Men’s Golf boasts trio in top 10 of PGA TOUR University Class of 2026 preseason rankings

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — A total of three University of Texas Men's Golf seniors have earned spots in the top 10 of the PGA TOUR University Class of 2026 Preseason Ranking, the PGA TOUR announced Wednesday morning. Christiaan Maas was tabbed at No. 2 and followed by Tommy Morrison at No. 4 and Luke Potter at No. 7 ahead of the 2025-26 college golf season. Texas is the only school to have multiple players in the top 10 of the PGA TOUR University preseason ranking.

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 University ranks players based on the last two years of their collegiate careers. Eligible tournaments include NCAA Division I men's team competitions, official PGA TOUR tournaments and select DP World Tour events. 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. In addition, players ranked No. 2-5 will be exempt into the Final Stage of Q-School presented by Korn Ferry, while players ranked No. 6-25 will be exempt into Second Stage.

During the 2024-25 season, 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 selected as a second-team All-America selection by PING/GCAA and third-team All-America pick 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 last season. The SEC Men's Co-Golfer of the Week (March 19), 29 of his 40 rounds last year were par or better, including 18 rounds in the 60s. He earned his second career collegiate win at the 2025 Pauma Valley Invitational (March 17-18) with a 9-under 204 (68-70-66). A native of Pretoria, South Africa, Maas has made four cuts in seven starts on the DP World Tour, including a fourth-place tie at the 2025 Investec South African Open Championship (Feb. 27-Mar. 2).

In his junior year in 2024-25, Morrison was one of 10 semifinalists for the Ben Hogan Award and was a second-team All-America selection by both PING/GCAA and Golfweek. A second-team All-SEC selection and a member of the 2025 SEC Community Service Team, he registered 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. The SEC Men's Golfer of the Week (Feb. 12), 29 of his 40 rounds last year were par or better, including 17 rounds in the 60s. Morrison claimed his first career collegiate individual victory at the 2025 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. A native of Dallas, Texas, Morrison became the first American to win the European Amateur Championship in June 2024 and earned an exemption into the 2024 Open Championship, where he made the 36-hole cut and finished in a tie for 60th place.

During his junior season in 2024-25, Potter registered a 70.95 scoring average and placed in the top-20 in seven of his 13 stroke-play appearances while earning PING All-Central Region accolades. Twenty-five (25) of his 40 rounds last year were par or better, including 13 rounds in the 60s. A native of Encinitas, Calif., Potter claimed his first career collegiate victory at The Hayt (March 8-10) with a 10-under 206 (71-66-69). He also tied for third at the NCAA Reno Regional (May 12-14) with a 6-under 210 (71-71-68) and tied for sixth at the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational (Sept. 20-21) with a 3-under 207 (68-68-71).

Texas 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 their 13 stroke-play events on the year.

PGA TOUR University Preseason Ranking

Class of 2026

Rank	Name	University	Country
1	Ben James	Virginia	United States
2	Christiaan Maas	Texas	South Africa
3	Michael La Sasso	Ole Miss	United States
4	Tommy Morrison	Texas	United States
5	Jase Summy	Oklahoma	United States
6	Wells Williams	Vanderbilt	United States
7	Luke Potter	Texas	United States
8	Michael Mjaaseth	Arizona State	Norway
9	Zach Kingsland	SMU	United States
10	Mahanth Chirravuri	Pepperdine	United States
11	Filip Jakubcik	Arizona	Czech Republic
12	Frankie Harris	South Carolina	United States
13	Lance Simpson	Tennessee	United States
14	Jonathan Griz	Alabama	United States
15	William Sides	SMU	United States
16	Tom Fischer	Ole Miss	United States
17	Cameron Tankersley	Ole Miss	United States
18	Paul Chang	Virginia	China
19	Daniel Svard	Northwestern	Sweden
20	Bryan Lee	Virginia	United States
21	Zachery Pollo	Arizona	United States
22	Benjamin Reuter	Georgia Tech	Netherlands
23	Matthew Kress	Florida	United States
24	Ethan Evans	Duke	United States
25	Cohen Trolio	Ole Miss	United States

The University of Texas at Austin Athletics

Men’s Golf boasts trio in top 10 of PGA TOUR University Class of 2026 preseason rankings

Players Mentioned

Christiaan Maas

Tommy Morrison

Luke Potter