The 2024 Bridges Cup begins next week in South Korea.
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With the leaves changing color and football on TV each weekend, the unofficial golf offseason is upon us. But while the likes of Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler might be taking a break, that doesn’t mean there isn’t high-level golf being played — especially in the amateur ranks.
Enter the Bridges Cup. This elite mid-amateur event features some of the best golfers in the world, as 24 players compete in a Ryder Cup-style competition. Established in 2022, this competition features two teams — one representing the U.S., the other representing the rest of the world.
Team USA has won each of the first two playings of the Bridges Cup, but Team International will looks to reverse that trend next week at Haesley Nine Bridges in South Korea.
Scroll below for an overview of the 24 players competing in the event, and for more information, click here.
U.S. Bridges Cup roster
Captain: Jeff Fujimoto / Vice captains: Kevin Turner, Michael Phelps
Scott Anderson
2017 U.S. Mid-Am qualifying medalist
2017 U.S. Mid-Am quarterfinalist
2019 Ohio Amateur runner-up
2023 Ohio Amateur seventh place
Charlie Grace
8AM Golf Head of Business Development
Played collegiate golf at Vanderbilt University
Grew up playing golf at Isleworth Golf & Country Club in Windermere, Fla.
Drew Kittleson
2008 U.S. Amateur runner-up
2009 Masters and U.S. Open participant
2022 and 2023 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball finalist
Hoyt McGarity
Former collegiate golfer at Lynn University
8AM Golf CEO and President
Tug Maude
2021 Pennsylvania Mid-Am champion
2023 Walter J Travis Invitational top 10
Trey Marucci
8AM Golf Chief Strategy Officer
Former collegiate golfer at University of Pennsylvania
Andrew Medley
2019 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball semifinalist
2001 Eastern Amateur winner
2002 Mid-Atlantic Amateur runner-up
Played collegiately at the University of Mississippi and University of Arizona
Zephyr Melton is an assistant editor for GOLF.com where he spends his days blogging, producing and editing. Prior to joining the team at GOLF, he attended the University of Texas followed by stops with the Texas Golf Association, Team USA, the Green Bay Packers and the PGA Tour. He assists on all things instruction and covers amateur and women’s golf. He can be reached at zephyr_melton@golf.com.