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)
Tour(s)	Web.com Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	$600,000
Month played	April
Final year	2014
Final champion
	Andrew Putnam

Midland

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Location in the United States

Midland

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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[]

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

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

References[]

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

External links[]

Official website
Coverage on the Web.com Tour's official site
Midland Country Club – official site

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

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[espngc-1] "WNG Golf Classic". ESPN. April 27, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2017.

[pbsnop-2] "Permian Basin Open". Victoria Advocate. (Texas). Associated Press. August 31, 1992. p. 3B.

[erg92ho-3] "Golf: Hogan Tour". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). August 31, 1992. p. 4B.

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