Albert Huddleston’s Maridoe hosted Dallas stop for upstart, controversial circuit
Just like Scottie Scheffler or Jordan Spieth at the Byron Nelson on the PGA Tour, Bryson DeChambeau now has a local golf tournament to call his own.
The former SMU standout was the face of the LIV Golf event on June 27-29 at Maridoe Golf Club in Carrollton — before, during, and after.
DeChambeau was on billboards and advertisements spreading the word about the inaugural tournament. He drew larger galleries than Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, or Jon Rahm during all three days on the course. And it culminated with Crushers GC, the four-man squad he captains, claiming the team title.
“The people showed up, they showed out, and what a great atmosphere,” DeChambeau said. “This is what LIV Golf is all about. Man, I’m super pumped for more to come.”
DeChambeau is among the most recognizable stars on the nascent tour, which began in 2022 as a global rival to the PGA Tour. Its considerable financial resources come from the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia, which has attracted controversy given the country’s poor record on government corruption and human rights.
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Nevertheless, the circuit’s talent and popularity has continued to grow, which was reflected at the Dallas event, which included three rounds of individual and team stroke play with shotgun starts and a rowdier atmosphere.
The powerful DeChambeau is a California native who has lived in the Dallas area since he won both the NCAA individual championship for the Mustangs and the U.S. Amateur title during a historic 2015 season.
“Obviously, the game of golf will always be an individual sport. We’ll always play for individual titles,” DeChambeau said. “But why not have a team aspect as well to it? Why can’t we have more fun together? Why can’t we build something special? Why can’t we influence and inspire the next generation of golfers as a team? We’re just at the inception.”
Maridoe hosted the circuit’s team finals a year ago before returning for its first regular-season event. The 2026 schedule hasn’t been finalized, so future plans are unclear.
Park Cities billionaire and golf aficionado Albert Huddleston said he built Maridoe, which has drawn raves since launching in 2017, to host world-class tournaments. When LIV approached him, he was eager to get on board.
“[It’s like] being like an angel investor in Silicon Valley. I think people should have new ideas and have the privilege of rising and falling based on whether those ideas are great, and sometimes you morph them and you pivot,” Huddleston said. “LIV has the cream of the crop of talent, and I want Maridoe to separate cream from rich cream, so more of a kind of U.S. Open mentality, and they’re up to the task.”
