Emberson Placed on Fred Haskins Watch List

THE FLATS – Georgia Tech’s Max Emberson was one of 25 golfers placed on the 2026-27 Fred Haskins Award presented by Stifel Final Fall Watch List, as the Haskins Foundation announced the honorees Thursday morning. 

Emberson opened his collegiate career in Georgia Tech fashion, winning his first two collegiate tournaments. The freshman began his career at the Folds of Honor Collegiate in September, opening with a first-round 8-under-par 63 on the performance of seven birdies and an eagle. Emberson would go on to claim a two-stroke victory for the individual title, while helping the Yellow Jackets to the team title. With the victory, Emberson became the first true freshman Yellow Jacket to win their collegiate debut tournament since 2016-17.

The Thousand Oaks, Calif., native carried momentum into his second tournament, taking home co-medalist honors at the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational at 13-under-par 197. With his back-to-back victories, Emberson became the first Georgia Tech freshman to win his first two tournaments in program history and the first freshman to win consecutive tournaments in his debut season.  He is just the 11^th freshman to win a tournament in his freshman season and only the fourth to win multiple tournaments in his first year.

Emberson earned a starting role in the lineup all five tournaments this fall and collected four top-25 finishes. The Jacket finished in a tie for 21^st at Tech’s home tournament, the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational, helping the Yellow Jackets claim the team title. He then capped the fall season tying for 13^th at the Steelwood Collegiate Invitational.

Emberson is one of four golfers representing the Atlantic Coast Conference on the list, and the only freshman to earn the recognition.

Emberson and the rest of the Yellow Jackets return to action in the spring at the Amer Ari Invitational, Feb. 4-6, in Hawai’i.

2026-27 Fred Haskins Award presented by Stifel Final Fall Watch List
Kihei Akina, BYU
Daniel Bennett, Texas
Carson Bertagnole, North Carolina
B.J. Boyce, UNC Greensboro
Adam Bresnu, Texas Tech
Johnnie Clark, New Mexico
Matthew Comegys, Texas
Ryder Cowan, Oklahoma
Thomas Curry, Arkansas
Max Emberson, Georgia Tech
Josiah Gilbert, Auburn
Ben Gregg, Texas Tech
Will Harman, Vanderbilt
Max Herendeen, Illinois
Oscar Valdemar Holm Bredkjaer, Clemson
William Jennings, Alabama
Finn Koelle, Washington
Emil Nielsen, Santa Clara
Gabriel Palacios, Utah
Logan Reilly, Auburn
Rudy Sautron, Tennessee
Niall Sheils Dongean, North Carolina
Preston Stout, Oklahoma State
Jack Turner, Florida
Yixiang Wang, Memphis

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