Trump, Turnberry and Scotland
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President Donald Trump took in a round at his famed Turnberry course Saturday while visiting Scotland. He shared some highlights of his round in a post on social media.
The US president will cut the ribbon on a second 18-hole course at his resort in Menie, Aberdeenshire, before flying back on Air Force One.
The US President is in Scotland for a four-day private visit, which includes the opening of a second golf course at his Aberdeenshire resort.
Donald Trump certainly didn’t hold back in his advice for Keir Starmer in Scotland today: cut taxes, slash illegal migration, and lose the wind turbines.
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.
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Donald Trump is about to fly into the UK, not on a state visit or diplomatic mission but something that to his mind is almost as important, if not more so. He is visiting the golf courses he owns in Aberdeenshire and at Turnberry on Scotland’s west coast.
In his first State of the R&A press conference since taking over the CEO role late last year, Mark Darbon fielded questions about the viability of at least three highly regarded courses – Turnberry, Muirfield and Portmarneck – with an open date on the calendar looming.
R&A cites infrastructure, not politics, as main reason Trump’s Turnberry isn't hosting the Open anytime soon. Logistics take priority.
Mark Darbon added that he had a "good discussion" with Eric Trump and other executives over a potential return of the Open to Turnberry.
Speaking at one of his Scottish golf courses in Turnberry, Trump weighed in on illegal crossings being made across the English Channel, applauding UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's efforts to curb illegal migration.