No. 4 Men’s Golf’s Maas named finalist for Jack Nicklaus Award

NORMAN, Okla. — University of Texas Men's Golf junior Christiaan Maas has been named one of five finalists for the 2025 NCAA Division I Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year Award presented by Workday, the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) announced Thursday morning. The Jack Nicklaus Award was created in 1988 and is now presented to the National Player of the Year in NCAA Divisions I, II and III, as well as NAIA and NJCAA.

In addition to Maas, the other four finalists include Luke Clanton (Florida State), David Ford (North Carolina), Jackson Koivun (Auburn) and Michael La Sasso (Ole Miss). The winner will be announced by Jack Nicklaus on Sunday, June 1 during his annual The Memorial Tournament presented by Workday press conference with awards presented to each of the recipients by Nicklaus and Workday.

Maas, currently No. 9 in the latest World Amateur Golf Ranking (May 21) and No. 8 in the latest NCAA individual rankings by Scoreboard (May 15), has registered a 69.78 scoring average and boasts one individual victory, five top-five and eight top-10 finishes in his first 12 stroke-play appearances this year. Twenty-nine of his 36 stroke-play rounds have been par or better during the season, including a team-best 18 rounds in the 60s. Maas garnered All-SEC First Team recognition and was one of 10 semifinalists for the 2025 Ben Hogan Award along with earning SEC Men's Co-Golfer of the Week (Mar. 19) honors. He claimed his second career collegiate win at the Pauma Valley Invitational (Mar. 17-18) with a 9-under 204 (68-70-66).

2025 NCAA Division I Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year Award Finalists (listed alphabetically)

Player	School
Luke Clanton	Florida State
David Ford	North Carolina
Jackson Koivun	Auburn
Michael La Sasso	Ole Miss
Christiaan Maas	TEXAS

The University of Texas at Austin Athletics

No. 4 Men’s Golf’s Maas named finalist for Jack Nicklaus Award

Players Mentioned

Christiaan Maas

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