No. 5 Men's Golf's Maas, Morrison named to Fred Haskins Award Final Fall Watch List

COLUMBUS, Ga. — University of Texas Men's Golf juniors Christiaan Maas and Tommy Morrison have been named to the Fred Haskins Award presented by Stifel final fall watch list, the Haskins Foundation announced Tuesday morning. Maas and Morrison are two of 25 players named to the final fall watch list for the annual award which honors the top men's collegiate golfer.

Maas, currently No. 15 in the latest World Amateur Golf Ranking (Nov. 6) and a two-time All-American at Texas, has registered a 69.33 scoring average over the first three stroke-play tournaments this season. He boasts a pair of top-10 finishes and has placed in the top-14 in each of his first three appearances this year. Eight of his nine rounds this season have been par or better, including five rounds in the 60s. Maas tied for third at the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational (Sept. 20-21) with a 7-under 203 (69-68-66), and he placed sixth at the season-opening Folds of Honor Collegiate (Sept. 9-11) with a 4-under 209 (70-70-69).

Morrison, currently No. 14 in the latest World Amateur Golf Ranking, has registered a 69.33 over the first three stroke-play tournaments this season. He has placed in the top-11 in each of his first three appearances this year. Eight of his nine rounds this season have been par or better, including five rounds in the 60s. Morrison posted a collegiate career-best runner-up individual finish at the season-opening Folds of Honor Collegiate (Sept. 9-11) with an 8-under 205 (70-70-65). He tied for 11th at the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational (Sept. 20-21) with a 2-under 208 (69-70-69) and tied for 11th at the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational (Sept. 30-Oct. 1) with a 1-over 211 (74-68-69). Morrison claimed the 2024 European Amateur Championship (June 26-29) in a three-way playoff at The Scandinavian in Oldvej, Denmark. He became the first American player to in the prestigious title since the tourney began in 1986 and joined an elite list of champions that includes Sergio Garcia (1995) and Rory McIlroy (2006) along with former Longhorn Christoffer Bring of Denmark in 2021. By virtue of his win at the European Amateur, Morrison earned a spot in the 152nd Open Championship at Royal Troon. He earned the Bronze Medal at The Open Championship (July 18-21), as he tied for second among the 12 amateurs in the 152-player field.

Celebrating its 55th 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.

Fred Haskins Award Final Fall Watch List (listed alphabetically)

Player	School
Josele Ballester	Arizona State
Jackson Buchanan	Illinois
Tiger Christensen	Arizona
Luke Clanton	Florida State
Pablo Ereno	UCLA
Ethan Fang	Oklahoma State
David Ford	North Carolina
Josiah Gilbert	Auburn
John Heckel Jr.	Army
Ben James	Virginia
Algot Kleen	LSU
Jackson Koivun	Auburn
Michael La Sasso	Ole Miss
Christiaan Maas	TEXAS
Nick Mason	Kansas State
Jacob Modleski	Notre Dame
Omar Morales	UCLA
Tommy Morrison	TEXAS
Sebastian Moss	Louisville
Jake Peacock	South Florida
Arni Sveinsson	LSU
Brendan Valdes	Auburn
Jackson Van Paris	Vanderbilt
Kieron van Wyk	College of Charleston
Connor Williams	Arizona State

The University of Texas at Austin Athletics

No. 5 Men's Golf's Maas, Morrison named to Fred Haskins Award Final Fall Watch List

Players Mentioned

Christiaan Maas

Tommy Morrison