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Fourth Season at Texas
Erik Henson begins his third full season as Assistant Coach and his fourth year with the Men’s Golf program at The University of Texas in 2025-26. Henson was hired as the Director of Operations in the summer of 2022 and was elevated to his current role as assistant coach in May 2023.
In 2024-25, the Longhorns claimed five team titles and 10 top-three finishes during their 13 stroke-play events. Texas concluded the season with a run to the Match Play quarterfinals at the 2025 NCAA Championship at Omni La Costa. A different Longhorn earned medalist honors in three consecutive tournament appearances during the spring season. Tommy Morrison claimed his first collegiate individual title in a playoff at the Amer Ari Invitational, while Luke Potter won his first collegiate individual championship at The Hayt. Christiaan Maas made it three-in-a-row for the Longhorns with his second career individual title at the Pauma Valley Invitational.
Daniel Bennett was named the recipient of the 2025 NCAA Division I Phil Mickelson Outstanding Freshman Award presented by StrackaLine, honoring the National Freshman of the Year in men’s collegiate golf. A Division I PING first-team All-American, Bennett also was recognized as the SEC Freshman of the Year in addition to earning first-team All-SEC and SEC All-Freshman Team mention. Maas was one of five finalists for the Division I Jack Nicklaus National Player of the Year Award presented by Workday and one of 10 finalists for the Fred Haskins Award presented by Stifel. He was selected as a second-team All-America pick by PING/GCAA and third-team All-America choice by Golfweek. Maas was also a first-team All-SEC selection and one of 10 semifinalists for the Ben Hogan Award. Morrison was one of 10 semifinalists for the Ben Hogan Award and was a second-team All-America selection by both PING/GCAA and Golfweek. He was also a second-team All-SEC choice and a member of the 2025 SEC Community Service Team. In addition, Bennett, Maas and Morrison were joined by Luke Potter on the PING All-Central Region team.
Texas claimed a total of three team victories during the 2023-24 season, including the Big 12 Match Play Championship, the Big 12 Championship and the NCAA Austin Regional, and placed 13th at the 2024 NCAA Championship. The Longhorns won the Big 12 Championship by an 18-stroke margin over runner-up Oklahoma, then returned to record a 16-stroke victory over second-place Tennessee at the NCAA Austin Regional. Christiaan Maas earned a spot on the Golfweek and PING third-team All-America squads. Nathan Petronzio was named the Big 12 Newcomer of the Year, while Maas and Petronzio both were selected to the All-Big 12 Team. Maas, Petronzio, Tommy Morrison and Brian Stark all claimed spots on the PING All-Central Region team.
In his first season at Texas, the Longhorns posted a 19th-place team finish at the 2023 NCAA Championships. Freshman Christiaan Maas earned second-team PING All-America and Big 12 Newcomer of the Year accolades, and Maas joined Brian Stark on the All-Big 12 Team.
Prior to joining John Fields’ staff at Texas, Henson served as the head boys’ golf coach at Highland Park High School in Dallas for three years (2019-22). After the 2020 season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Henson sent two teams to the 2021 UIL state tournament and guided the Blue Team to the state title and the Golf Team to a third-place finish. Along with the two team medals, Preston Cooper captured the individual state championship. In his final year at Highland Park, Henson guided the Blue Team to a second-place showing and the Gold Team to a third-place finish at the 2022 UIL state tournament.
Henson served as the head boys’ and girls’ golf coach at Lake Travis High School for six years (2013-19) and also was a special education teacher at the school. While at Lake Travis, the girls’ team captured three consecutive state championships in 2015, 2016 and 2017. The 2014 girls’ team, led by Emily Gillman who went on to play at the University of Nebraska, earned a runner-up finish at the state tourney. Henson’s girls’ team in 2015, paced by Ann Parmerter who went to become a four-time All-American at Dallas Baptist University and compete in the 2018 Arnold Palmer Cup, captured the state title.
Lake Travis repeated as girls’ state champions in 2016. That team was led by two-time U.S. Amateur Champion Kristen Gillman, who went on to play at the University of Alabama, Kaitlyn Papp who became a four-time All-American at The University of Texas, and Lauren Comegys, who played collegiately at James Madison. Gillman won her U.S. Amateur titles in 2014 when she played for Henson at Lake Travis and in 2018 when she was at Alabama.
The 2016 boys’ team, paced by the then-freshman duo of Nathan Petronzio and Trey Bosco, earned a sixth-place finish at the state tournament. Petronzio played collegiately at SMU and Texas, while Bosco went on to compete at Baylor University. This marked the first time Lake Travis had qualified for the boys’ state tournament since 2013. Both Petronzio and Bosco would later qualify as individuals for the state tournaments in 2017 and 2018.
Lake Travis earned a third-straight state championship on the girls’ side in 2017. The team featured five individuals who went on to compete collegiately at the Division I level in Papp, Morgan Lay (Texas A&M), Sara Camarena (Oklahoma State), Macy Fox (Texas) and Hanna Liu (Tulane). Henson’s 2018 girls’ team claimed a runner-up finish at the state tournament. His 2018 team featured four individuals who played Division I college golf in Fox, Liu, Estelle Beck (St. Mary’s) and Hallie Kihns (Missouri).
Henson spent one season (2012-13) as Assistant Coach at the University of Arizona working under head coach Jim Anderson. The Wildcats posted a total of five top-five team finishes during the season and advanced to the NCAA Tempe Regional.
Prior to his time at Arizona, he worked for three years (2010-12) as the head boys’ and girls’ golf coach at Lake Travis High School. During his first stint at Lake Travis, he guided the boys’ and girls’ teams to a combined 23 team wins, six district championships, four regional titles and a pair of state championships as the boys’ squad captured the 2011 and 2012 state titles. Henson also led Lake Travis to state runner-up finishes in 2010 (boys’ and girls’ teams) and 2011 (girls’ team).
Henson served as the girls’ head coach and boys’ assistant coach at Medina Valley High School (Castroville, Texas) from 2007-09. He guided his teams to both district and regional championships, and six of his teams advanced to the University Interscholastic League state championships, posting three top-three performances.
Henson was the head coach at Brackett High School (Brackettville, Texas) from 2005-07. He led the program to its first UIL state championship appearances in school history. Brackett placed fourth in 2006 and second in 2007 at the state championship. He also led his teams to two district titles, one regional championship and a regional runner-up finish. Henson started his coaching career at Boerne Independent School District (Boerne, Texas) during the 2004-05 academic year.
A native of Boerne, Texas, Henson played one year of golf at Texas State University in the 1999-2000 season. He transferred to The University of Texas and earned his bachelor’s degree in geography in 2003. Henson earned his master of science degree in sports administration from Southeastern Oklahoma State University in 2021.
Henson and his wife, Rachel, reside in Dripping Springs with their French Bulldog named Breaux.
