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
Henry Shimp
- 2019 NCAA team champion at Stanford University
- Six-time U.S. Amateur participant
- 2019 All-American
Drew Stoltz
- Three-time Whisper Rock club champion
- 2022 and 2023 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball finalist
Scott Strickland
- 2024 Crump Cup final 16
- 2019 U.S. Mid-Amateur match-play qualifier
- 2019 Michigan Amateur quarterfinalist
Pete Tomasulo
- Three-time winner on Korn Ferry Tour
- Qualified for 2008 and 2009 U.S. Open
- Member of 2003 Palmer Cup
Taylor Wood
- 2019 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball semifinalist
- Two-time All-American at USC
International Bridges Cup roster
Captain: Simon Holt / Vice captain: Joshua Adams
Jacob Austin
- 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 Sunningdale club champion
- Peter Millar & G/FORE Marketing Director
Jonathan Bale
- T3 at 2024 Terra Cotta Invitational
- T2 at 2023 Terra Cotta Invitational
- T3 at 2023 Gasparilla Invitational Mid-Am
- Played collegiate golf at Louisiana Tech
Harry Bolton
- 2023 U.S. Mid-Am match-play qualifier
- 2022 Keperra Bowl runner-up
Angus Carrick
- 2024 British Amateur qualifier
- Top-20 finish at Scottish Men’s Open Championship
Tom Eteridge
- R&A Royal Medal holder
- 2023 Senior Irish Amateur winner
Hugh Foley
- 2022 U.S. Mid-Am runner-up
- 2022 North of Ireland champion
- 2022 South of Ireland champion
- 2021 West of Ireland champion
- 2020 Irish Amateur champion
James Gill
- 2024 Hong Kong Open Amateur & Mid Amateur Championships runner-up
- 2022 and 2023 JCKSC International Amateur Open Championship winner
Nic Kay
- 2011 and 2012 New Zealand Open participant
- 2020 Otago stroke play winner
Colin Loveday
- 2024 Scottish Amateur participant
- 2023 St Andrews gold-medal winner
Matt McClean
- 2023 Walker Cup participant
- 2022 U.S. Mid-Am winner
- 2023 Masters and U.S. Open participant
- 2023 Irish Amateur champion
Lukas Michel
- 2019 U.S. Mid-Am champion
- 2020 Masters and U.S. Open participant
- 2022 Master of the Amateurs champion
- 2017 and 2022 Port Phillip Amateur champion
Nick Nolte
- 2022 Dutch Amateur participant
Zephyr Melton
Golf.com Editor
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.
