WNB Golf Classic

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WNB Golf Classic
Tournament information
Location Midland, Texas
Established1992
CourseMidland Country Club
Par72
Length7,380 yards (6,750 m) [1]
Tour Web.com Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$600,000
Month playedApril
Final year2014
Tournament record score
Aggregate264 Chad Campbell (2001)
To par−24 as above
Final champion
Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Putnam
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Midland CC
Location in the United States
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Midland CC
Location in Texas

The WNB Golf Classic was a professional golf tournament in the United States on the Web.com Tour. It was played annually at the Midland Country Club in Midland, Texas, and the title sponsor was Western National Bank.

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It debuted in 1992 as the Ben Hogan Permian Basin Open at the Club at Mission Dorado in Odessa. The purse was $150,000 and the winner's share of $30,000 went to Taylor Smith on August 30. [2] [3] The course is now part of the Odessa Country Club.

For its 23rd and final edition in 2014, the purse had quadrupled to $600,000 and Andrew Putnam took the winner's share of $108,000.

Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
WNB Golf Classic
2014 Flag of the United States.svg Andrew Putnam 196 [a] −207 strokes Flag of Sweden.svg Richard S. Johnson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rod Pampling
2013 Flag of the United States.svg Alex Aragon 272−161 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Byron Smith
2012 Flag of the United States.svg Luke Guthrie 271−171 stroke Flag of New Zealand.svg Danny Lee
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Percy
2011 Flag of New Zealand.svg Danny Lee 270−18Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Harris English
2010 Flag of the United States.svg Nate Smith 270−182 strokes Flag of Argentina.svg Fabián Gómez
Flag of the United States.svg Brandt Jobe
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alistair Presnell
2009 Flag of the United States.svg Garrett Willis 268−201 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Chad Collins
2008 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Marc Leishman 267−2111 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Keoke Cotner
2007 Flag of the United States.svg Brad Adamonis 278−10Playoff Flag of South Africa.svg Tjaart van der Walt
Flag of the United States.svg Vance Veazey
Flag of the United States.svg Ron Whittaker
Permian Basin Charity Golf Classic
2006 Flag of the United States.svg Brandt Snedeker 272−16Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aron Price
2005 Flag of the United States.svg Kris Cox 270−182 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Bowden
Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Smith
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Tidland
2004 Flag of the United States.svg Charley Hoffman 282−6Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Gove
Flag of South Africa.svg Craig Lile
2003 Flag of the United States.svg D. J. Brigman 272−161 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jason Dufner
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Hensby
Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Walker
Permian Basin Open
2002 Flag of the United States.svg Tag Ridings 272−16Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Hensby
Buy.com Permian Basin Open
2001 Flag of the United States.svg Chad Campbell 264−244 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Todd Fischer
2000 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Johnson 268−203 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Hensby
Nike Permian Basin Open
1999 Flag of the United States.svg David Berganio Jr. 269−192 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Gow
Flag of the United States.svg Dicky Thompson
1998 Flag of the United States.svg Stiles Mitchell 276−12Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Woody Austin
Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Barlow
1997 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Gow 267−212 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Steve Lamontagne
1996 Flag of the United States.svg Michael Christie 270−182 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Rodriguez
1995 Flag of the United States.svg Hugh Royer III 275−131 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Paul Claxton
Flag of the United States.svg Frank Conner
Flag of the United States.svg Kawika Cotner
Flag of the United States.svg Franklin Langham
Flag of the United States.svg Dave Miley
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Smith
Flag of New Zealand.svg Phil Tataurangi
1994 Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Vaughan 269−194 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Gary Rusnak
Flag of the United States.svg Bob Wolcott
1993 Flag of the United States.svg Franklin Langham 202−14Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Doug Martin
Ben Hogan Permian Basin Open
1992 Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Smith 204−121 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Pete Jordan
Flag of the United States.svg Andy Morse

Notes

  1. Shortened to 54 holes due to strong winds.

References

  1. "WNG Golf Classic". ESPN. April 27, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  2. "Permian Basin Open". Victoria Advocate. Texas. Associated Press. August 31, 1992. p. 3B.
  3. "Golf: Hogan Tour". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. August 31, 1992. p. 4B.

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