University of Houston, Victoria Women's Golf

Williamson joined the Jaguars in  2010 as the UHV Jaguars' first-ever head men's and women's golf coach.   He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin, where he played on the golf team for four years and was a member of the 1981 Southwest Conference Championship team. He served as a graduate assistant golf coach for freshmen golfers at the University of Texas in 1982.   After working with legendary golf instructor Harvey Penick at Austin Country Club, he became a corporate golf professional in Florida for the Gilman Paper Company, Howard Gilman Foundation at the invitation-only White Oak Plantation.   Estimating he has given over 35,000 golf lessons in his career in more than 35 countries, Williamson said some of his students have included Vice President Al Gore, baseball's Reggie Jackson, golfer John Daly and Gen. Colin Powell. Many professional, celebrities and corporate executives have taken playing lessons from him. The 2014 season started with back-to-back wins by the women at their first two events, while the men had one win, a second and a fourth-place finish. The season ended with the men's team winning the PGA Minority Championship NAIA Division and the women placing third in the college division. The men's program has been nationally ranked for two years and has had three PING all-region players. The women's program was nationally ranked last year and has one All-American. In 2015, the UHV women's team qualified for their first trip to the NAIA National Championships where they placed 15th. The team finished ranked No. 14 nationally. UHV hosts one of the top NAIA tournaments in the spring and draws a highly talented and ranked NAIA field.   He and his wife, Sonya, are very active with the Bluebonnet Youth Ranch fund-raising event every fall. the BYR is a home for over 40 orphan and/or under-privileged children of all ages. He and Sonya live in Victoria and on their ranch in Cuero.