The Walker Cup and Curtis Cup often give glimpses into the future of golf.
The competitions, Walker Cup for men and Curtis Cup for women, are biennial competitions organized by the United States Golf Association and R&A between the best golfers from the U.S. on one team and Great Britain and Ireland on the other team.
The first unofficial Walker Cup was hosted in 1921 at the Royal Liverpool Golf Club, which was followed by official annual contests from 1922 through 1924. From 1925 they became biennial.
The Curtis Cup began in 1932 at the Wentworth Club in England.
On March 21, 2022, the R&A and USGA announced the Walker Cup would move to even years in 2026 to avoid future conflicts with the World Amateur Team Championships, which will be played in odd years beginning in 2023.
As for all-time records, in the Walker Cup, the United States leads 38-9-1. And in Curtis Cup, the Americans lead 31-8-3.
Here’s a look at future Walker Cup and Curtis Cup sites.
2023 Walker Cup: Old Course at St. Andrews, St. Andrews, Scotland; Sept. 2-3
The 17th green and 18th fairway at St. Andrews – Old Course in St. Andrews, Fife, Scotland. Photo by Steve Flynn-USA TODAY Sports
2024 Curtis Cup: Sunningdale Golf Club, Berkshire, England; date TBD
Sunningdale Golf Club’s Old Course, shown during the 2015 Senior British Open
2025 Walker Cup: Cypress Point Club, Pebble Beach, California; Sept. 6-7
Cypress Point
Mark Lawrence Jr. plays his tee shot on the ninth tee during the first round of match play of the 2017 U.S. Amateur at Bel-Air Country Club in Los Angeles, Calif. on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017. (Copyright USGA/JD Cuban)
2026 Walker Cup: Bel-Air Country Club, Los Angeles, California, September
2026: To be announced by the R&A
2028 Walker Cup: Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, Oregon, September
2028 Curtis Cup: To be announced by the R&A
Bandon Dunes Golf Resort’s Sheep Ranch in Oregon (Courtesy of Bandon Dunes)
2030 Walker Cup: To be announced by the R&A; September
2030 Curtis Cup: National Golf Links of America, Southampton, New York; date TBD
National Golf Links of America
2032 Walker Cup: Oakmont Country Club, Oakmont, Pennsylvania, September
2032 Curtis Cup: To be announced by the R&A
The “church pew” bunkers at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennylvania. (Photo: Charles LeClaire/USA TODAY Sports)
2034 Walker Cup: To be announced by the USGA; September
2034 Curtis Cup: To be announced by the R&A
2036 Walker Cup: To be announced by the R&A
2036 Curtis Cup: To be announced by the USGA
2038 Walker Cup: To be announced by the R&A
2038 Curtis Cup: Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Bandon, Oregon; date TBD
The first hole of Bandon Dunes Golf Resort (Photo: Bandon Trails) in Bandon, Ore. as seen on Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021. (Copyright USGA/Kirk H. Owens)