Trump Turnberry's Ailsa Course rewards nerve as much as skill. On a layout without a weak link, these three holes always play a pivotal role.
The 2026 Bridges Cup begins Monday at Trump Turnberry in Scotland, featuring an elite match-play showdown between top U.S. mid-amateurs and an international squad. The competition will take place on the venerated Ailsa Course, where partner and singles matches will test nerve and skill across imposing bluffs, shifting winds, and punishing bunkers.
Josh Sens highlights holes 9, 10, and 18 as the layout's three most pivotal tests that could decide the outcome. The dramatic par-3 9th plays across an ocean inlet near the lighthouse, the par-5 10th features a high-risk approach guarded by a donut bunker, and the historic par-4 18th demands precision into a heavily protected green.
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