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WNB Golf Classic

Coordinates: 32°03′54″N 102°05′42″W / 32.065°N 102.095°W / 32.065; -102.095
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WNB Golf Classic
Tournament information
LocationMidland, Texas
Established1992
Course(s)Midland Country Club
Par72
Length7,380 yards (6,750 m)[1]
Tour(s)Web.com Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$600,000
Month playedApril
Final year2014
Tournament record score
Aggregate264 Chad Campbell (2001)
To par−24 as above
Final champion
United States Andrew Putnam
Location map
Midland CC is located in the United States
Midland CC
Midland CC
Location in the United States
Midland CC is located in Texas
Midland CC
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.

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

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
WNB Golf Classic
2014 United States Andrew Putnam 196[a] −20 7 strokes Sweden Richard S. Johnson
Australia Rod Pampling
2013 United States Alex Aragon 272 −16 1 stroke United States Byron Smith
2012 United States Luke Guthrie 271 −17 1 stroke New Zealand Danny Lee
Australia Cameron Percy
2011 New Zealand Danny Lee 270 −18 Playoff United States Harris English
2010 United States Nate Smith 270 −18 2 strokes Argentina Fabián Gómez
United States Brandt Jobe
Australia Alistair Presnell
2009 United States Garrett Willis 268 −20 1 stroke United States Chad Collins
2008 Australia Marc Leishman 267 −21 11 strokes United States Keoke Cotner
2007 United States Brad Adamonis 278 −10 Playoff South Africa Tjaart van der Walt
United States Vance Veazey
United States Ron Whittaker
Permian Basin Charity Golf Classic
2006 United States Brandt Snedeker 272 −16 Playoff Australia Aron Price
2005 United States Kris Cox 270 −18 2 strokes Australia Craig Bowden
United States Jerry Smith
United States Chris Tidland
2004 United States Charley Hoffman 282 −6 Playoff United States Jeff Gove
South Africa Craig Lile
2003 United States D. J. Brigman 272 −16 1 stroke United States Jason Dufner
Australia Mark Hensby
United States Jimmy Walker
Permian Basin Open
2002 United States Tag Ridings 272 −16 Playoff Australia Mark Hensby
Buy.com Permian Basin Open
2001 United States Chad Campbell 264 −24 4 strokes United States Todd Fischer
2000 United States Kevin Johnson 268 −20 3 strokes Australia Mark Hensby
Nike Permian Basin Open
1999 United States David Berganio Jr. 269 −19 2 strokes Australia Paul Gow
United States Dicky Thompson
1998 United States Stiles Mitchell 276 −12 Playoff United States Woody Austin
United States Jeff Barlow
1997 Australia Paul Gow 267 −21 2 strokes United States Steve Lamontagne
1996 United States Michael Christie 270 −18 2 strokes United States Anthony Rodriguez
1995 United States Hugh Royer III 275 −13 1 stroke United States Paul Claxton
United States Frank Conner
United States Kawika Cotner
United States Franklin Langham
United States Dave Miley
United States Chris Smith
New Zealand Phil Tataurangi
1994 United States Bruce Vaughan 269 −19 4 strokes United States Gary Rusnak
United States Bob Wolcott
1993 United States Franklin Langham 202 −14 Playoff United States Doug Martin
Ben Hogan Permian Basin Open
1992 United States Taylor Smith 204 −12 1 stroke United States Pete Jordan
United States Andy Morse

Bolded golfers graduated to the PGA Tour via the Web.com Tour regular-season money list.

Notes

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  1. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to strong winds.

References

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  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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