Bridges Cup 2026: Meet the U.S. and International teams

The Bridges Cup is set to return for its fourth playing from Oct. 5-7, bringing together 24 accomplished male mid-amateurs from five continents in a fitting reflection of the global reach of elite amateur golf.

This year’s match will be played at Trump Turnberry in Scotland and will feature five sessions of match play (two four-ball and two foursomes matches contested over the first two days, and 12 singles matches on the final day) on the King Robert the Bruce and Ailsa courses. The Ailsa course is a four-time host of the Open Championship, with an illustrious roster of winners that includes Tom Watson, Greg Norman, Nick Price and Stewart Cink.

The Bridges Cup’s 24 players form two teams — 12 players from the United States and 12 Internationals. The select roster of players was handpicked by captains Jeff Fujimoto (U.S.) and Simon Holt (Internationals) and features a mix of longtime amateurs, reinstated former professionals, championship veterans and business leaders. Half of this year’s participants are returning to the competition after competing in at least one previous edition.

The Bridges Cup was established in 2022 to create a first-class international team competition for accomplished amateurs beyond the traditional college-age pathway. The inaugural match was played at the Club at Nine Bridges on Jeju Island in South Korea, where the U.S. team won 14-12. In 2023, the competition traveled to Les Bordes in France, with the Americans defeating Team Europe, 19-11.

In 2024, the match returned to South Korea at Haesley Nine Bridges and adopted the broader Team International identity. That contest delivered the closest finish in the event’s young history. Team USA prevailed 17-15, with the outcome coming down to the final putt, on the final green, in the final match.

At Trump Turnberry, the U.S. team will be represented by Drew Kittleson, Dennis Bull, Cody Massa, Scott Anderson, John Peterson, Hoyt McGarity, Andrew Medley, Andrew Price, Drew Stoltz, Scott Strickland and DJ Lantz, under the leadership of captain Jeff Fujimoto.

Team International will be comprised of Lukas Michel of Australia; Andrew Davidson, Josh Jamieson, Gavin Dear, Angus Carrick, James White and Callum Hill, all of Scotland; Jacob Austin of England; Colm Campbell and Caolan Rafferty of Ireland; Dan Faccini of Colombia; and Jonathan Bale of Wales, under the leadership of captain Simon Holt of Scotland.

You can read the bios of each team member, captain and vice captain below, as well as each player’s previous Bridges Cup record, if applicable.

Bridges Cup 2026: U.S. team bios

SCOTT ANDERSON

• Two-time Ohio Mid-Amateur champion
• Quarterfinalist and qualifying medalist at the 2017 U.S. Mid-Amateur
• Member of Ohio State’s 2004 Big Ten Championship team
• Former professional-tour player and master club fitter

Bridges Cup Record:

Previous Cups: 2023 and ’24
Overall Record: 7-2-0

DENNIS BULL

• Quarterfinalist at the 2012 U.S. Mid-Amateur
• Runner-up in the 2012 Iowa Match Play Championship
• Runner-up in the 2011 Northwest Iowa Amateur Championship
• Regained amateur status in 2009 after competing professionally

DREW KITTLESON

• Runner-up in the 2008 U.S. Amateur
• Competed in the 2009 Masters and U.S. Open
• Helped Florida State win its first ACC Championship
• U.S. Amateur Four-Ball finalist in 2022 and 2023

Bridges Cup record:

Previous Cups: 2022, ’23 and ’24
Overall Record: 6-6-1

DJ LANTZ

• University of Hartford golf team captain
• Former professional golfer

Bridges Cup Record:

Previous Cup: 2024
Overall Record: 2-2-0

CODY MASSA

• Qualified for the 2025 U.S. Amateur at age 39
• Regular competitor in elite American amateur events
• Experienced national-championship competitor

HOYT MCGARITY

• Former standout collegiate golfer at Lynn University
• Competed professionally across North America, Europe and South America
• CEO and President of 8AM Golf
• Founder and driving force behind the Bridges Cup

Bridges Cup Record:

Previous Cups: 2022, ’23 and ’24
Overall Record: 7-4-1

ANDREW MEDLEY

• 2001 Eastern Amateur champion
• Runner-up in the 2002 Mid-Atlantic Amateur
• Semifinalist at the 2019 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball
• Played college golf at Ole Miss and Arizona

Bridges Cup Record:

Previous Cups: 2023 and ’24
Overall Record: 5-3-0

JOHN PETERSON

• 2011 NCAA Division I Individual champion
• Three-time All-American at LSU
• Tied for fourth in the 2012 U.S. Open
• Competed in the Masters and multiple U.S. Opens
• Played 93 PGA Tour events, recent reinstated amateur status

ANDREW PRICE

• Qualified for the 2019 U.S. Mid-Amateur
• Experienced USGA championship competitor
• Regular participant in elite U.S. mid-amateur events

DREW STOLTZ

• Three-time Whisper Rock Golf Club champion
• U.S. Amateur Four-Ball finalist in 2022 and 2023
• Host of Golf Subpar
• Regular contributor to PGA Tour Radio

Bridges Cup Record:

Previous Cups: 2023 and 2024
Overall Record: 6-3-0

SCOTT STRICKLAND

• Reached the final 16 of the 2024 Crump Cup
• Qualified for match play at the 2019 U.S. Mid-Amateur
• Quarterfinalist at the 2019 Michigan Amateur

Bridges Cup Record:

Previous Cup: 2024
Overall Record: 1-3-0

JEFF FUJIMOTO, CAPTAIN

• Captain of multiple winning Team USA Bridges Cup teams
• Chief Business Development Officer at 8AM Golf
• Advisor to 8AM Golf leadership

Bridges Cup Playing Record:

Previous Cups: 2022
Overall Record: 3-0-1

KEVIN TURNER, VICE CAPTAIN

• Former Chief Operating Officer of Microsoft
• Former President and CEO of Sam’s Club
• Former CEO of Citadel Securities
• Team USA vice captain and active Bridges Cup supporter

Bridges Cup 2026: International team bios

JACOB AUSTIN

• Four-time Sunningdale club champion
• Former amateur course-record holder on both Sunningdale courses
• Represented the Surrey and Nottinghamshire first teams
• Multiple individual and team open scratch-event victories

Bridges Cup Record:

Previous Cups: 2023 and ’24
Overall Record: 7-2-0

JONATHAN BALE

• 2026 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball finalist
• Represented Wales in the 2025 Eisenhower Trophy
• European Amateur Team Championship team member in 2024, 2025 and 2026
• Home Internationals competitor in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2025 and 2026
• Seven USGA championship appearances
• Six British Amateur appearances
• 2024 East West Matches competitor

Bridges Cup Record:

Previous Cups: 2024
Overall Record: 3-1-0

COLM CAMPBELL

• 2017 Walker Cup team member
• Irish Amateur Open champion in 2016 and 2022
• East of Ireland champion in 2014
• South of Ireland champion in 2023
• Member of five winning Irish Home International teams, including four consecutive victories from 2014 to 2017
• Two-time Senior Cup and five-time Barton Shield winner

ANGUS CARRICK

• 2021 Scottish Amateur champion
• Scotland Home Internationals team member from 2021 to 2023
• 2022 European Amateur Team Championship competitor
• Scotland Men’s Squad member from 2022 to 2024
• Scottish Area Team champion in 2021, 2023 and 2026

Bridges Cup Record:

Previous Cups: 2024
Overall Record: 2-2-0

ANDREW DAVIDSON

• Welsh Amateur Stroke Play champion
• Winner of the Battle Trophy and East of Scotland Championship
• Third-place finishes in the Lytham Trophy and Scottish Order of Merit
• Two-time Scottish Area Team champion with Crail Golfing Society

GAVIN DEAR

• 2008 World Amateur Team champion
• 2009 Great Britain and Ireland Walker Cup team member
• 2009 European Amateur Team champion
• 2009 Irish Amateur Open Stroke Play champion
• 2009 Dixie Amateur champion

Bridges Cup Record:

Previous Cups: 2022 and ’23
Overall Record: 4-3-2

DAN FACCINI

• South American Amateur champion
• Panama Amateur Championship winner
• Two-time Colombian National champion in 2019 and 2021
• Seven-time Latin America Amateur Championship participant
• Four Korn Ferry Tour appearances
• First Crump Cup appearance in 2026

CALUM HILL

• Qualified for the 2015 Scottish Open
• Two-time U.S. Amateur Four-Ball qualifying medalist
• Competed in four British Amateur Championships
• 2015 First Team All-Louisiana selection at the University of Louisiana Monroe

JOSH JAMIESON

• 2011 Scottish Boys Amateur champion
• 2011 Boys Home Internationals competitor
• Represented Scotland in the 2009 Under-16 Quadrangular Matches
• Four-year NCAA Division I player at Northwestern University

LUKAS MICHEL

• 2019 U.S. Mid-Amateur champion
• Competed in the 2020 Masters and U.S. Open
• 2021 Australian Master of the Amateurs champion
• Member of three consecutive Victorian State Team championship sides from 2017 to 2019

Bridges Cup Record:

Previous Cups: 2024
Overall Record: 5-0-0

CAOLAN RAFFERTY

• First player to win all four Irish provincial championships
• 2019 Walker Cup competitor
• 2020 Palmer Cup competitor
• Represented Ireland in the Eisenhower Trophy
• Eight-time European Amateur Team Championship competitor
• Three-time European Nations Cup competitor
• Six-time Home Internationals competitor
• Member of Ireland’s winning 2026 European Amateur Team Championship side

JAMES WHITE

• 2011 Scottish Golf Order of Merit winner
• Three-time East of Scotland Stroke Play champion
• Two-time Leven Amateur Golf Medal winner
• Two-time Scottish Universities Stroke Play champion
• World University Games competitor in 2010

SIMON HOLT, CAPTAIN

• Long-time member of North Berwick Golf Club and a passionate golf-course architecture enthusiast.
• Became the youngest member of GOLF Magazine’s World Top 100 Courses panel after playing every course on the list.
• Head of 8AM Travel 

DARRAGH COGHLAN, VICE CAPTAIN

• Former University of Limerick Golf Club captain with a background in competitive Irish amateur golf.
• Has competed at leading Irish amateur venues and events, including the South of Ireland Amateur Championship.
• Works in the golf industry and holds R&A qualifications in tournament administration and refereeing.
• Former Bridges Cup player

COLIN LOVEDAY, VICE CAPTAIN

• Has competed in Scottish national amateur events and at St. Andrews Links.
• Won the St Andrews Links Gold Medal in 2023 and has been a regular competitor around St. Andrews.