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Men’s Golf trio earns Korn Ferry Tour cards through PGA TOUR University
06.04.2026 | Men's Golf
Maas, Potter and Morrison all finished in Top 10 of PGA TOUR U Class of 2026 rankings to earn membership on Korn Ferry Tour.
CARLSBAD, Calif. — University of Texas Men's Golf seniors Christiaan Maas, Luke Potter and Tommy Morrison earned membership on the Korn Ferry Tour by virtue of their respective top-10 finishes in the PGA TOUR University Class of 2026 rankings, it was announced earlier this week during the NCAA Championship. Maas claimed the No. 2 spot, while Potter was No. 5 and Morrison placed No. 6 in the final rankings.
Players who finish Nos. 2-10 in the PGA TOUR U rankings earn Korn Ferry Tour membership for the remainder of the 2026 season, starting with the OccuNet Classic presented by Amarillo National Bank (June 11-14). With their top-five rankings, both Maas and Potter also earn exemptions into Final Stage of PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry, while Morrison earned exemption into Second Stage of PGA TOUR Q-School.
Maas, who is ranked No. 4 in the latest World Amateur Golf Ranking (June 3), was named to the PING All-America First Team on Wednesday. He became just the sixth individual in program history to claim four career All-America accolades, joining Justin Leonard (1991-94), Brad Elder (1995-98), Jason Hartwick (2001-04), Doug Ghim (2015-18) and Pierceson Coody (2019-22). Maas was one of five finalists for the Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year Award and one of 10 finalists for the Fred Haskins Award in addition to earning first-team All-SEC and PING All-Central Region Team honors. He played in 13 of the team's 14 events this season and posted a team-best 69.60 stroke average while recording one victory and eight top-eight individual finishes. Thirty of his 40 rounds played this year were par or better, including 20 in the 60s. Maas claimed medalist honors by two strokes against an elite field at the Southern Highlands Collegiate (March 1-3) with a 10-under 206 (70-68-68). He earned low amateur honors and tied for 10th at the DP World Tour's Hero Dubai Desert Classic (Jan. 22-25) with a 6-under 282 (70-71-69-72). Maas also 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.
Potter, who is ranked No. 20 in the latest World Amateur Golf Ranking (June 3), earned second-team All-SEC and PING All-Central Region team honors. He played in 12 of the team's 14 events this season and posted a 69.65 stroke average while recording one victory and six top-10 individual finishes. Twenty-eight of his 37 rounds played this year were par or better, including 16 in the 60s. Potter claimed medalist honors at the NCAA Bryan Regional (May 18-19) with a 17-under 199 (67-64-68). He also recorded a runner-up finish at the Arizona N.I.T. (Jan. 26-27) with a 12-under 204 (66-68-70).
Morrison, who is ranked No. 19 in the latest World Amateur Golf Ranking (June 3), earned second-team All-SEC and PING All-Central Region Team honors. He played in 13 of the team's 14 events this season and posted a 69.85 stroke average while recording five top-eight individual finishes. Thirty of his 40 rounds played this year were par or better, including 18 in the 60s. Morrison was UT's top individual finisher at the NCAA Championship, as he tied for 10th at 7-under 281 (69-71-70-71) and claimed a spot on the NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team. He placed fourth at the Arizona N.I.T. (Jan. 26-27) with a 10-under 206 (70-66-70) and tied for fifth at the NCAA Bryan Regional (May 18-19) with a 10-under 206 (72-67-67). Morrison also 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.
Introduced in the fall of 2020, PGA TOUR University identifies the best players in collegiate golf and provides membership opportunities on PGA TOUR-affiliated tours. In partnership with the WAGR, PGA TOUR U 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. Upon the conclusion of the collegiate golf season, the No. 1 player in the final PGA TOUR University ranking earns PGA TOUR membership. Players No. 2-10 earn Korn Ferry Tour membership, and players finishing 11th through 25th earn exempt membership on PGA TOUR Americas.
Since the inaugural Class of 2021, a total of seven Texas players have earned performance benefits via PGA TOUR University. In addition to Maas, Morrison and Potter, previous Longhorns who have claimed PGA TOUR-affiliated memberships include Pierceson Coody (2022), Cole Hammer (2022), Parker Coody (2022) and Travis Vick (2023).
The Longhorns completed the 2025-26 season with a run to the Match Play quarterfinals at the 2026 NCAA Championship at Omni La Costa in Carslbad, Calif. UT claimed four team titles and 11 top-three finishes during its 14 stroke-play events of the 2025-26 season.
Texas has advanced to NCAA Match Play (final eight teams) in nine of the last 14 opportunities (2012-13-15-16-18-19-22-25-26), dating back to the 2012 NCAA Championship. UT is the ONLY Division I men's program to reach Match Play in at least nine of the last 14 opportunities. The 2020 tourney was canceled due to COVID-19. In addition, Texas, Oklahoma State and Stanford were the only three schools to have their men's AND women's programs advance to the Match Play portion of the NCAA Championship this year.
Ranking by University of PGA TOUR University Alumni
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School |
Number of Players |
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Oklahoma |
9 |
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TEXAS |
7 |
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Vanderbilt |
7 |
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Pepperdine |
6 |
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Arizona State |
5 |
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Florida |
5 |
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Illinois |
5 |
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Ole Miss |
5 |
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Arizona |
4 |
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Auburn |
4 |
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Florida State |
4 |
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Georgia |
4 |
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North Carolina |
4 |
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SMU |
4 |
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Georgia Tech |
3 |
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NC State |
3 |
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Oklahoma State |
3 |
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South Carolina |
3 |
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Virginia |
3 |
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San Diego State |
2 |
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Stanford |
2 |
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Tennessee |
2 |
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Texas A&M |
2 |
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Texas Tech |
2 |
|
UCLA |
2 |
|
Wake Forest |
2 |
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Washington |
2 |
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Arkansas |
1 |
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Baylor |
1 |
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California |
1 |
|
Clemson |
1 |
|
College of Charleston |
1 |
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Colorado Christian |
1 |
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Duke |
1 |
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East Tennessee State |
1 |
|
Georgia Southern |
1 |
|
Houston |
1 |
|
Iowa |
1 |
|
LSU |
1 |
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Louisville |
1 |
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Michigan |
1 |
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Minnesota |
1 |
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Mississippi State |
1 |
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New Mexico |
1 |
|
North Florida |
1 |
|
Northwestern |
1 |
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Ohio State |
1 |
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Purdue |
1 |
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South Florida |
1 |
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TCU |
1 |
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UNLV |
1 |
