The Bridges Cup, an elite mid-amateur event which features 24 players from the U.S. and the rest of the world in a Ryder-Cup style match-play competition, is back in South Korea for its third iteration.
Below, you’ll find everything you need to know about the 2024 Bridges Cup.
The Bridges Cup is a celebration of competition and camaraderie at the amateur level, featuring three days of Ryder Cup-style match play competition between players from the United States and the rest of the world. The event was conceived and founded by CJ Corp, in partnership with 8AM Golf, as a means of elevating the amateur game. The event is designed to replicate the feel of a high-end professional tournament, where no expense is spared to host the competitors.
The 24 players competing in the Bridges Cup are hand-picked by their respective team captains. Qualifying criteria includes the player’s Handicap Index, history of tournament play, reputation on and off the course and quality of affiliated clubs. Check out the 2024 U.S. and International team rosters here.
Jeff Fujimoto, 8AM Golf’s chief business development officer, leads Team USA, while Simon Holt, 8AM Golf’s new luxury travel business operator, is heading up the Internationals. The American side will also be bolstered by vice captains Kevin Turner, former COO of Microsoft, and all-time Olympic medal winner Michael Phelps. Joshua Adams will assist Holt as vice captain of the Internationals.
Meet the Bridges Cup teams: Here are the 24 players competing
The venue changes each year. After visits to South Korea’s Nine Bridges in 2022 and France’s Les Bordes in 2023, the 2024 Bridges Cup is back in South Korea at acclaimed Haesley, a course located southeast of Seoul. Going forward, Nine Bridges and Haesley will alternate hosting the Cup in even-numbered years.
The three-day event features six four-ball and six foursomes matches on Day 1, six four-ball matches on Day 2 and 12 singles matches on Day 3. With 30 points up for grabs, the Americans need 15 points to retain the Cup, and the Internationals need 15.5 points to claim it.
The 2024 Bridges Cup will be played Monday, Oct. 14 to Wednesday, Oct. 16.
The Americans won the first two editions of the Bridges Cup by scores of 64-41 (2022) and 19-11 (2023).
Live scoring updates and information can be found here.
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