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2013-14 Men's Golf Roster

Parker Hensley

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown San Antonio, Texas
  • Highschool Ronald Reagan

Biography

Career Rounds: 99  Strokes: 7604
Scoring Avg: 76.81
Low Round: 67 (10-4-10)

2013-14: Had his top season with the Purple Aces as a senior, finished third on the team and 12th in the MVC with a 74.48 average...top finish of career came in the 2013 Butler Fall Invitational as he tied for second place…posted a 1-under 139 in the event, including a 68 in the opening round of play...finished in a tie for 28th out of 80 at the Cleveland State Intercollegiate with a 6-over 222...wrapped up the fall with a tie for 20th out of 93 players at the Dayton Flyer Invitational...led the Aces to a win at the Benbow Invitational with a 6-over 148, tied for 11th…garnered another top ten run as he helped UE take the win at the Bradley Invitational…tied for seventh with an even 144...completed his career with a tie for 29th at the MVC Championship.

2012-13: Saw action in all 27 rounds in his junior season at UE posting an average of 78.63, fourth on the team...shot his season-low in the opening round of the year at the John Piper Intercollegiate as his 71 helped his to a 10-over 226 to tie for 15th/63...notched a 149 at the Butler Invitational to tie for 13th place...opened the spring with a tie for 39th out of 94 golfers at the Samford Intercollegiate, shot three rounds in the 70's...registered top finish of the season of third at the Benbow Invitational on the strength of a 153 (+11)...tied for 46th at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate...tied for 8th at the UE/Butler Challenge in Jasper, Ind. with an 8-over 80.

Spring 2012: Completed the spring with the third best average for UE (76.13)...average for the season was 76.15...grabbed first top-15 finish of the season at the Don Benbow Invitational, posting a 76 and a season-low 71 en route to a tie for 14th...finished in a tie for 20th at the Butler Invitational with a 153 (79-74)...tallied another round of 71 in the second of the NYX Hoosier Invitational, tied for 41st out of 83 participants in the event...top outing of the year was a tie for ninth at the Battle of the Warren where he notched a 149 (72-77)...tied for 23rd at the MVC Championship.

Fall 2011: Played in 11 rounds with season-low coming in the opening 18 holes at the Butler Invitational...at Butler, finished with a 2-over 218 (71-73-74) for the tournament to tie for 16th place...shot a 78 or lower in 9 out of 11 rounds...wrapped up the fall by tying for 17th at the SIU Intercollegiate (75-72-83), finishing with a 230 at the event.

2010-11: Outstanding addition to the team who finished fifth among players who competed in more than 10 rounds...averaged 74.3 in the fall and 80.38 in the spring for a 77.74 overall average...ranked #9 in Missouri Valley Conference in the fall...played in all four fall tournaments, finishing second of 66 at Butler Invitational at 5-under par (71-67-70=208) and a team-best fifth of 85 at Dayton Invitational (71-76=147)...helped lead team to first place in both tournaments...74.3 stroke average in the fall was second best behind Michael Sainz....played in five of the six spring tournaments, with a top finish of 48th in the 78-man Hoosier Invitational (78-75-73=226)...finished 32nd at MVC Championship (77-80-83=240).

High School: Attended Ronald Reagan High School...All-District 26-5A performer in 2009 and 2010...All-Region IV in 2010...Academic All-District in 2009 and 2010...set course record at Brackenridge Park with a 64...led high school to second place finish in 2009 state tournament.

Background: Parker Matthew Hensley...born in San Antonio, Texas...son of Paul Hensley and Lisa Westergard...has one younger brother, Mason...father played basketball at Trinity U.; mother was an All-America tennis player at Trinity in 1985; stepfather, Chuck Westergard, played golf at Texas Lutheran...graduated from Reagan HS summa cum laude...expects to major in accounting.

Why UE? “I wanted to go to a great school and play golf for a good coach.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2010-2011Freshman

  • 2011-2012Sophomore

  • 2012-13 Junior

  • 2013Senior

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