New Turnberry Improvement Plans

[Doon frae Troon]

Turnberry targets Open with changes to Ailsa course

Trump Turnberry in Scotland will begin renovation work on its Ailsa course in October 2024, including a new seventh green on the coastal edge. The project is expected to cost £1 million and take six months to complete, and is being overseen by Martin Ebert of Mackenzie & Ebert, who has...

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[Arthur Wedge]

Improving for the Open ?

Does that improvement include a change of ownership as that’s what is required for The Open to return to Turnberry

 

[Parsaregood]

Improving for the Open ?

Does that improvement include a change of ownership as that’s what is required for The Open to return to Turnberry

Trump has done and is doing a great job at Turnberry. The place is above anything you see in the UK anywhere. He’s such a bad guy that he will most likely be president of the US again on November 5th. The R&A are an embarrassment. It’s absolutely not stopped Turnberry from improving as a venue since the last open and doesn’t seem to be hurting the business so I would just keep doing what i was doing if I were the owner. Haters goina hate as they say.

 

[KenL]

The R&A are in no way an embarrassment with regard to this. Turnberry is a pest to get to and has never been a regular host to the Open anyway.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Trump has done and is doing a great job at Turnberry. The place is above anything you see in the UK anywhere. He’s such a bad guy that he will most likely be president of the US again on November 5th. The R&A are an embarrassment. It’s absolutely not stopped Turnberry from improving as a venue since the last open and doesn’t seem to be hurting the business so I would just keep doing what i was doing if I were the owner. Haters goina hate as they say.

I guess you missed the clear reason why the Open won’t go there whilst he is the owner

It’s irrelevant how good it is there is no doubt that Trump is desperate for The Open

the Open there would give him a massive vehicle to make it all about him

 

[Parsaregood]

The R&A are in no way an embarrassment with regard to this. Turnberry is a pest to get to and has never been a regular host to the Open anyway.

It’s less than an hour from Glasgow, roads to it have been massively improved over the last 10 years.
It matters not everyone knows it’s probably the top course to host an open. They don’t actually need the open there to validate the venue, it speaks for itself. The R&A are just trying to pander to the left wing hoping somehow it changes ownership or he dies. Disgraceful and says more about them than anything else.

 

[Parsaregood]

I guess you missed the clear reason why the Open won’t go there whilst he is the owner

It’s irrelevant how good it is there is no doubt that Trump is desperate for The Open

the Open there would give him a massive vehicle to make it all about him

Oh yeah he’s going to make the open all about himself. Absolute nonsense, he probably would hardly be seen at the venue. He absolutely loves golf and I’m pretty sure he would enjoy the golf for what it is

 

[Imurg]

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Oh yeah he’s going to make the open all about himself. Absolute nonsense, he probably would hardly be seen at the venue. He absolutely loves golf and I’m pretty sure he would enjoy the golf for what it is

Sorry is that a different Trump

 

[CliveW]

It’s less than an hour from Glasgow, roads to it have been massively improved over the last 10 years.

Not everyone going to Turnberry would be coming from Glasgow. It is a nightmare to get there from anywhere else.

 

[IanM]

It's not about Trump grandstanding, if the Open goes to Turnberry. It's about the disruption that would happen by folk protesting.

Sadly, it's a sensible position for the R&A to take to keep the attention on the golf.

Forget the rights/wrongs/ hypocrisy... it's just the pragmatic position.

 

[Parsaregood]

Not everyone going to Turnberry would be coming from Glasgow. It is a nightmare to get there from anywhere else.

Most folk would arrive via Glasgow area seen as the main motorways from around Scotland and down south pass through it

 

[IanM]

I'd be coming from South Wales, or Prestwick Airport! It's not that bad.

But I guess they hordes of soap dodgers blocking the route would make it a challenge

 

[4LEX]

It's not about Trump grandstanding, if the Open going to Turnberry. It's about the disruption that would happen by folk protesting.

Sadly a sensible position for the R&A to take to keep the attention on the golf

Forget the rights/wrongs/ hypocrisy... it's just a pragmatic position to take.

You're right, imagine a few hundred Arthur Wedge's there protesting. What a sorry sight it would be.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

The R&A are in no way an embarrassment with regard to this. Turnberry is a pest to get to and has never been a regular host to the Open anyway.

Not for me as its only a few miles away.

 

[AussieKB]

Been to Royal St. George's a few times and it is not the easiest place to get to,
always thought the Open was the best Major and deserved the best venue.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Trump has done and is doing a great job at Turnberry. The place is above anything you see in the UK anywhere. He’s such a bad guy that he will most likely be president of the US again on November 5th. The R&A are an embarrassment. It’s absolutely not stopped Turnberry from improving as a venue since the last open and doesn’t seem to be hurting the business so I would just keep doing what i was doing if I were the owner. Haters goina hate as they say.

All Trump did was stump up the money…and who even knows where that has come from…some of his grifts or scams no doubt. He is a vile abhorrence of a person with whom (or anything linked to him) I’ll have nothing to do with. It’s a shame for Turnberry not hosting the Open, but if you choose to sup with the devil you should use a long spoon.

Trump lovers can play and eulogise about the place, and happily live with their conscience, up to them.

 

[sunshine]

Oh yeah he’s going to make the open all about himself. Absolute nonsense, he probably would hardly be seen at the venue.

I think the name was changed when new ownership came in. Just remind me, what’s the name of the venue now?

 

[AussieKB]

When I talked to the GM at RSG he told me that the R&A take over the whole course except for the clubhouse and it's surrounds, surely the R&A could hold the Open at Turnberry and make it work, would not be hard if they had a mind to do it.

But the R&A have not been great in some of their decisions of late, I my opinion.

Think the Pro's would love to play the Open there.

 

[Backache]

Not sure that Tunberry is the best course. Muirfield has always been considered far superior.

Tunberry is probably more scenic than most though with it's backdrop of Arrange and Ailsa Craig.

Although access is a bit better it's still not great with the main access route taking traffic to the ferry port and regular traffic jams outside Ayr.
I think the other problem is a lack of local rental accommodations.