The Longhorns chase their third title of the season as Maas, Morrison and Potter lead UT into the elite event.
Texas men’s golf is back in the spotlight this week, and the Southern Highlands Collegiate in Las Vegas is built for teams that want the smoke.
The No. 4 Longhorns tee it up Sunday through Tuesday at the par-72, 7,510-yard Southern Highlands Golf Club in a three-round, 54-hole stroke-play test that’s basically a postseason rehearsal.
Live scoring will run throughout the week, and with a field stacked top to bottom, every birdie is going to feel like a mini statement.
Texas arrives with serious momentum and depth. The Longhorns already own two team titles this season and five top-two finishes in seven stroke-play events - the kind of consistency that keeps you near the top of every national ranking discussion.
They’ve done it with different lineups, different courses and different types of scoring environments, which matters when the weather, greens and nerves change in March.
The headliners are hard to miss. Christiaan Maas is No. 2 in the latest PGA TOUR University Class of 2026 rankings, with Tommy Morrison at No. 4 and Luke Potter at No. 6, making Texas the only program with multiple players in the top 10.
That trio has produced big finishes all season, including Potter’s runner-up at the Arizona N.I.T. and Morrison’s fourth-place showing in Tucson. Maas has also turned heads beyond college golf, earning low amateur honors with a top-10 finish at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic on the DP World Tour.
And the depth doesn’t stop there. Daniel Bennett has been a top-end scorer for Texas, but he won’t be in Las Vegas; he’ll be competing in the PGA TOUR’s Arnold Palmer Invitational after earning a spot via an Arnold Palmer Cup exemption.
Southern Highlands isn’t forgiving, and the field proves it.
Virginia, Illinois, Auburn, Florida, Oklahoma, UCLA, Pepperdine, Arizona State, Texas A&M and more are all in the mix. There’s no soft landing here, just three days of pressure golf where every lineup spot matters.
Texas has lived in these moments for years, and with an NCAA-best streak of 18 straight championship appearances, the standard is clear: contend, win, repeat.
Vegas is next. And the Longhorns are showing up like a team that expects to leave with hardware.