
2026 ABILENE CHRISTIAN INTERCOLLEGIATE AT HALBERT NATIONAL
Officials from Abilene Christian University (ACU) Athletics, Golf Channel and HNS Sports Group announced a multi-year partnership to host a new collegiate golf tournament, the Abilene Christian Intercollegiate honoring Johnny Perkins. The competition will be held annually at Halbert National in Granbury, Texas.
The inaugural event will be held October 19-21, 2026. The three-day tournament will feature nine men’s and nine women’s golf teams with three rounds of stroke play.
Men’s Committed Teams:
Abilene Christian University
University of Arizona
University of Houston
University of Michigan
University of Missouri
Rice University
Southern Methodist University
Texas A&M University
University of Tulsa
Women’s Committed Teams:
Abilene Christian University
University of Arizona
Arizona State University
Baylor University
University of Cincinnati
University of Louisville
University of Oregon
Purdue University
University of Tennessee
ABOUT HALBERT NATIONAL
Located 40 miles southwest of Fort Worth on 170 acres along Lake Granbury, HalbertNational is a private 18-hole golf course in Granbury, Texas, owned by medical biotechentrepreneur and founder of Caris Life Sciences David D. Halbert and designed bylegendary golf designer Tom Fazio. Halbert, an Abilene native and ACU alumnus openedthe 7,542-yard, par-72 course in 2025.

































