Christiaan Maas

Christiaan Maas
Personal information
Born (2003-09-19) 19 September 2003
Pretoria, South Africa
Sporting nationality South Africa
Career
CollegeUniversity of Texas at Austin
StatusAmateur
Professional wins1
Achievements and awards
Big 12 Conference
Newcomer of the Year		2023

Christiaan Maas (born 19 September 2003) is a South African amateur golfer. He won the 2022 Brabazon Trophy and the 2025 Eisenhower Trophy.[1]

Early life and amateur career

Maas was born in Pretoria in 2003. He won the 2021 South African Amateur Championship, the 2022 English Men's Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship for the Brabazon Trophy, and lost the final of the 2023 Western Amateur to Kazuma Kobori one up. Maas also lost a three-way playoff at the 2024 Africa Amateur Championship to Altin van der Merwe, who birdied the first hole in a sudden-death playoff.[2][3]

Maas has successfully represented South Africa in the World Amateur Team Championships for the Eisenhower Trophy three times. In 2023, his team with Christo Lamprecht and Altin van der Merwe finished 7th in Abu Dhabi.[4] In 2025 in Singapore, he led South Africa to the win by 8 ahead of Australia as he shot 22-under par, ten shots clear of the nearest competitor.[5]

Maas enrolled at the University of Texas at Austin in 2022 to play with the Texas Longhorns men's golf team. He was named Big 12 Conference Newcomer of the Year, and one of five finalists for the Jack Nicklaus Player of the Year Award and the Gary Player Award as a junior.[6]

Maas has also performed well at professional events. He finished top-25 at the Alfred Dunhill Championship in both 2022 and 2023.[7] In 2025, he tied for 4th at the Investec South African Open Championship, two strokes behind winner Dylan Naidoo, after carding a second-round 64. He finished top-10 at the 2026 Hero Dubai Desert Classic, won by Patrick Reed, after which he rose to 4th in the World Amateur Golf Rankings.[8][9]

Amateur wins

  • 2019 Dimension Data Junior Open
  • 2020 Inland National Order of Merit #1, Silver Salver
  • 2021 Inland National Order of Merit #1, Gauteng North Open, South African Amateur Championship, Cape Province Open, KwaZulu-Natal Open Strokeplay, Silver Salver
  • 2022 Brabazon Trophy
  • 2024 NCAA Austin Regional
  • 2025 Pauma Valley Invitational, Eisenhower Trophy (Individual)

Source:[8]

Professional wins (1)

Big Easy Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 12 May 2022 Altron Big Easy Tour 1
(as an amateur) 		−13 (65-69-69=203) 3 strokes South Africa Bradley Diggeden

Team appearances

Amateur

Source:[8]

References

  1. ^ Jourdan, Cameron. "Christiaan Maas powers South Africa to historic Eisenhower Trophy victory in Singapore". Golfweek. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Africa Amateur Championship - 2024 Play-off". The R&A. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  3. ^ Jourdan, Cameron (24 February 2024). "Altin Van der Merwe captures inaugural African Amateur Championship in playoff, earns spot in Open Championship". Golfweek. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  4. ^ "GolfRSA announces power-packed 2023 Eisenhower Team". GolfRSA. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  5. ^ Robert, Godfrey (13 October 2025). "South Africa's Christiaan Maas a cut above the rest at World Amateur golf championships in Singapore". The Business Times. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  6. ^ "Men's Golf Roster: Christiaan Maas". University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  7. ^ Jourdan, Cameron. "Texas freshman Christiaan Maas well on his way to be next South African star". Golfweek. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  8. ^ a b c "Christiaan Maas". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  9. ^ "PGA Tour University No. 2 Christiaan Maas receives exemption into Hero Dubai Desert Classic". PGA Tour. 4 December 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
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