The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
No. 11 Men's Golf's Maas named to Fred Haskins Award preseason watch list
09.05.2023 | Men's Golf
Sophomore All-American and 2023 Western Amateur finalist is one of 25 players named to preseason list for nation’s top collegiate men’s golfer.
COLUMBUS, Ga. — University of Texas Men's Golf sophomore Christiaan Maas has been named to the preseason watch list for the Fred Haskins Award presented by Stifel, the Haskins Foundation announced Tuesday morning. Maas is one of 25 players named to the preseason list for the annual award which honors the top men's collegiate golfer.
This summer, Maas finished as runner-up at the Western Amateur Championship and competed for the International Team at the prestigious Arnold Palmer Cup. He is No. 16 in the latest World Amateur Golf Ranking.
As a freshman last season, Maas earned second-team PING All-America and PING All-Central Region Team honors and was named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Year in addition to being selected to the All-Big 12 Team. He led the team with a 70.57 stroke average and registered five top-10 and 10 top-20 individual finishes during his 12 stroke-play tourney appearances. Maas shot par or better in 23 of his 35 stroke-play rounds last year, including 12 rounds in the 60s. He earned a collegiate-best individual runner-up finish at the Southern Highlands Collegiate (Feb. 26-28) with a 10-under-par 20 (66-69-71).
Celebrating its 54th year, the Fred Haskins Award presented by Stifel has been given to players who have captured 33 major championships and more than 400 professional tournament titles around the world. The Fred Haskins Award is the oldest individual college golf award and the only award to be voted on by players, coaches, golf SID's and select golf media. Golf Channel and Golfweek are media partners for the Fred Haskins Award.
Stifel, one of the nation's leading wealth management and investment banking firms, serves as the presenting sponsor of both the ANNIKA and Haskins Awards, recognizing annually the most outstanding NCAA Division I female and male college golfers. Stifel also serves as a presenting sponsor for the NCAA Division I Women's and Men's Golf Championships on Golf Channel.
Preseason Haskins Award Watch List (listed alphabetically)
|
Player |
School |
|
Cole Anderson |
Florida State |
|
Josele Ballester |
Arizona State |
|
Michael Brennan |
Wake Forest |
|
Luke Clanton |
Florida State |
|
Nick Dunlap |
Alabama |
|
Mats Ege |
East Tennessee State |
|
Caden Fioroni |
UNLV |
|
David Ford |
North Carolina |
|
Nick Gabrelcik |
North Florida |
|
Ian Gilligan |
Florida |
|
Andrew Goodman |
Oklahoma |
|
Austin Greaser |
North Carolina |
|
Ben James |
Virginia |
|
Tobias Jonsson |
Mercer |
|
Christo Lamprecht |
Georgia Tech |
|
TEXAS |
|
|
Dylan Menante |
North Carolina |
|
Maxwell Moldovan |
Ohio State |
|
William Moll |
Vanderbilt |
|
Gordon Sargent |
Vanderbilt |
|
Cole Sherwood |
Vanderbilt |
|
Preston Summerhays |
Arizona State |
|
Caleb Surratt |
Tennessee |
|
Michael Thorbjornsen |
Stanford |
|
Karl Vilips |
Stanford |
Players Mentioned
