Men’s Golf tabbed No. 7 in preseason Golfweek rankings

AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas Men's Golf team is tabbed No. 7 in the preseason Golfweek rankings, the publication announced Tuesday. In addition, juniors Christiaan Maas and Tommy Morrison were both selected as preseason second-team All-Americans and junior transfer Luke Potter was picked as a preseason third-team All-American by Golfweek.

Texas is one of 13 SEC schools to appear in the preseason top-30 list, joined by Auburn (1), Vanderbilt (3), Tennessee (6), Florida (9), Oklahoma (11), Ole Miss (12), Alabama (16), Arkansas (17), Texas A&M (18), Georgia (22), LSU (27) and Mississippi State (28).

Maas earned Division I PING third-team All-America and Golfweek third-team All-America honors along with PING All-Central Region team accolades in his sophomore season in 2024. He also claimed a spot on the 10-person All-Big 12 Team and was a first-team Academic All-Big 12 selection. Maas competed in 13 of UT's 14 events last season and led the team in scoring average (71.09) while posting four top-10 and seven top-20 individual finishes on the year. He registered his first collegiate career individual victory at the 2024 NCAA Austin Regional with a 9-under 204 (71-67-66) and tied for 11th place at the NCAA Championships with a 72-hole score of even-par 288 (74-71-70-73), claiming a spot on the NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team.

Morrison earned PING All-Central Region team accolades and was a first-team Academic All-Big 12 selection as a sophomore in 2024. He competed in each of UT's 14 events on the year and ranked third in scoring average (71.73). Morrison placed seventh at the NCAA Austin Regional with a 4-under 209 (67-69-73). He also recorded a collegiate career-best tie for fourth at the Western Intercollegiate. This summer, Morrison claimed the 2024 European Amateur Championship 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.

Potter, who transferred earlier this summer from Arizona State, saw action in four tournaments for the Sun Devils last season and recorded a 72.18 stroke average over his 11 rounds. He posted a season-best tie for seventh at the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational (Oct. 2-3, 2023) with a 54-hole score of 4-under 206 (67-70-69). Potter played in 12 tournaments during his freshman season in 2022-23 and registered a 71.00 stroke average, the second-lowest scoring average since 1985 by an Arizona State freshman (Michael Mjaaseth posted a 70.72 stroke average in 2022-23). He shot par or better in 22 of his 36 rounds during his freshman season, including 11 rounds in the 60s.

The Longhorns open the 2024-25 season with an appearance at the Folds of Honor Collegiate in Grand Haven, Mich. on Sept. 9-11 (Monday-Wednesday). The Longhorns concluded the 2023-24 season with a 13th-place showing at the 2024 NCAA Championship after winning the Big 12 Championship and the NCAA Austin Regional.

Golfweek Preseason Rankings (teams ranked Nos. 1-30)

Rank	School
1	Auburn
2	Arizona State
3	Vanderbilt
4	Virginia
5	Florida State
6	Tennessee
7	TEXAS
8	Illinois
9	Florida
10	North Carolina
11	Oklahoma
12	Ole Miss
13	Georgia Tech
14	Texas Tech
15	Arizona
16	Alabama
17	Arkansas
18	Texas A&M
19	Oklahoma State
20	Washington
21	Stanford
22	Georgia
23	Duke
24	Ohio State
25	Oregon
26	UCLA
27	LSU
28	Mississippi State
29	East Tennessee State
30	California

The University of Texas at Austin Athletics

Men’s Golf tabbed No. 7 in preseason Golfweek rankings

Players Mentioned

Christiaan Maas

Tommy Morrison

Luke Potter