![\"KCCI](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/kcci.png\")
<\/p>\nPrincipal Charity Classic: Zach Johnson\u2019s favorite sandwich honored at Des Moines deli<\/p>\n
Manhattan Deli in Des Moines has named a sandwich after PGA champion Zach Johnson, inspired by his favorite order during his college days at Drake University<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCONTRIBUTIONS. THAT NUMBER IS JUST MIND BLOWING. IT REALLY IS. ALL RIGHT, LET\u2019S TALK SOME GOLF. ZACH JOHNSON ISN\u2019T JUST PLAYING IN THE PRINCIPAL CHARITY CLASSIC, BUT HE\u2019S ALSO MAKING A RETURN TO HIS OLD STOMPING GROUNDS. YEAH, AS BEAU BOWMAN SHOWS US, THE TWO TIME PGA WINNER WENT BACK TO DRAKE AND ALSO ATE AT HIS FAVORITE SANDWICH SHOP SALAMI, PEPPERONI AND HOT CHEESE. DURING HIS TIME AT DRAKE UNIVERSITY, ZACH JOHNSON WAS A REGULAR CUSTOMER HERE AT THE MANHATTAN DELI. HE WOULD COME IN AND HE WOULD JUST HAVE THAT SANDWICH, BUILD YOUR OWN SANDWICH, AND THAT\u2019S THE BASE OF IT. AND THEN WE JUST FILL IT WITH HAM. SO REGULAR EMPLOYEES KNEW HIS ORDER BY HEART. IT\u2019S HAM, HARD SALAMI, PEPPERONI, PROVOLONE AND HOT PEPPER CHEESE WITH LETTUCE AND TOMATO AND MAYO, TOMATO AND MAYO. AND THEN WE PUT OUR SIGNATURE OIL OVER THE TOP OF IT ON A HOAGIE BUN. AND IT\u2019S JUST SERVED COLD. THEN ZACH JOHNSON BECAME THE ZACH JOHNSON WINNING THE MASTERS, THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP AND BECOMING ONE OF GOLF\u2019S BIGGEST NAMES. WHEN I WAS A CUSTOMER BEFORE WE WERE THE OWNERS, LIKE WHEN I SAW IT, I THOUGHT IT WAS FANTASTIC. I WAS LIKE, OH, THIS IS GREAT. AS HIS FAME GREW, THE MANHATTAN DELI MADE HIS FAVORITE ORDER OFFICIAL. NOW ON THE MENU AS THE ZACH JOHNSON. WE FINISH IT WITH A LITTLE BIT OF OIL. THE GOLF MAY HAVE CHANGED. THE TROPHIES CERTAINLY HAVE. BUT ONE THING WILL ALWAYS STAY THE SAME. AND THE DOOR AT THE DELI IS ALWAYS OPEN FOR THEIR FAVORITE CUSTOMER. I WOULD IMAGINE HE WOULD COME IN AND, YOU KNOW, I\u2019M THINKING MAYBE MY WIFE COULD SEND OUT A MESSAGE ON SOCIAL MEDIA, MAYBE, AND SAY, HEY, YOU SHOULD COME TO MANHATTAN DELI. IT\u2019S A BIG SANDWICH WITH AN EVEN BIGGER ENDORSEMENT. THE ZACH JOHNSON AT THE MANHATTAN DELI. PERFECT. AND TAKE A LOOK AT THIS. ZACH DID END UP STOPPING IN TO GET ONE OF HIS SANDWICHES. IT HAPPENED YESTERDAY AFT\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Principal Charity Classic: Zach Johnson\u2019s favorite sandwich honored at Des Moines deli<\/p>\n
Manhattan Deli in Des Moines has named a sandwich after PGA champion Zach Johnson, inspired by his favorite order during his college days at Drake University<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\tUpdated: 9:38 PM CDT Jun 11, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n
\t\tEditorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\tZach Johnson, a two-time PGA Major winner, is revisiting his college roots in Des Moines, where his favorite sandwich from Manhattan Deli now bears his name. During his time at Drake University, Johnson was a regular at Manhattan Deli, a popular lunch spot. Corey Hansen, the owner of the deli, recalled Johnson\u2019s frequent visits. Hansen said Johnson’s order was always the build-your-own sandwich, with salami, provolone, pepperoni and hot cheese.Johnson\u2019s order became so familiar to the staff that they knew it by heart. As Johnson\u2019s fame grew, with victories at the Masters and the Open Championship, Manhattan Deli decided to honor their famous customer by officially naming his favorite sandwich “The Zach Johnson.” Though Johnson\u2019s golf career and accolades have grown, Manhattan Deli remains a constant, with its doors always open for their favorite customer.More Principal Charity Classic coveragePrincipal Charity Classic: Wakonda Club showcases challenging holes and dramatic elevationsPrincipal Charity Classic: Agronomists use science to prepare greens at Wakonda ClubPrincipal Charity Classic: Daisy May helps keep wildlife off Wakonda Club’s golf courseNorwalk boy to receive adaptive bike at Principal Charity ClassicPrincipal Charity Classic 2026: Your guide to PGA Tour Champions event in Des Moines\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tDES MOINES, Iowa \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Zach Johnson, a two-time PGA Major winner, is revisiting his college roots in Des Moines, where his favorite sandwich from Manhattan Deli now bears his name. <\/p>\n During his time at Drake University, Johnson was a regular at Manhattan Deli, a popular lunch spot. <\/p>\n Corey Hansen, the owner of the deli, recalled Johnson\u2019s frequent visits. Hansen said Johnson’s order was always the build-your-own sandwich, with salami, provolone, pepperoni and hot cheese.<\/p>\n Johnson\u2019s order became so familiar to the staff that they knew it by heart. <\/p>\n As Johnson\u2019s fame grew, with victories at the Masters and the Open Championship, Manhattan Deli decided to honor their famous customer by officially naming his favorite sandwich “The Zach Johnson.” <\/p>\n Though Johnson\u2019s golf career and accolades have grown, Manhattan Deli remains a constant, with its doors always open for their favorite customer.<\/p>\n More Principal Charity Classic coverage
\nPrincipal Charity Classic: Wakonda Club showcases challenging holes and dramatic elevations<\/a>Principal Charity Classic: Agronomists use science to prepare greens at Wakonda Club<\/a>Principal Charity Classic: Daisy May helps keep wildlife off Wakonda Club’s golf course<\/a>Norwalk boy to receive adaptive bike at Principal Charity Classic<\/a>Principal Charity Classic 2026: Your guide to PGA Tour Champions event in Des Moines<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Principal Charity Classic: Zach Johnson\u2019s favorite sandwich honored at Des Moines deli Manhattan Deli in Des Moines has…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":264476,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[102492,102489,102487,102496,102491,102486,102493,102494,37579,75,102485,84,83,9,24,63,2715,102488,6781,102490,102495,102484],"class_list":["post-264475","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-manhattan","tag-agronomist","tag-corey-hansen","tag-des-moines-deli","tag-drake-university","tag-dramatic-elevationsprincipal-charity-classic","tag-favorite-sandwich","tag-frequent-visit","tag-hot-cheese","tag-kcci","tag-manhattan","tag-manhattan-deli","tag-manhattan-headlines","tag-manhattan-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-order","tag-principal-charity-classic","tag-science","tag-wakonda-club","tag-wakonda-clubprincipal-charity-classic","tag-zach-johnson"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264475","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=264475"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264475\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/264476"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=264475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=264475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=264475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}