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Williams Cup
No. 5 Men’s Golf preview: The Williams Cup presented by STITCH Golf
10.17.2025 | Men's Golf
The Longhorns compete at Eagle Point Golf Club on Sunday through Tuesday.
When: Sunday, Oct. 19 – Tuesday, Oct. 21
Format: 18 holes of stroke play on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
Where: Eagle Point Golf Club (Wilmington, N.C.)
Course Info: Par-72; 7,353 yards
Live Scoring: https://results.golfstat.com/public/leaderboards/gsnav.cfm?pg=team&tid=29450
Tournament Notes
Texas in the Polls: The Longhorns are No. 5 in the latest Bushnell/Golfweek Division I Coaches poll (Oct. 10). Texas was No. 1 in Golf Channel's Preseason Top 30 rankings and No. 3 in the preseason Golfweek rankings.
The Tourney Field: The 15-team field at The Williams Cup includes (rankings reflect the Bushnell/Golfweek Division I Coaches poll on Oct. 10): No. 1 Auburn, No. 5 TEXAS, No. 9 North Carolina (host), No. 11 Oklahoma, No. 14 Florida, No. 15 Utah, Arizona, Augusta, Kentucky, Louisville, NC State, Notre Dame, Oregon State, UNCW and the North Carolina B squad.
Preseason Individual Honors: A quartet of Longhorns were named to Golf Channel's preseason All-America teams, including Christiaan Maas (first team), Tommy Morrison (first team), Daniel Bennett (second team) and Luke Potter (honorable mention). Three Texas players were named to Golfweek's preseason All-America teams, including Christiaan Maas (first team), Tommy Morrison (first team) and Daniel Bennett (second team). In addition, a trio of Longhorns were named to the Fred Haskins Award Preseason Watch List, including Daniel Bennett, Christiaan Maas and Tommy Morrison. Texas and Oklahoma State are the only two schools to have three representatives named to the 25-player Haskins Award preseason watch list.
Trio in Top 10 of PGA TOUR University Class of 2026: Three Texas seniors are in the top 10 of the latest PGA TOUR University Class of 2026 rankings (Oct. 15). Christiaan Maas is tabbed at No. 2 and followed by Tommy Morrison at No. 6 and Luke Potter at No. 8. Texas is the ONLY school to have multiple players in the top 10 of the PGA TOUR University rankings. Introduced in 2020, PGA TOUR University identifies the best players in collegiate golf and provides membership opportunities on PGA TOUR-affiliated tours. In partnership with the World Amateur Golf Ranking, PGA TOUR U ranks players based on the last two years of their collegiate careers. The ranking period for the Class of 2026 began in Week 23 of 2024 and concludes on June 1, 2026, following the final round of stroke play at the 2026 NCAA Championship. The No. 1 player in the final PGA TOUR University Ranking next June will earn PGA TOUR membership. Players ranked No. 2-10 will earn Korn Ferry Tour membership for 2026, and players ranked No. 11-25 will earn exempt membership for PGA TOUR Americas Segment II in 2026.
Morrison Shines at Walker Cup: Tommy Morrison did not participate in the team's opener at the Sahalee Players Championship, but he had a very good excuse. He was one of 10 players who competed for the 2025 USA Walker Cup Team on Sept. 6-7 at Cypress Point Club (Pebble Beach, Calif.) in the 50th Walker Cup Match. Morrison posted a 2-1 record at the 2025 Walker Cup and helped the Americans claim a 17-9 victory over Great Britain & Ireland. In Sunday morning's foursomes action, he paired with Auburn's Jackson Koivun and rallied for a 1-up victory over Connor Graham and Tyler Weaver. In Sunday afternoon's singles play, Morrison earned another full point for Team USA with a 3 & 2 win against Niall Shiels Donegan. Morrison is the 12th player in Texas program history to compete for Team USA in the prestigious event. Previous Longhorns to play in the Walker Cup include: Ed White (1936), Tom Kite (1971), Justin Leonard (1993), Brad Elder (1997), David Gossett (1999), Jordan Spieth (2011), Beau Hossler (2015), Doug Ghim (2017), Scottie Scheffler (2017), Cole Hammer (2019 and 2021) and Pierceson Coody (2021).
Trio Impresses at World Amateur Team Champs: Christiaan Maas won the individual title by 10 strokes and paired with Daniel Bennett to pace Team South Africa to the team crown at the 2025 World Amateur Team Championships (Oct. 8-11) at the Tanah Merah Country Club in Singapore. All three current Longhorns who participated in the prestigious tournament placed in the top 10 of the final individual standings, as Eduardo Derbez Torres (Mexico) tied for sixth and Bennett tied for eighth. South Africa completed the tourney with a 72-hole score of 29-under 547 to claim an eight-shot victory over runner-up Australia at 21-under 555. England placed third at 19-under 557, and Mexico earned a fourth-place team finish at 17-under 559. This marked the first team championship for South Africa in tournament history, as its previous best finish was a silver medal in 1980. Mexico registered its first top-five finish at the event since earning silver in 2012, its only medalist performance in the championship. Maas became the first individual from South Africa and first from the African continent to win the Eisenhower Trophy with a four-round score of 22-under 266 (66-66-65-69), 10 shots in front of runner-up Declan O'Conovan (Australia) at 12-under 276. Maas' score of 266 tied the second-lowest individual mark in championship history, matching the score of Victor Perez (France), Lucas Herbert (Australia) and Alejandro Tosti (Argentina) in 2014 in Japan. Spain's Jon Rahm set the low 72-hole total in championship history in 2014 with a mark of 263. Derbez Torres tied for sixth with a four-round total of 8-under 280 (69-78-64-69), while Bennett tied for eighth in the 108-player field at 7-under 281 (73-69-67-72).
Runner-up Finish at Sahalee in Opener: Despite playing without Tommy Morrison in the lineup, Texas registered a runner-up team finish at the Sahalee Players Championship on Sept. 6-7 at Sahalee Country Club (Sammamish, Wash.). No. 12 Arizona State earned the team victory with a three-round score of 3-over 867 (295-277-295) to finish just one stroke in front of Texas. The Longhorns posted a 54-hole total of 4-over 868 (288-288-292) to take second, while UCLA placed third at 9-over 873. The 12-team field featured six squads in the top 20 of the Golf Channel Preseason Top 30. Daniel Bennett tied for second in the individual standings at 2-under 214 (72-69-73), just one stroke behind Pepperdine's Brady Siravo at 3-under 213. Christiaan Maas tied for sixth at even-par 216 (72-72-72).
Horns Share Team Title at Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational: Texas claimed a four-way share of the team championship at the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational presented by Charles Schwab on Sept. 29-30 at historic Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth. Christiaan Maas posted a 54-hole total of 1-under 209 (70-71-68) to advance to a five-man playoff for the individual title before sharing runner-up honors. The Longhorns, who entered the final round in a tie for fifth and nine strokes off the lead, registered a 54-hole score of 10-over 850 (285-283-282) and were declared co-champions with No. 14 North Carolina, No. 6 Vanderbilt and No. 8 Virginia. The prestigious 15-team field featured 13 squads in the top 25 of the Bushnell/Golfweek Division I Coaches poll (Sept. 19). This marked the first time that the Longhorns have won the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational since the tourney began in 2014. Maas was one of five players who completed the tourney at 1-under 209. On the first playoff hole (hole 18), Georgia Tech's Albert Hansson sank an eight-foot birdie putt to win the playoff. Tommy Morrison tied for eighth with a three-round total of 1-over 211 (72-68-71).
Longest Active NCAA Championship Streak: UT's streak of 18 consecutive NCAA Championship appearances is the longest current streak in NCAA Division I men's golf. Here's a look at the longest active NCAA Championship appearances entering the 2025-26 season.
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Number of Consecutive NCAA Championship Appearances |
School |
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18 |
TEXAS |
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14 |
Oklahoma |
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11 |
Vanderbilt |
Advancing to Match Play: Not only has Texas been a mainstay in advancing to the NCAA Championships, it also has consistently produced strong results while at the national championship. In the last 13 opportunities (dating back to the 2012 NCAA Championships), UT has advanced to the Match Play quarterfinals stage (final eight teams) a total of EIGHT times. Texas is one of just TWO schools (joined by Illinois) to advance to Match Play at least eight times in the last 13 opportunities (2020 tourney was canceled due to COVID-19).
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NCAA Match Play Appearances in Last 13 Championships (2012-25) |
School |
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8 (2012-13-15-16-18-19-22-25) |
TEXAS |
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8 (2013-14-15-16-17-21-23-24) |
Illinois |
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7 (2016-17-18-19-21-22-25) |
Oklahoma |
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7 (2014-17-18-19-21-22-25) |
Oklahoma State |
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7 (2015-16-17-19-21-22-24) |
Vanderbilt |
The Fields Factor: Now in his 29th season as head coach at Texas, John Fields has guided the Longhorns to 23 NCAA Championship appearances in his 27 opportunities (no NCAA tourney in 2020 due to COVID-19). Under Fields' leadership, UT has posted 11 top-five and 17 top-15 finishes at the NCAA Championship, including NCAA team titles in 2012 and 2022 and runner-up showings in 2016 and 2019. Prior to his time at Texas, Fields led the University of New Mexico to nine NCAA Championship appearances in 10 seasons (1988-97). He has earned Golfweek's National Coach of the Year honors three times (2012, 2016 and 2022) and Big 12 Coach of the Year accolades nine times (2002, 2003, 2004, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2022) during his tenure at Texas. Fields was inducted into the Texas Athletics Hall of Honor in 2024.
Horns and the PGA TOUR: In the 99-year history of the Texas Men's Golf program, the Longhorns have recorded 112 official PGA TOUR victories by 17 different individuals. These include 12 Major championships by six different players (Ben Crenshaw, Tom Kite, Mark Brooks, Justin Leonard, Jordan Spieth and Scottie Scheffler).
The Texas Lineup: UT will be represented by the following six players at The Williams Cup:
- Christiaan Maas (Sr., 70.67 avg.)
- Tommy Morrison (Sr., 70.67 avg.)
- Eduardo Derbez Torres (So., 73.00 avg.)
- Daniel Bennett (So., 71.75 avg.)
- Matt Comegys (Gr., 71.75 avg.)
Ind) Luke Potter (Sr., 72.00 avg.)
Inside the Texas Lineup
Christiaan Maas: No. 4 in the latest World Amateur Golf Ranking (Oct. 15) … No. 2 in the latest PGA TOUR University Class of 2026 rankings (Oct. 15) … two-time SEC Co-Golfer of the Week this year (Oct. 1 and Oct. 15) … three-time All-American at Texas … has played in each of UT's first four events this fall and sports a 70.67 stroke average through 12 rounds … eight of his 12 rounds this year have been par or better, including three rounds in the 60s ... won the individual title by 10 strokes and paired with teammate Daniel Bennett to pace Team South Africa to the team crown at the 2025 World Amateur Team Championships (Oct. 8-11) in Singapore … became the first individual from South Africa and first from the African continent to win the Eisenhower Trophy with a four-round score of 22-under 266 (66-66-65-69), 10 shots in front of runner-up Declan O'Donovan (Australia) at 12-under 276 … helped South Africa claim an eight-shot victory over runner-up Australia to mark the first team championship for South Africa in tournament history, as its previous best finish was a silver medal in 1980 … had a remarkable week in Singapore, carding four rounds in the 60s and registering just three bogeys across the 72 holes … advanced to a five-man playoff and shared runner-up honors at the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational (Sept. 29-30) with a 1-under 209 (70-71-68) … tied for third in the Jackson T. Stephens Cup (Sept. 15-16) with a 4-under 206 (67-67-72) … tied for sixth at the season-opening Sahalee Players Championship (Sept. 6-7) with an even-par 216 (72-72-72) … one of five finalists for the 2025 Division I Jack Nicklaus Player of the Year Award presented by Workday … one of 10 finalists for the 2025 Fred Haskins Award presented by Stifel … one of 10 semifinalists for the 2025 Ben Hogan Award … 2025 second-team All-America selection by PING/GCAA … 2025 third-team All-America pick by Golfweek … 2025 first-team All-SEC selection … named to the 2025 PING All-Central Region team … one of five finalists for the 2025 Gary Player Award for Division I given to the most outstanding collegiate golfer from outside the United States … advanced to the Round of 32 at the 2025 U.S. Amateur … tied for sixth at the 2025 St. Andrews Links Trophy (June 6-8) with an 11-under 277 (69-67-73-68) … SEC Co-Golfer of the Week (Mar. 19, 2025) … registered a 70.40 scoring average over 40 rounds and boasted one individual victory, five top-five and eight top-10 finishes in his 13 stroke-play appearances during the 2024-25 season … 29 of his 40 rounds were par or better last year, including a team-best 18 rounds in the 60s … earned his second career collegiate win at the 2025 Pauma Valley Invitational (Mar. 17-18) with a 9-under 204 (68-70-66) to post a one-shot win over LSU's Algot Kleen … tied for third at the 2025 SEC Championship (April 23-25) with a 9-under 201 (66-67-68) … recorded a tie for fourth place at the 2025 Investec South African Open Championship (Feb. 27-Mar. 2) at Durban Country Club in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa while competing as an amateur in the DP World Tour event … carded a 54-hole score of 12-under 204 (70-64-70) to finish just two strokes off the individual lead … claimed the Freddie Tait Cup as the low amateur at the South African Open Championship for the second time, as he previously claimed low amateur honors at the 2022 South African Open.
Tommy Morrison: No. 8 in the latest World Amateur Golf Ranking (Oct. 15) … No. 6 in the latest PGA TOUR University Class of 2026 rankings (Oct. 15) … has played in three of UT's first four events this fall and sports a 70.67 stroke average through nine rounds … five of his nine rounds this year have been par or better, including three rounds in the 60s … tied for eighth at the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational (Sept. 29-30) with a 1-over 211 (72-68-71) … posted a 2-1 record at the 2025 Walker Cup (Sept. 6-7) and helped Team USA claim a 17-9 victory over Great Britain & Ireland at Cypress Point Club (Pebble Beach, Calif.) … in Sunday morning's foursomes action, paired with Auburn's Jackson Koivun and rallied for a 1-up victory over Connor Graham and Tyler Weaver … in Sunday afternoon's singles play, he earned another full point for Team USA with a 3 & 2 win against Niall Shiels Donegan … one of 10 semifinalists for the 2025 Ben Hogan Award … 2025 second-team All-America selection by both PING/GCAA and Golfweek … 2025 second-team All-SEC choice … earned a spot on the 2025 PING All-Central Region team … named to the 2025 SEC Community Service Team … recognized as a 2025 NCAA Division I Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar … SEC Golfer of the Week (Feb. 12, 2025) … earned the No. 2 seed and advanced to the Round of 64 at the 2025 U.S. Amateur at The Olympic Club in San Francisco … also tied for 17th at The Amateur Championship, tied for 12th at the European Amateur Championship and advanced to the Round of 16 at the Western Amateur in the summer of 2025 … recorded a 70.15 scoring average and placed in the top-25 in 11 of his 13 stroke-play appearances, including one victory, a runner-up finish and eight top-11 efforts during the 2024-25 season … 29 of his 40 rounds were par or better last year, including 17 rounds in the 60s … claimed his first career collegiate individual victory at the 2025 Amer Ari Invitational (Feb. 6-8) … carded a 54-hole total of 21-under 195 (67-65-63) to advance to a playoff with Hampton Roberts of North Carolina … on the first playoff hole (18th hole), Roberts made a par before Morrison sank a 15-foot birdie to claim the individual title … set Texas program records for low 54-hole total score at 195 (previous: 196 by Doug Ghim at the 2018 NCAA Raleigh Regional) and low 54-hole total vs. par at 21-under (previous: 18-under by Beau Hossler at the 2015 Nike Golf Collegiate Invitational) … earned a sponsor exemption and participated in the PGA TOUR's 2025 CJ Cup Byron Nelson (May 2-5), carding a two-round total of 2-over 144 (74-70).
Eduardo Derbez Torres: No. 382 in the latest World Amateur Golf Ranking (Oct. 15) … has played in two of UT's first four events this fall and sports a 73.0 stroke average through six rounds … tied for sixth at the 2025 World Amateur Team Championships (Oct. 8-11) in Singapore with an 8-under 280 (69-78-64-69) while competing for his native Mexico … also paced Mexico to a fourth-place team finish, marking its first top-five finish at the event since earning a silver medal in 2012, its only medalist performance in the championship … won the Anual Herradura 2025 in Mexico (Aug. 21-22) with a 54-hole total of 212 (72-70-70) … claimed victory in a playoff at the 2025 Etapa Ranking Interno Mayor/WAGR3 event in Mexico (June 29-July 6) with a three-round score of 210 (69-75-66) … competed in the Western Amateur in the summer of 2025 … participated in one event as a freshman in 2024-25 and registered a 70.33 stroke average over three rounds … posted seven wins and 18 top-10 finishes during his junior career … competed at the Western Amateur and the Sunnehanna Amateur in the summer of 2024 … won the Campeonato Nacional Junior Match Play tournament in Mexico in October 2023 … claimed victory at the IV Copa Norte in Mexico in September 2023 with a 54-hole score of 211 (71-68-72) … also earned the win at the Las Misiones Invitational in Mexico in July 2023 with a three-round total of 211 (72-69-70) … posted the victory at the LXIII Torneo Annual De Golf De Invitacion in Mexico in June 2023 with a 54-hole score of 207 (68-68-71) … won the 2022 Western Junior Amateur Championship and became the first Mexican player to claim the title at the prestigious event … honorable mention AJGA (American Junior Golf Association) Rolex Junior All-American selection in 2022.
Daniel Bennett: No. 24 in the latest World Amateur Golf Ranking (Oct. 15) … has played in each of UT's first four events this fall and sports a 71.75 stroke average through 12 rounds … four of his 12 rounds this year have been par or better, including two in the 60s … tied for second at the season-opening Sahalee Players Championship (Sept. 6-7) with a 2-under 214 (72-69-73) … tied for eighth at the 2025 World Amateur Team Championships (Oct. 8-11) in Singapore with a four-round score of 7-under 281 (73-69-67-72) … paired with teammate Christiaan Maas to help Team South Africa claim an eight-shot victory over runner-up Australia to mark the first team championship for South Africa in tournament history, as its previous best finish was a silver medal in 1980 … competed for the winning Team International squad at the 2025 Arnold Palmer Cup on June 5-7 at Congaree Golf Club (Ridgeland, S.C.) … selected by his teammates at the Palmer Cup to receive an invitation to the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational (March 5-8), a PGA TOUR signature event at Bay Hill (Fla.) ... claimed the 2025 Division I Phil Mickelson Outstanding Freshman Award by StrackaLine, honoring the National Freshman of the Year … became the fifth Longhorn in program history to win the Mickelson Award, joining Cole Hammer (2019), Scottie Scheffler (2015), Brandon Stone (2013) and David Gossett (1999) … 2025 Division I PING first-team All-America choice … second-team All-America pick by Golfweek … 2025 SEC Freshman of the Year … 2025 first-team All-SEC and SEC All-Freshman Team selection … named to the 2025 PING All-Central Region team … one of five finalists for the 2025 Gary Player Award for Division I given to the most outstanding collegiate golfer from outside the United States … advanced to the Round of 16 at the 2025 U.S. Amateur … also participated in The Amateur, the European Amateur and the Western Amateur in the summer of 2025 … SEC Freshman of the Week (April 16, 2025) … registered a team-best 70.00 scoring average and boasted a pair of individual runner-up finishes, four top-three showings, five top-10 finishes and placed in the top-16 in eight of his 11 stroke-play events during the 2024-25 season … 24 of his 34 rounds last year were par or better, including 15 rounds in the 60s … tied for second at the 2025 Valspar Collegiate Invitational (Mar. 24-25) with a 16-under 197 (64-67-66) … posted his collegiate-low 18-hole score of 7-under 64 in the opening round of the 2025 Valspar Collegiate (Mar. 24) … tied for second at the 2025 Southwestern Invitational (Jan. 27-29) with a 4-under 209 (72-70-67) … competed in the 2025 Jones Cup Invitational (Jan. 10-12) at Ocean Forest Golf Club … participated in the 2024 Alfred Dunhill Championship on the DP World Tour (Dec. 12-15) in South Africa … competed in the 2024 Spirit International for Team South Africa (Nov. 14-16) at Whispering Pines Golf Club.
Matt Comegys: No. 75 in the latest World Amateur Golf Ranking (Oct. 15) … SEC Co-Golfer of the Week (Sept. 24) … has played in each of UT's first four events this fall and sports a 71.75 stroke average through 12 rounds … seven of his 12 rounds this year have been par or better, including three in the 60s … registered a career-best tie for second at the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational (Sept. 19-21) with a 5-under 205 (69-69-68) … competed in the Sunnehanna Amateur, Northeast Amateur, North & South Amateur, Southern Amateur, Western Amateur and U.S. Amateur in the summer of 2025 … spent his previous three years at Texas Tech and earned his undergraduate degree in May 2025 … took a medical redshirt in 2024-25 while recovering from left wrist surgery … in his sophomore year at Texas Tech in 2023-24, he earned PING All-Central Team honors and tied for second on the team in scoring average (71.8) … 2024 GCAA All-American Scholar and 2024 Academic All-Big 12 selection … competed in 12 of the team's 13 events as a sophomore and recorded three top-10 finishes and seven top-20 showings … 19 of his 37 rounds were par or better in 2023-24, including nine rounds in the 60s … registered a season-best tie for fourth at the 2024 Amer Ari Intercollegiate with a 17-under 199 (63-68-68) … consensus top-ranked player in the state of Texas in the Class of 2022 and ranked in the top 10 nationally by Junior Golf Scoreboard and GolfWeekly … attended Plano West Senior High School (Plano, Texas) and won the 2022 Class 6A UIL Texas state individual title as a senior … two-time UIL Texas regional champion (2021 and 2022) … qualified for the 2022 U.S. Amateur and advanced to the Round of 16 in match play at the 2021 U.S. Junior Amateur … recorded multiple wins on the Legends Junior Golf Tour.
Luke Potter: Will compete as an individual at this event … No. 39 in the latest World Amateur Golf Ranking (Oct. 15) … No. 8 in the latest PGA TOUR University Class of 2026 rankings (Oct. 15) … has played in two of UT's first four events this fall and sports a 72.0 stroke average through six rounds … tied for 13th at the Sahalee Players Championship (Sept. 6-7) with a 3-over 219 (74-75-70) … earned a spot on the 2025 PING All-Central Region team … competed in The Amateur, the European Amateur, the Southern Amateur, the Western Amateur and the U.S. Amateur in the summer of 2025 … registered a 70.95 scoring average and placed in the top-20 in seven of his 13 stroke-play appearances during the 2024-25 season … 25 of his 40 rounds were par or better, including 13 rounds in the 60s last year … claimed his first career collegiate individual victory at The 2025 Hayt with a 10-under 206 (71-66-69) … tied for third at the 2025 NCAA Reno Regional (May 12-14) with a 6-under 210 (71-71-68) … tallied a season-best 7-under 65 in the final round of the 2025 Amer Ari (Feb. 8) … participated in the 2025 Jones Cup Invitational (Jan. 10-12) at Ocean Forest Golf Club … enrolled at Texas prior the 2024 fall semester … spent his previous two seasons at Arizona State.
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