT THAT HIS KIDS WOULD LITERALLY NOT BE ALIVE FOR NOT THE PRINCIPAL CHARITY CLASSIC. LET ME EXPLAIN. HE STARTED OUT HERE BACK IN 2014, AS THE TOURNAMENT MANAGER, BUT IN 2012, HE WAS AN OPERATIONS INTERN FOR THE EVENT. HE MET HIS FUTURE WIFE, MEREDITH, AND THE MCCARTY’S NOW ARE A PARTY OF FIVE WITH THREE KIDS TOGETHER. HE SAYS. GOLF WOVEN INTO HIS FAMILY STRUCTURE. I DID TELL HIM HE SHOULD HAVE NAMED HIS KIDS BIRDIE, OR THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN SOMETHING ELSE. NOW THAT YOU’RE ALL TEED UP FOR THE PRINCIPAL CHARITY CLASSIC, ALL THAT’S LEFT TO DO IS ENJOY THE FUN. YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US ON ����vlog. TEED UP. HAVE