The WNB Golf Classic was a professional
golf
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Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping wi ...
tournament in the
United States
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on the
Web.com Tour
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. It was played annually at the Midland Country Club in
Midland, Texas
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At the 2020 census, Midland's population was 132,524. It is the principal city of the Midland, Texas metropolitan ...
, and the title sponsor was
Western National Bank
Western National Bank (WNB) was an individually and privately owned bank that was chartered in 1977 in Odessa, Texas.
History
Western National Bank was chartered in 1977 and among the charter members were the Wood family. During the great oil b ...
.
It debuted in
1992
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as the
Ben Hogan
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Permian Basin Open at the Club at Mission Dorado in
Odessa
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. The purse was $150,000 and the winner's share of $30,000 went to
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on August 30.
The course is now part of the Odessa Country Club.
For its 23rd and final edition in
2014
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, the purse had quadrupled to $600,000 and
Andrew Putnam
Andrew David Putnam (born January 25, 1989) is an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour.
Early years
Born and raised in Tacoma, Washington, Putnam graduated high school in 2007 from Life Christian Academy. His older brother Michael has als ...
took the winner's share of $108,000.
Winners
Bolded golfers graduated to the PGA Tour via the Web.com Tour regular-season money list.
Notes
References
External links
*
Coverage on the Web.com Tour's official siteMidland Country Club
– official site
Former Korn Ferry Tour events
Golf in Texas
Sports in Midland, Texas
Recurring sporting events established in 1992
Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2014
1992 establishments in Texas
2014 disestablishments in Texas
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