Internationals Rout United States 20-12 to Win 2026 Bridges Cup

The International team closed out a 20-12 victory over the United States at the 2026 Bridges Cup on Wednesday, winning 12 singles matches at Trump Turnberry's Ailsa Course in Scotland to end the Americans' three-Cup winning streak in the mid-amateur match-play event.

How did the Internationals build their lead?

In the week leading up to the matches, U.S. captain Jeff Fujimoto and International captain Simon Holt had publicly disagreed over which side was the underdog in the fourth edition of the event. The U.S. had won the first three Bridges Cups, but Holt's International side took control from the start of this one. The Internationals led 6.5-3.5 after Monday's opening session at Trump Turnberry's King Robert the Bruce course, then won both the Tuesday morning fourball and afternoon foursomes sessions, 3 and 2, on the Ailsa Course to push their lead to 12.5-7.5 heading into Wednesday's 12 singles matches.

That left U.S. captain Jeff Fujimoto's team needing a historic final-day comeback on the Ailsa Course, the same layout where Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus played their famed "Duel in the Sun." An early American push on the front nine did not hold. The Internationals won four of the first several singles matches to go out and effectively close the door on a U.S. comeback before the back nine.

What happened in Wednesday's singles matches?

Daniel Faccini opened with a 4-and-3 win over Drew Kittleson, and Jonathan Bale beat 2011 NCAA individual champion John Peterson, 1 up, in a match that went the distance. Andrew Davidson rallied from behind with birdies at the 16th and 17th to beat Andrew Price, 1 up, while Dennis White held off James Bull on the 18th for the Americans.

The Internationals added more points late in the session. Colm Campbell beat Peter Tomasula 7 and 5, and Jacob Austin and Angus Carrick won their matches 2-and-1 and 4-and-2, respectively. The Americans answered with wins from Hoyt McGarity and anchor Andrew Medley, while Drew Stoltz also won for the U.S. DJ Lanz and Lukas Mitchell halved their match.

"If we could've made a few more putts, it would've been a closer match." — Jeff Fujimoto, U.S. captain

Fujimoto credited the International team's putting after the loss, saying his own team's misses on the greens turned a competitive week into a decisive one. The Ailsa Course, GOLF's 18th-ranked course in the world, underwent a renovation led by architect Martin Ebert that wrapped up in 2025. The fifth Bridges Cup moves to Nine Bridges in South Korea in 2027, where the Internationals will defend the Cup for the first time.

The International players celebrated in the Trump Turnberry clubhouse by dousing Holt with champagne, closing out a week that also doubled as a showcase for the resort's Ailsa Course. Several holes on the layout were reworked in the 2025 renovation, further cementing Trump Turnberry's place on GOLF's list of the Top 100 Resorts in the World.