United States barely edge out Internationals at Bridges Cup
United States team (Bridges Cup Photo)
For the third year in a row, the United States defeated the Internationals at the Bridges Cup The Club at Haesley Nine Bridges in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea.
Session one of Four-Ball was the difference in the Cup, as the United States jumped out to an early 5-1 lead and held off the Internationals for the rest of the week, winning 17-15 and getting out of Sunday Singles with a 6 to 6 tie.
The International team won the second session, which was foursomes, 3-1, to make the score 6-4 after day one in favor of the United States. The rest of the tournament was a tie, with the United States holding onto that two-point through the last two days.
The Internationals made a late push in the Sunday Singles, earning four of the last five points to make it close, but Joe Deraney won the final match to give the United States the outright win at 17-15. If the final were 16-16, the United States would have retained the cup since the International needed 16.5 to win it for the first time.
Deraney won the 2023 Canadian Mid-Amateur, the 2023 Devils Elbow Invitational, and the 2024 Lupton Memorial.
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The Internationals were led by top mid-amateurs Matthew McClean and Hugh Foley. McClean is currently ranked No. 1 in the AmateurGolf.com Mid-Amateur Rankings. Foley is ranked No. 6.
The Bridges Cup is three years old, and the USA won 19-11 in 2023 and 14-12 in 2022.
The Bridges Cup is the premier mid-amateur golf match, uniting elite players from around the world in a Ryder Cup-style competition held annually at world-class golf courses. It provides a platform for players to compete at the highest level of mid-amateur golf while strengthening bonds between global golfing communities.
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The Bridges Cup is the premier mid-amateur golf matches, uniting elite players from around the world in a Ryder Cup - style competition held annually at world-class golf courses. The Bridges Cup provides a platform for players to compete at the highest level of mid-amateur golf, while strengthening bonds between global golfing communities.
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