David Johnson was named the Cameron University men's golf coach in June of 2018, marking the first time in over 40 years that the Aggie Athletic Program has hired a new men's golf coach.Â
Johnson, who will be replacing long-time CU head coach Jerrry Hrnciar, comes to Cameron with over 30 years of collegiate coaching experience. He was most recently teaching and coaching at Chisum High School. Prior to that, Johnson spent 11 years as the men’s golf coach at Paris Junior College, including one as the school’s Athletic Director.
While at PJC, Johnson collected many accolades, including five NJCAA National Tournament Appearance, two NJCAA Region XIV Championships, five NJCAA Region XIV runner-up finishes, five NJCAA All-Americans, three Regional XIV Medalists, 17 NJCAA XIV All-Region Players, and 15 All-Region XIV Academic team members. He also served as the Secretary for the NJCAA Golf Coaches Association in 2015-16 and was a voting member of the Golf Week Magazine NJCAA Poll and the NJCAA National Poll.
Prior to his tenure in Paris, Texas, Johnson spent multiple seasons as a football coach, serving in multiple coaching roles with stops at Navarro College, Hardin-Simmons, Cisco Junior College, and Howard Payne.
Johnson earned his Bachelors of Science from Howard Payne in 1992 and his Master’s in Education in 1994 at Tarleton State. He and his wife, Amy, have two children, Bethany and Kacey.
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