CARROLLTON — LIV Golf Dallas’ poster boy and Grapevine resident Bryson DeChambeau gave out fist bumps as he exited his 15th hole to cheers at 4 p.m Sunday. A smile crossed his face after passing the last fan.
One of the boys he fist bumped was wearing an SMU shirt. DeChambeau, who won the NCAA Division I national championship in 2015 for the Mustangs, turned around and gave the boy a thumbs up before telling him “pony up.”
DeChambeau finished LIV Golf Dallas 3-under-par and tied for ninth, but that would have been hard to guess with the way he interacted with fans at Maridoe Golf Club. He thanked everyone at the last hole and then moved to sign hats and take selfies with as many fans as he could.
“Dallas showed up and this is what I expected,” DeChambeau, who captained the winning Crushers GC team, said Sunday. “This is what I thought was possible and our team showed up. I just got to say that I’m super thankful to Dallas and super thankful to the team for playing as well as they did.”
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DeChambeau was tied for 15th and nine shots behind the morning’s leader and tournament champion Patrick Reed going into Day 3 of the LIV Golf Dallas tournament. Nonetheless, fans flocked to the fifth tee at noon to watch DeChambeau tee off for the shotgun start.
DeChambeau, who finished 13th after Day 1, was a big part of LIV Golf’s marketing for their second time hosting in Dallas. The SMU grad was on billboards around the D-FW area promoting the weekend at Maridoe.
“I want to showcase this great golf course and what LIV product is all about, the team competition about it, how diabolical it can be and how difficult it can be to win not only an individual title out here but a Team Championship title out here,” DeChambeau said in a news conference Thursday about the responsibility he felt to promote this tournament.
Less than two weeks before the tournament, DeChambeau went out to Interstate 635 with a cardboard sign that read “Come to my tournament.” At one point he even ended up on top of a scaffolding next to the freeway signs.
The fans, including the 3 million followers he has on Instagram, listened. He had a crowd at every hole this weekend, even as the temperature reached the upper-90s. Saturday’s crowd of 20,000 fans broke the single-day record for most fans at a LIV Golf event in the United States.
DeChambeau made sure to acknowledge his fans every step of the way. After finishing even par for the second day in a row on Saturday, DeChambeau showed up to the Whiskey Myers concert Maridoe Golf Club hosted as a part of the LIV Golf Dallas festivities.
“My face was on a billboard this week trying to get people out here and they definitely showed up and I wanted to show my respect and appreciation for them coming to this tournament especially in the heat,” DeChambeau said of his moment on stage Saturday night. “It was not easy to come out here and have fun and enjoy this massive heat wave, but they did it and they showed up.”
The two-time U.S. Open Champion told the crowd he loved them twice and promised them that Sunday night would be even better, before throwing his hat into the sea of fans.
He was right about Sunday. For the first day in the three day tournament, DeChambeau finished under-par. His team, Crushers GC, finished first for the third tournament in a row.
“Big thanks to Dallas and Bryson [DeChambeau] for the amount of effort he’s put in,” DeChambeau’s Crushers GC teammate Anirban Lahiri said Sunday. “I’m really curious to know what the merchandise sales were for the Crushers because you could see so many hats and shirts and that’s what this league’s about.”
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FC Dallas didn’t just pick up its first road win of the season in Washington, D.C., they delivered one of their most complete performances of the year so far.
From the opening whistle to the final moments of stoppage time, Dallas controlled the match in a 4-0 win over D.C. United, combining attacking sharpness with a renewed defensive edge. For head coach Eric Quill, the performance was as much about fixing recent issues as it was about showing the team’s potential.
“We talked about that we’ve given up six goals in the last two games, and that’s not us,” Quill said. “We really wanted to focus on who we were behind the ball… making sure that we’re not giving up big chances on the road, giving them life.”
That defensive focused showed immediately. Dallas limited D.C. United’s opportunities throughout the night, by only giving up 11 shots in the match. Along with the defensive focus, the team continued to show how dangerous they can be going forward into the attack.
“We know we have quality going forward,” he said. “The collective behind the ball… I thought the second goal, right before the half, was a really key goal for us.”
That moment, a stunning free kick goal from Patrickson Delgado, gave Dallas a two-goal cushion going into halftime and helped avoid the kind of slip-up the team has experienced in previous matches this season.
Instead of sitting back, Dallas doubled down and continued to push the envelope.
“I challenged them with that mentality to stay front footed and not conserve the lead, but keep going for more,” Quill added.
After D.C. United gained some momentum after making some key second half subs, Dallas calmed things down and were able to get back into attacking mode with goals from Osaze Urhoghide and Petar Musa to put the game completely out of reach. Quill was quick to point out the impact that his subs made off the bench to help maintain the team’s intensity.
“The five subs really came on and changed the game for the better,” he said. “It’s a beautiful performance… defending set pieces, attacking set pieces, transitions — everything was honest with us tonight.”
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Up top, Logan Farrington continues his breakout campaign with his fourth goal of the season, opening the scoring with yet another clever touch off a long ball from Ramiro before calmly placing it into the back of the net.
“I saw there was a lot of space,” Farrington said. “Ramiro played a great ball. I kind of lost it for a second, but I found it… and just wanted to get an extra touch so I could get slotted near post past the keeper.”
More importantly, Farrington highlighted the growing chemistry within the squad, something that is becoming increasingly more evident each week.
“We’re very familiar with everybody… we’ve added a couple pieces which make us better,” he said. “Every week, we’re pushing each other… knowing everybody’s roles without having to say them.”
That cohesion isn’t just showing up in the attack. In goal, Michael Collodi picked up his second shutout of the season. The young Homegrown keeper emphasized how important it was for the group to lock things down defensively after giving up six goal in their previous two games.
“Really good all around team performance,” Collodi said. “Putting in two goals each half is what we want to do… and then the clean sheet is something that we’re really focused on.”
Even with a rotated lineup, the standard didn’t drop, something Collodi credit to the overall quality and trust within the squad.
“It’s just a bunch of good players… you can put them in a different spot, and they will get the job done,” he said. “It’s just trusting each other.”
Now for Dallas, the challenge becomes carrying this momentum forward into a three-game home stand coming up. Quill made it clear there’s no room for complacency in MLS.
“We’re gonna keep our feet on the ground,” he said. “Every opponent is tough, and we want to keep climbing the table.”
Still, performances like this one are exactly what FC Dallas has been building toward. They’re a team that can score from anywhere, defend as a unit, and close out games with authority.
If this is indeed the new standard for this club, the rest of the Western Conference might want to start paying attention.
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Logan Farrington and Petar Musa continued red-hot starts and Dallas breezed to a 4-0 victory over D.C. United on Saturday night.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Logan Farrington and Petar Musa continued red-hot starts and Dallas breezed to a 4-0 victory over D.C. United on Saturday night.
Michael Collodi finished with three saves to earn his second clean sheet this season for Dallas (3-1-2) and his fifth in 15 career starts.
Farrington used assists from Ramiro Benetti and defender Sebastien Ibeagha in the 16th minute to score for the third time and give Dallas a 1-0 lead. Farrington has 12 career goals in 67 appearances with the club. Benetti had four assists last season, his first in the league. Ibeagha’s helper was his third in 195 career matches.
Patrickson Delgado scored for the first time this season off a free kick in the first minute of stoppage time and Dallas took a two-goal lead into the break.
Defender Osaze Urhoghide scored with a header in the 78th minute for a 3-0 advantage. He had two goals as a rookie last season. Joaquín Valiente and Kaick Ferreira had assists. Valiente subbed into the match in the 71st minute before notching his third assist in his first five appearances. Kaick’s helper was his first in his 33rd appearance.
Musa scored unassisted in the first minute of stoppage time to cap the scoring. It was his seventh goal, tying for the league lead with Nashville SC’s Sam Surridge, who played later Saturday. Musa has 41 goals through his first 66 MLS matches.
Sean Johnson totaled three saves for DC United (2-3-1), which falls to 10-8-5 at home in the all-time series with Dallas. Johnson posted two shutouts and allowed only four goals through his first five starts.
Collodi surrendered nine goals through his first five starts.
DC is 10-7-5 all time at home against Dallas.
Dallas: Hosts St. Louis City on Saturday.
DC: Visits the New England Revolution on Saturday.
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