Men's Golf's Maas, Morrison named to Fred Haskins Award 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 Fall Watch List, the Haskins Foundation announced Wednesday morning. Maas and Morrison are two of 25 players named to the preseason list for the annual award which honors the top men's collegiate golfer.

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.

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 Fall Watch List (listed alphabetically)

Player	School
Josele Ballester	Arizona State
Jackson Buchanan	Illinois
Luke Clanton	Florida State
David Ford	North Carolina
Ian Gilligan	Florida
Andrew Goodman	Oklahoma
Justin Hastings	San Diego State
Max Herendeen	Illinois
Ben James	Virginia
Filip Jakubcik	Arizona
Jackson Koivun	Auburn
Michael La Sasso	Ole Miss
Bryan Lee	Virginia
Christiaan Maas	TEXAS
Phichaksn Maichon	Texas A&M
Omar Morales	UCLA
Tommy Morrison	TEXAS
Jake Peacock	South Florida
Gordon Sargent	Vanderbilt
Calum Scott	Texas Tech
Will Sides	SMU
Preston Summerhays	Arizona State
Hiroshi Tai	Georgia Tech
Brendan Valdes	Auburn
Jackson Van Paris	Vanderbilt

The University of Texas at Austin Athletics

Men's Golf's Maas, Morrison named to Fred Haskins Award Fall Watch List

Players Mentioned

Christiaan Maas

Tommy Morrison