{"id":53464,"date":"2026-08-20T16:22:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T16:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/53464\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T16:22:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T16:22:09","slug":"patrick-reed-delivers-verdict-on-donald-trumps-dp-world-tour-venue-in-scotland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/53464\/","title":{"rendered":"Patrick Reed delivers verdict on Donald Trump&#8217;s DP World Tour venue in Scotland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>   <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/profile.google.com\/cp\/Cg0vZy8xMWcxajNfc2h3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> Follow us on Google Discover <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>This week\u2019s Nexo Championship on the DP World Tour is taking place at the Trump International Golf Links in Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>The Aberdeen venue is considered one of the best courses in Scotland and will challenge even the world\u2019s top players.<\/p>\n<p>Race to Dubai leader Patrick Reed, probably the most recognisable player in the field, was very impressed by Donald Trump\u2019s venue.<\/p>\n<p>Here are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/topic\/patrick-reed\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"98738\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reed\u2019s<\/a> complimentary comments on the course before and after his first round at the Nexo Championship.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"626\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2291234082-1024x626.jpg\" alt=\"Patrick Reed of the United States plays his second shot on the 10th hole on Day One of the Nexo Championship 2026 at Trump International Golf Links\" \/>Photo by Ross Parker\/Getty ImagesPatrick Reed praises Donald Trump\u2019s DP World Tour golf course<\/p>\n<p>Patrick Reed praised <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/topic\/donald-trump\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"99088\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> stunning golf course in Aberdeen ahead of this week\u2019s Nexo Championship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s awesome to be back out on the road playing, especially back out here on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/topic\/dp-world-tour\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"99180\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">DP World Tour<\/a> at such an awesome venue,\u201d Reed said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI haven\u2019t been here before, but the golf course is outstanding. The golf course is stunning to look at. The way it plays, it all really depends. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe haven\u2019t had very much wind during practice, and because of that, the golf course is a little easier, but this golf course definitely has its challenges for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cIt\u2019s awesome to be back out on the road playing, especially back out here on the DP World Tour at such an awesome venue. I haven\u2019t been here before but the golf course is outstanding.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe golf course to look at is stunning. The way it plays, it all really depends. We haven\u2019t\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CTn9NHC2N6\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/CTn9NHC2N6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DPWorldTour\/status\/2090333016123932732?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">August 20, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p>MORE PATRICK REED STORIES<\/p>\n<p>However, the weather turned on Thursday, making the golf course much more difficult than it had been during the practice rounds.<\/p>\n<p>Reed carded an even-par 72 in the opening round following back-to-back birdies on the last two holes at Trump International Golf Links.<\/p>\n<p>He told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europeantour.com\/dpworld-tour\/news\/video\/patrick-reed-the-course-played-really-tough-early-on-but-i-hung-in-there\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">DP World Tour website<\/a>: \u201cObviously, with how cold it got this morning, it started raining, and with how heavy the wind was, the golf course played completely different from Monday through Wednesday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The weather forecast suggests it will be fairly cold throughout the tournament, although it is not expected to rain.<\/p>\n<p>Join Our Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Receive exclusive football transfer news and updates twice a week to your mailbox<\/p>\n<p>   <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Follow us on Google Discover This week\u2019s Nexo Championship on the DP World Tour is taking place at&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":53465,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[1259,127,1472,1193],"class_list":["post-53464","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dp-world-tour-championship","tag-donald-trump","tag-dp-world-tour","tag-dp-world-tour-championship","tag-patrick-reed"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53464","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53464"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53464\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53464"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53464"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53464"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}