Internationals End U.S. Domination With Emphatic First Bridges Cup Win at Turnberry

History was made at Trump Turnberry on Wednesday as the International team captured their first Bridges Cup title, sweeping aside the United States 20-12 in the fourth edition of the premier mid-amateur match-play competition.

The Americans had won all three previous editions, but Simon Holt's side were in control all week. The Internationals led 6.5-3.5 after Monday's opening day at the demanding King Robert The Bruce course, then stretched the advantage on Tuesday at the iconic Ailsa Course by winning both the morning fourball and afternoon foursomes sessions 3-2 each.

That left U.S. captain Jeff Fujimoto's team needing a famous final-day comeback in the 12 singles matches. Early American resistance briefly flickered on the front nine, but the Internationals won the first four singles out of the gate and never looked back.

Daniel Faccini beat Drew Kittleson 4 and 3 in the opening match, Jonathan Bale edged John Peterson 1 up in a battle that went all 18 holes, and Andrew Davidson held off Andrew Price 1 up. The title was sealed in the fourth match when Dennis White defeated James Bull on the 18th after Bull bogeyed the demanding par-4 closer — failing to get up and down from long, in a throwback to Tom Watson's famous miss at the 2009 Open Championship on the same course.

The Internationals took the singles session 7.5-4.5. Colm Campbell's 7-and-5 rout of Peter Tomasula was the day's biggest win, while Jacob Austin, Angus Carrick, White and Davidson also secured full points. The two teams meet again at the fifth Bridges Cup, scheduled for Nine Bridges in South Korea in 2027.