US EditionTrump's Turnberry Visit Puts British Open Back on Agenda
- Donald Trump arrived at Prestwick Airport near his Turnberry golf resort in Scotland on a recent Friday evening and referred to the course as the finest golf venue worldwide.
- Trump's visit followed his long-term ownership since 1999 and more than £200 million spent upgrading Turnberry into one of the world's top golf resorts.
- Turnberry last hosted the British Open, golf's only non-US major, in 2009 when Stewart Cink prevented Tom Watson from winning a sixth title, with the course also hosting notable Opens in 1977 and 1986.
- Mark Darbon, Turnberry's new chief executive, confirmed that while the R&A has not removed Turnberry from the Open's rotation, significant infrastructure upgrades and logistical challenges remain for its return.
- Although Trump is eager to see the British Open held again at Turnberry, the R&A is committed to emphasizing the tournament itself, making it unlikely that the event will return to the course during his current tenure in office.
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Turnberry. Hundreds of people protested yesterday in Scotland against the private visit of Donald Trump, who played golf at his club in Turnberry under strong military and police guard. In brief statements to the press, the tycoon said that migration is one of Europe’s big problems and called for them to stop occupying windmills, as they give a picture “very sad and ruin beautiful fields and valleys, as well as killing birds,” he said.
Trump’s Turnberry visit puts British Open back on agenda
Donald Trump's visit to Scotland's picturesque Turnberry underlines the US president's long-held desire to host golf's illustrious British Open at the famous course, despite numerous stumbling blocks. When the golf fanatic purchased the storied resort in 2014, he would have been forgiven for thinking he would finally achieve his dream of seeing a men's major
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