Donald Trump ‘blacklisted’ by the Open with ex-president informed to promote Turnberry

Turnberry is not going to host one other Open Championship except Donald Trump sells up, in response to studies. It has been reported that Championship organisers stay adamant that the Scottish golf resort is not going to be thought of whereas the previous US President stays the proprietor.

Trump, 76, has been pushing for the Open to return to Ayrshire, proclaiming that “everybody wants to see the Open Championship here”.

But in response to The Telegraph, sources near the R&A have confirmed that his request is not going to be granted. The forty fifth US president was informed that he can be unlikely to get an Open at Turnberry after the US Capitol assault in January 2021 and that place doesn’t seem to have altered, as a result of anticipated safety dangers that will be created by potential protests.

This 12 months’s 151st Open takes place at Royal Liverpool in Hoylake, Wirral from July 16 earlier than heading to Royal Troon subsequent 12 months.

However, the Telegraph’s report claims that Trump has been providing the impression of a greater relationship with the R&A in latest months. On May 3, he informed GB News that he had “spent a tremendous amount of money” redeveloping the Turnberry course after receiving recommendation from the R&A’s former chief government Peter Dawson.

Trump mentioned: “It was done with a great architect, a great golf architect recommended by Peter Dawson. I said, give me the best one and Martin Grant Hawtree. He’s a fabulous guy, a fabulous man. What he does is this type of course, he really did a great job.

“We’re going to make a couple of little minor adjustments but it’s fantastic. Everybody wants to see the Open Championship here – the players, it’s their favourite course, it’s the number one rated in Europe.”

Turnberry final hosted the Open in 2009, earlier than it was acquired by Trump in 2014. R&A’s chief government Martin Slumbers mentioned in January 2021 that the organisation “had no plans to stage any of our championships at Turnberry and will not do so in the foreseeable future”.

That place seems unmoved, with an R&A supply telling the Telegraph: “Our position remains unchanged. We have no plans to stage any of our championships there in the foreseeable future and will not return until we are convinced that the focus will be on the championship, the players and the course itself.” the insider added.

A second insider added: “The way it looks now, he would have to sell up before anything changes.”

Despite the present snub from the R&A, Turnberry will host the PGA Seniors Championship in August.