WNB Golf Classic
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Midland, Texas |
| 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 | US$600,000 |
| Month played | April |
| Final year | 2014 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 264 Chad Campbell (2001) |
| To par | −24 as above |
| Final champion | |
| Andrew Putnam | |
| Location map | |
Midland CC Location in the United States 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
| 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
- ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to strong winds.
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
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