Seven U.S. Walker Cup venues from the modern era (2001-2025). Every course on this trail is private. Cypress Point, Seminole, National Golf Links of America, Merion (East), Chicago Golf Club, Los Angeles Country Club, and Ocean Forest are among the most guarded clubs in American golf - access requires membership or genuine connections. Ocean Forest, which opened in 1995 and hosted in 2001, became the youngest course ever to stage the Walker Cup. This is amateur golf's most exclusive stage.