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Men’s Golf’s Maas and Morrison earn spots on PING All-America Second Team
06.09.2025 | Men's Golf
Juniors Christiaan Maas and Tommy Morrison are two of the 10 players to earn a place on the second team.
NORMAN, Okla. — University of Texas Men's Golf juniors Christiaan Maas and Tommy Morrison have been recognized as 2025 Division I PING Second-Team All-Americans by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA). Freshman Daniel Bennett was previously named to the Division I PING All-America First Team.
In addition to Maas and Morrison, the Division I PING All-America Second Team includes: Josiah Gilbert (Auburn), Ian Gilligan (Florida), Algot Kleen (LSU), Phichaksn Maichon (Texas A&M), Jacob Modleski (Notre Dame), Sebastian Moss (Louisville), Jase Summy (Oklahoma) and Jackson Van Paris (Vanderbilt).
Maas was one of five finalists for the Division I Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year Award presented by Workday and one of 10 finalists for the Fred Haskins Award presented by Stifel. He was previously selected as a third-team All-American by Golfweek. A First Team All-SEC selection and one of 10 semifinalists for the Ben Hogan Award, Maas registered a 70.40 stroke average and recorded one individual victory, five top-five and eight top-10 finishes in his 13 stroke-play appearances this season. The SEC Men's Co-Golfer of the Week (March 19), 29 of his 40 rounds this year were par or better, including 18 rounds in the 60s. He earned his second career collegiate win at the Pauma Valley Invitational (March 17-18) with a 9-under 204 (68-70-66).
Morrison was one of 10 semifinalists for the Ben Hogan Award and was previously selected as a second-team All-American by Golfweek. A second-team All-SEC selection, the SEC Men's Golfer of the Week (Feb. 12) and a member of the 2025 SEC Community Service Team, he registered a 70.15 scoring average during his 13 stroke-play tournaments this season. Morrison 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. Twenty-nine (29) of his 40 rounds this year were par or better, including 17 rounds in the 60s. He claimed his first career collegiate individual victory at the Amer Ari Invitational (Feb. 6-8), carding a 54-hole total of 21-under 195 (67-65-63) and winning the title on the first playoff hole.
Texas recently completed the 2024-25 season with a run to the Match Play quarterfinals at the 2025 NCAA Championships at Omni La Costa (Carlsbad, Calif.). The Longhorns claimed five team titles and 10 top-three finishes during its 13 stroke-play events of the 2024-25 season. With its tie for fifth in this year's national championship, Texas recorded its 11th top-five finish at the NCAA Championship under the direction of 28th-year head coach John Fields.
