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.

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

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