The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2025-26 Men's Golf Roster
Roster
Christiaan Maas
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Pretoria, South Africa
- Major:
- Physical Culture & Sports
2022-26
As a Senior in 2025-26
Earned membership on the Korn Ferry Tour by virtue of his No. 2 finish in the PGA TOUR University Class of 2026 rankings … 2026 Gary Player International Division I Golfer of the Year presented by FlightScope, given to the most outstanding collegiate golfer from outside the United States … 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) … first-team All-America selection by both PING/GCAA and Golfweek … one of five finalists for the Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year Award … first-team All-SEC selection … one of 10 finalists for the Fred Haskins Award … one of 10 semifinalists for the Ben Hogan Award … PING All-Central Region Team selection … three-time SEC Golfer of the Week selection during the season (Oct. 1, Oct. 15 and March 4) … played in 13 of UT’s 14 events on the season and posted a team-best 69.60 stroke average through 40 rounds while recording one victory and a total of eight top-eight individual finishes … 30 of his 40 rounds were par or better, including 20 rounds in the 60s … claimed individual medalist honors (third time in his collegiate career) by two strokes against an elite field at the Southern Highlands Collegiate (March 1-3) with a 10-under 206 (70-68-68) … earned low amateur honors and tied for 10th at the DP World Tour’s Hero Dubai Desert Classic (Jan. 22-25) with a 72-hole score of 6-under 282 (70-71-69-72) ... 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 … became the first individual from South Africa and first from the African continent to win the Eisenhower Trophy with a four-round score of 22-under 266 (66-66-65-69), 10 shots in front of runner-up Declan O’Donovan (Australia) at 12-under 276 … helped South Africa claim an eight-shot victory over runner-up Australia to mark the first team championship for South Africa in tournament history, as its previous best finish was a silver medal in 1980 … had a remarkable week in Singapore, carding four rounds in the 60s and registering just three bogeys across the 72 holes … advanced to a playoff and claimed a runner-up finish at The Ford Collegiate (April 13-14) with a 13-under 197 (69-64-64) … advanced to a five-man playoff and shared runner-up honors at the Ben Hogan Collegiate Invitational (Sept. 29-30) with a 1-under 209 (70-71-68) … tied for third at the SEC Championship (April 22-24) with a 10-under 200 (66-67-67) … tied for third in the Jackson T. Stephens Cup (Sept. 15-16) with a 4-under 206 (67-67-72) … tied for fifth at the NCAA Bryan Regional (May 18-19) with a 10-under 206 (70-68-68) … tied for sixth at the season-opening Sahalee Players Championship (Sept. 6-7) with an even-par 216 (72-72-72) … tied for eighth at the Amer Ari Invitational (Feb. 5-7) with a 16-under 200 (69-66-65).
As a Junior in 2024-25
One of five finalists for the Division I Jack Nicklaus Player of the Year Award presented by Workday … one of 10 finalists for the Fred Haskins Award presented by Stifel … one of 10 semifinalists for the Ben Hogan Award … second-team All-America selection by PING/GCAA … third-team All-America pick by Golfweek … first-team All-SEC selection … named to the PING All-Central Region team … one of five finalists for the Gary Player Award for Division I given to the most outstanding collegiate golfer from outside the United States … advanced to the Round of 32 at the 2025 U.S. Amateur … tied for sixth at the St. Andrews Links Trophy (June 6-8) with an 11-under 277 (69-67-73-68) … SEC Men’s Co-Golfer of the Week (Mar. 19, 2025) … registered a 70.40 scoring average over 40 rounds and boasted one individual victory, five top-five and eight top-10 finishes in his 13 stroke-play appearances on the year … 29 of his 40 rounds were par or better, including a team-best 18 rounds in the 60s … earned his second career collegiate win at the Pauma Valley Invitational (Mar. 17-18) with a 9-under 204 (68-70-66) to post a one-shot win over LSU’s Algot Kleen … tied for third at the SEC Championship (April 23-25) with a 9-under 201 (66-67-68) … recorded a tie for fourth place at the Investec South African Open Championship (Feb. 27-Mar. 2) at Durban Country Club in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa while competing as an amateur in the DP World Tour event … carded a 54-hole score of 12-under 204 (70-64-70) to finish just two strokes off the individual lead … claimed the Freddie Tait Cup as the low amateur at the South African Open Championship for the second time, as he previously claimed low amateur honors at the 2022 South African Open … tied for third at the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational (Sept. 20-21) with a 7-under 203 (69-68-66) … tied for fourth at The Hayt (Mar. 8-10) with a 5-under 211 (73-67-71) … tied for fifth at the Southwestern Invitational (Jan. 27-29) with a 3-under 210 (69-68-73) … placed sixth at the season-opening Folds of Honor Collegiate (Sept. 9-11) with a 4-under 209 (70-70-69) … tied for eighth at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational (Mar. 24-25) with an 8-under 205 (70-69-66) … tied for ninth at the Augusta Haskins Award Invitational (April 5-6) with a 4-under 212 (68-77-67) … registered a perfect 3-0 mark in his individual match-play contests during the NB3 MatchPlay (Oct. 8-9) … participated in the 2024 Alfred Dunhill Championship on the DP World Tour (Dec. 12-15) in South Africa … competed in the 2024 Spirit International for Team South Africa (Nov. 14-16) at Whispering Pines Golf Club … also competed in The Amateur and the European Amateur in the summer of 2025.
As a Sophomore in 2023-24
Earned Division I PING third-team All-America and Golfweek third-team All-America honors along with PING All-Central Region team accolades … claimed a spot on the 10-person All-Big 12 Team … first-team Academic All-Big 12 selection … competed in 13 of UT’s 14 events on the season and led the team in scoring average (71.09) … tallied four top-10 and seven top-20 individual finishes on the year … nineteen (19) of his 34 rounds on the season were par or better, including 12 rounds in the 60s … posted his first collegiate career individual victory at the NCAA Austin Regional (May 13-15) with a 9-under 204 (71-67-66) … tied for 11th place at the NCAA Championships (May 24-27) with a 72-hole score of even-par 288 (74-71-70-73) and earned a spot on the NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team … placed ninth at the Augusta Haskins Award Invitational (April 6-7) at 4-under 212 (70-69-73) … tied for fourth at the Johnnie-O Intercollegiate (Mar. 11-12) with an 8-under 208 (69-68-71) … recorded a runner-up finish at the Africa Amateur Championship (Feb. 21-24) at Leopard Creek Golf Club (Malelane, South Africa) … registered a 72-hole total of 13-under 275 (71-69-63-72) and advanced to a three-man playoff at the Africa Amateur, before Altin Van der Merwe made birdie on the first playoff hole to capture the title … fired a 9-under 63 during the third round of the Africa Amateur (Feb. 23) and tied the course record for lowest 18-hole score … recorded a third-place finish at the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational (Sept. 15-17) with a 7-under 133 (69-64) ... posted a collegiate-best 18-hole score of 6-under 64 in the second round of the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational (Sept. 16), topping his previous mark of 6-under 66 in the opening round of last year’s Southern Highlands Collegiate … competed for his home country of South Africa at the 33rd World Amateur Team Championship (Oct. 18-21) in Abu Dhabi, UAE and helped his team to a seventh-place finish in the team standings, marking the first top-10 result for South Africa since 1982 at the prestigious event … recorded a 72-hole total of 8-under 280 (70-70-71-69) at the WATC to tie for 17th place in the individual standings … one of 25 players named to the preseason watch list for the Fred Haskins Award … competed at The Amateur Championship, European Amateur Championship, U.S. Amateur and Western Amateur in the summer of 2024 … advanced to the Round of 64 in match play at the U.S. Amateur.
As a Freshman in 2022-23
Earned Division I PING second-team All-America and PING All-Central Region team honors … named the Big 12 Conference Newcomer of the Year and was selected to the 10-person All-Big 12 Team … competed in each of UT’s 14 events and led the team in stroke average (70.57) … during his 12 stroke-play tourney appearances, he registered five top-10 and 10 top-20 individual finishes … shot par or better in 23 of his 35 stroke-play rounds, including 12 rounds in the 60s ... earned a season-best runner-up finish at the Southern Highlands Collegiate (Feb. 26-28) with a 10-under 206 (66-69-71) … posted a 2&1 win over Christo Lamprecht in the match-play event against Georgia Tech (Feb. 10) … tied for 17th at the DP World Tour’s Alfred Dunhill Championship (Dec. 8-11) in Melalane, South Africa with a 9-under 279 (71-70-70-68) … played alongside Ernie Els in the opening two rounds at the Alfred Dunhill Championship … also made the cut and tied for 35th at the DP World Tour’s Investec South African Open Championship (Dec. 1-4) in Johannesburg at 5-under 283 (69-65-72-77) … runner-up at the 2023 Western Amateur Championship … one of 12 men’s players who competed for the International Team at the prestigious 2023 Arnold Palmer Cup in early June at Laurel Valley Golf Club outside Ligonier, Pa.
Before Texas
Competed for South Africa in the prestigious 2022 World Amateur Team Championship in Paris … advanced to Match Play at the 2022 U.S. Amateur … tied for 11th in stroke play at the 2022 U.S. Junior Amateur … claimed a five-shot victory with a 14-under 270 (65-70-67-68) to win the prestigious Brabazon Trophy at Saunton Golf Club in England in May 2022 … posted six wins during the 2021 season, including the Cape Province Open and the South African Amateur Championship … 2020 and 2021 Silver Salver Champion.
