ARLINGTON – Current North Idaho College member and Oklahoma native Jamen Parsons has signed a National Letter of Intent to join the UT Arlington men's golf team next year as a junior.
 
Parsons is currently in his sophomore season at North Idaho (JUCO). In the three events the team competed in this past fall, Parsons had a 72.9 scoring average and finished in the top 25 in each of them, highlighted by a runner-up showing at the Oregon Tech Invitational at -1 (215).
 
Last season at North Idaho, Parsons – an athletic honor roll member – was in the team lineup at the conference championship as the Cardinals won their fourth-straight Northwest Athletic Conference title.
 
"Jamen will be a great addition and asset to our program," stated UTA head men's golf coach Casey Devoll. "He comes from an athletic family – his dad played professional baseball, and Jamen also grew up playing baseball. He is very well spoken, and has an ultimate goal of playing on the PGA TOUR."
 
A native of Tulsa, Okla., Parsons was a Class 6A All-State First Team selection as a senior in 2021, in addition to being named First Team All-Conference. A four-year letterwinner, Parsons helped lead Jenks High School to a state runner-up placement in 2021. Individually, he posted a 6th-place finish in the 2021 6A regional and 7th-place showing in the subsequent state championship.
 
Parsons has claimed three PGA South Central Junior wins, and also possesses a trio of OJGT (Oklahoma Junior Golf Tour) top-10 finishes.
 
Personal: Born on Dec. 13, 2001 … pre-law major … son of Jeff and Renee; Jeff played baseball at Arkansas and was a 5th Round MLB Draft selection by the New York Mets in 1995 … has three siblings: Taylor, Sydney and Scotti … Twitter: @ParsonsJamen … Instagram: @jamen.parsons.

Parsons is the second member of UTA's incoming signing class. In November, Grapevine native Michael Chevalier inked his National Letter of Intent to join the program next year as a freshman.
 
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ABOUT TEXAS RANGERS GOLF CLUB
Opened in February of 2019, the state-of-the-art Texas Rangers Golf Club is home to UTA's men's and women's golf programs. The world's only Major League Baseball-branded golf course, TRGC is the result of a $24 million renovation and updated routing of the former Chester W. Ditto Golf Course.
 
The Home of UTA Golf was designed by UTA alumni John Colligan and Trey Kemp of Arlington-based Colligan Golf Design. It features an expansive 23-acre practice area, and a new 33,871-square-foot clubhouse features a full-service restaurant and bar, covered patio overlooking the golf course, pro shop, locker rooms and numerous rental and event spaces. For more information about TRGC, click here.