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Pauma Valley Invitational
No. 4 Men’s Golf’s Maas claims individual title at Pauma Valley Invitational
03.18.2025 | Men's Golf
The Longhorns earn runner-up finish against an elite field that featured six top-10 teams.
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Junior Christiaan Maas earned the individual title and the No. 4 Texas Men's Golf team fired an 11-under-par 273 on Tuesday to finish in second place against an elite field at the Pauma Valley Invitational at Pauma Valley Country Club. This marked the third straight tournament for the Longhorns with an individual champion, and more impressively, three different players have claimed those titles.
Starting the final round in a tie for fourth and two strokes off the lead, Maas carded a 5-under 66 on Tuesday to post a 54-hole total of 9-under 204 (68-70-66) and earn a one-shot victory over LSU's Algot Kleen at 8-under 205 (72-67-66). Maas had an outstanding start to his final round with birdies on four of his opening five holes (1, 2, 4 and 5) and made the turn at 4-under on the day. He added a birdie at 12 before a bogey on 15 brought him back to 4-under in his round. Maas then made par on 16 and 17 before sinking a long birdie putt on 18 to finish at 5-under 66 on the day and 9-under overall for the tournament.
This marked the second career collegiate victory for Maas, who previously won the individual championship at the 2024 NCAA Austin Regional. For the third consecutive tournament, a different Longhorn earned medalist honors. Junior Tommy Morrison claimed his first collegiate individual title in a playoff at the Amer Ari Invitational (Feb. 6-8), while junior Luke Potter won his first collegiate individual championship at The Hayt (Mar. 9-10).
In addition to Maas' effort, Texas counted scores from Morrison (4-under 67), freshman Daniel Bennett (2-under 69) and Potter (even-par 71) on Tuesday. Morrison tied for seventh in the individual standings with a three-round score of 5-under 208 (71-70-67).
No. 7 LSU won the team title with a 54-hole total of 27-under 825 (275-277-273). Texas earned a runner-up finish at 17-under 835 (276-286-273), while No. 5 Oklahoma State placed third at 11-under 841 (279-286-276). The 15-team field featured six squads in the top 10 and nine in the top 25 of the latest Scoreboard powered by Clippd poll (Mar. 12).
The Longhorns are back on the course on March 24-25 (Monday-Tuesday) at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational in Palm City, Fla.
The Lineup
- Junior Christiaan Maas recorded a 5-under 66 on Tuesday to post a 54-hole total of 9-under 204 (68-70-66) and earn a one-stroke victory over Algot Kleen of LSU at 8-under 205 (72-67-66). Maas claimed his second career collegiate win, as he previously earned medalist honors at the 2024 NCAA Austin Regional. He has now registered four top-five and five top-10 finishes in his first seven stroke-play appearances this season.
- Junior Tommy Morrison carded a 4-under 67 in his final round and tied for seventh with a three-round score of 5-under 208 (71-70-67). He tallied birdies on holes 1, 6 and 8 and an eagle on the par-four 4th hole to make the turn at 5-under. He had eight pars and a bogey on 14 to finish at 4-under on Tuesday. Morrison has placed in the top-18 in each of his first seven stroke-play appearances this year.
- Freshman Daniel Bennett posted a 2-under 69 on Tuesday and tied for 13th with a 54-hole total of 3-under 210 (67-74-69). Starting on hole 2, Bennett made a double bogey on 2 but rallied with birdies on holes 4, 8, 9, 10 and 12 to climb to 3-under in his round. He closed his round with a bogey on 17, birdie on 18 and bogey on 1 to finish at 2-under on Tuesday.
- Junior Luke Potter fired an even-par 71 in his final round and tied for 23rd with a three-round score of even-par 213 (70-72-71). Starting on hole 2, Potter also made a double bogey on 2 but responded with birdies on 10, 13 and 14 to climb to 1-under in his round. He closed his round with four pars and a bogey on 16 to finish at even-par on Tuesday.
- Sophomore Jack Gilbert carded a 3-over 74 on Tuesday and tied for 76th with a 54-hole total of 13-over 226 (72-80-74). He tallied a pair of birdies (holes 6 and 10) during his final round.
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