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Maridoe Golf Club
Maridoe Golf Club
2525 Honors Club Dr
Carrollton, TX 75006-5505
United States
Overview
Architect Steve Smyers and his associate Patrick Andrews transformed the old Columbian Club in designing Maridoe Golf Club outside Dallas, which earned third-place in Golf Digest's 2018 ranking of the Best New Courses. Smyers' design can challenge the best players in the world—with the plates tipping out at 7,800 yards—with shaved-off areas around the undulating green complexes, but also tempting better players into taking aggressive lines off the tee. The course hosted charitable exhibition tournaments during COVID to raise money for the club's charity, and Maridoe will host a LIV event in 2025.
About
Awards
Ranking history:
Best in State: Ranked since 2019.
2025-'26 ranking (and previous): 14th.
Panelists
Ratings from our panel of 1,900 course-ranking panelists
100 GREATEST/BEST IN STATE SCORES
Shot Options
Character
Challenge
Layout Variety
Fun
Aesthetics
Conditioning
Reviews
Review
“Very challenging test of golf, well-maintained, firm turf; fast, undulating greens that require deliberation and good touch. Mostly open with rustic areas of rough, creeks and lakes. Not to be missed if visiting the Dallas area and can gain access."
Read More2025
Review
“Solid challenge and an incredibly helpful staff, Maridoe makes for a humbling but enjoyable day."
Read More2025
Review
“Great Steve Smyers design... lots of design variety with numerous shot options - including chipping areas around most greens. Very difficult course to score on due to raised greens and fast green complexes."
Read More2023
Review
“Private club north of Dallas that will test every part of your game. There is just enough elevation change in combination with deep bunkers, numerous water hazards that come into play and native rough areas combined with the ever-present Texas winds to make club selection very difficult. A welcoming staff and the chance to test your game make this a must play if you're invited."
Read More2022
Review
“Course played firm and fast with drives bounding down the fairways. Putts rolled true on the firm and fast greens. Course was quite challenging in that it possessed elevation change, tough native grass rough, deep bunkers, water hazards that came into play on numerous holes in combination with the ever-present Texas winds. All these factors made club selection very difficult. The course had a nice combination of short vs. long holes and had holes that bent each way with a smattering of straight holes. Course was walkable with a good caddie program."
Read More2022
Review
“This is a hard golf course but very fair. Loved the openness of standing in the clubhouse and seeing the whole course in front of you. Unfortunately winter kill from last winter had taken its toll on some of the fairways. Excellent green complexes."
Read More2021
Review
“With a back tee rating over 80 and slope 155, Maridoe is unashamedly difficult. I wouldn't necessarily send a high handicapper out, but for the better player it provides a good and very interesting test of golf."
Read More2021
Review
“I had heard some golfers complain about how difficult this course was, but I think that's overblown. Maridoe is a challenging yet fair test. No forced carries, but rather a thorough examination of golf ability that forces player to hit to relatively small targets and play to relatively narrow fairways. Front 9 has some good scoring opportunities including short par 4s number 5 and 6. Conditioning of greens was pristine and greens are incredibly firm and fast but putts roll true. Deceptively tight off the tee, and many holes require a certain side of the fairway for a player to have any shot at hitting the green. No two holes felt the same with a nice mix of dogleg left and right holes. Lots of different ways to play some of the par 5s and longer par 4s. Aesthetics were marked down a bit due to some less than ideal surroundings on the golf course."
Read More2020
Review
“Very difficult golf course - rough is very penal. Greens are superb."
Read More2018
