Although President Donald Trump has been pining to bring an Open Championship back to the Turnberry golf course that his organization owns, he’s received some consolation in that the DP World Tour announced that a dormant event will be resuscitated and played at another of his golf courses in Scotland.
According to a release from the DP World Tour, the tournament, which was considered a one-off when it was part of the Race to Dubai back in 2020, will be played Aug. 7-10 at Trump International Golf Links Scotland in Aberdeenshire. The course currently hosts a Legends Tour event, the European equivalent of a PGA Tour Champions tournament.
“Trump International Golf Links Scotland has already earned a reputation as one of the best modern links courses in the UK,” said Guy Kinnings, CEO of the DP World Tour, “and it promises to be an excellent venue for the return of the Scottish Championship to our schedule.”
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Donald Trump’s son Eric, the current vice president of The Trump Organization, added: “We are honored to host the Scottish Championship on the DP World Tour at our iconic property. 2025 is an incredible year for Trump International, Scotland, as we proudly welcome two world-class tournaments and celebrate the highly anticipated grand opening of our new championship links course. This significant milestone reflects the hard work of our team and is a true testament to the exceptional golf and hospitality we deliver in Scotland.”
President Trump has openly lobbied for the 2028 Open Championship to take place at Turnberry, but the venue is up to the organizers, UK government officials have said. Officials have reportedly discussed the possibility of staging the tournament there with the R&A, following repeated requests from the U.S. president.
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Earlier this month, the Prime Minister’s official spokesman did not deny that officials had spoken to the R&A about the venue for the 2028 tournament, but insisted it was not a decision for the government.
Trump has made significant upgrades to Turnberry since purchasing it in 2014, including to the Ailsa course. But the course, and Trump’s ownership, aren’t the main reason Turnberry hasn’t hosted in more than a decade.
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“At Turnberry, there are definitely some logistical and commercial challenges that we face around the road, rail and accommodation infrastructure,” R&A chief executive Mark Darbon said. “We’re doing some feasibility work around what it would look like to return to that venue and the investment that it would require.”
Darbon mentioned just over 120K people attended the 2009 Open, whereas 278K are expected this summer at Royal Portrush.”A modern Open Championship is a large-scale event,” Darbon said. “What we know for sure is the golf course is brilliant, so at some point we’d love to be back there. We consistently work with our venues and their owners and operators to talk about what an Open Championship demands and how we work with them to bring that to life.”
Golfweek’s Cameron Jourdan and Christopher McKeon of Newsquest contributed to this article.
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