WNB Golf Classic

WNB Golf Classic
Tournament information
Location Midland, Texas, U.S.
Established 1992
Course(s) Midland Country Club
Par 72
Length 7,380 yards (6,750 m)[1]
Tour(s) Web.com Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund $600,000
Month played April
Final year 2014
Final champion
United States Andrew Putnam
Midland
Location in the United States
Midland
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

YearWinnerCountryScoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-up
WNB Golf Classic
2014Andrew Putnam United States196−207 strokesSweden Richard S. Johnson
Australia Rod Pampling
2013Alex Aragon United States272−161 strokeUnited States Byron Smith
2012Luke Guthrie United States271−171 strokeNew Zealand Danny Lee
Australia Cameron Percy
2011Danny Lee New Zealand270−18PlayoffUnited States Harris English
2010Nate Smith United States270−182 strokesArgentina Fabián Gómez
United States Brandt Jobe
Australia Alistair Presnell
2009Garrett Willis United States268−201 strokeUnited States Chad Collins
2008Marc Leishman Australia267−2111 strokesUnited States Keoke Cotner
2007Brad Adamonis United States278−10PlayoffSouth Africa Tjaart van der Walt
United States Vance Veazey
United States Ron Whittaker
Permian Basin Charity Golf Classic
2006Brandt Snedeker United States272−16PlayoffAustralia Aron Price
2005Kris Cox United States270−182 strokesAustralia Craig Bowden
United States Jerry Smith
United States Chris Tidland
2004Charley Hoffman United States282−6PlayoffUnited States Jeff Gove
South Africa Craig Lile
2003D. J. Brigman United States272−161 strokeUnited States Jason Dufner
Australia Mark Hensby
United States Jimmy Walker
Permian Basin Open
2002Tag Ridings United States272−16PlayoffAustralia Mark Hensby
Buy.com Permian Basin Open
2001Chad Campbell United States264−244 strokesUnited States Todd Fischer
2000Kevin Johnson United States268−203 strokesAustralia Mark Hensby
Nike Ozarks Open
1999David Berganio, Jr. United States269−192 strokesAustralia Paul Gow
United States Dicky Thompson
1998Stiles Mitchell United States276−12PlayoffUnited States Woody Austin
United States Jeff Barlow
1997Paul Gow Australia267−212 strokesUnited States Steve Lamontagne
1996Michael Christie United States270−182 strokesUnited States Anthony Rodriguez
1995Hugh Royer III United States275−131 strokeUnited 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
1994Bruce Vaughan United States269−194 strokesUnited States Gary Rusnak
United States Bob Wolcott
1993Franklin Langham United States202−14PlayoffUnited States Doug Martin
Ben Hogan Permian Basin Open
1992Taylor Smith United States204−121 strokeUnited States Pete Jordan
United States Andy Morse

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

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.

Coordinates: 32°03′54″N 102°05′42″W / 32.065°N 102.095°W / 32.065; -102.095


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