AussieKB
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Troon to Turnberry is 36 mins, what other excuses have you got.
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Backache
Assistant Pro
Not with large volumes of traffic it isn't and Troon has railway access.
AussieKB
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If Trump sold Turnberry tomorrow I can see you lot saying that the Open should go there, what total hypocrites.
It should be played there.....full stop, regardless of who owns it.
It should be played there.....full stop, regardless of who owns it.
Arthur Wedge
Well-known member
Think you are missing the point
The R&A are not going to give The Open to Turnberry because of who owns it and the circus that will potentially happen if The Open did go there
If Mr Trump does sell up then the course would prob be added to the rotation again because those issues would have disappeared
“Who owns the club” is very much the reason why they don’t get the Open and it should be clear why
Backache
Assistant Pro
It's been held there several times, part of the reasons may be political why it isn't currently held there but the issues of access are genuine, There are other courses that are probably of equal or better quality that have never held the open such as Dornoch, Porthcawl and Portmarnock which also have decent claims but possibly other issues.
AussieKB
Well-known member
What annoys me most are the people who know nothing about golf dictating what and where tournaments are played because of their agenda.
Augusta bowed to the no black person is a member.......
but I take my hat off to Cyprus Point, rated number 1 in the US to saying to the PGA do not tell us who can be a member, and each year when the Pro's play Pebble Beach they go up and play Cypress Point.
And please do not come at me by saying I'm racist, I play a lot of my golf with black people, who stay at my home on a regular basis, just like I stay at theirs.
Augusta bowed to the no black person is a member.......
but I take my hat off to Cyprus Point, rated number 1 in the US to saying to the PGA do not tell us who can be a member, and each year when the Pro's play Pebble Beach they go up and play Cypress Point.
And please do not come at me by saying I'm racist, I play a lot of my golf with black people, who stay at my home on a regular basis, just like I stay at theirs.
Bdill93
Undisputed King of FOMO
Who do they not let be a member?
Arthur Wedge
Well-known member
So the R&A know nothing about golf
No idea what the rest of the post is about when it comes to Turnberry and the Open
AussieKB
Well-known member
They have no black members.....so the PGA said no tournaments for them.
They said fine....we will let in who ever we like as members.
Pro's are miffed as they all say it is a great course and deserving of a PGA event.
Bdill93
Undisputed King of FOMO
I mean in 2024 I think that concept is just a bit barmy so they don't deserve a tournament.
Orikoru
Tour Winner
Honestly I'm staggered at that. A course that doesn't allow black members in 2024, really?? If that's true it should be shut down by the authorities, let alone given a PGA event.
AussieKB
Well-known member
It's not that they allow black blue green yellow or whatever, it is the members who decides can join.
Tigger and the other top Pro's rush to play there at every opportunity.
Arthur Wedge
Well-known member
It’s the US - and it’s a private club , they can allow entry to whoever they want unfortunately
Not sure what “authority” would ever have the power to shut them down
Orikoru
Tour Winner
You've completely lost me now. I thought you were implying that they don't allow black members. If they just coincidentally don't have any black members then what is the issue??
Orikoru
Tour Winner
In this day and age it should be illegal to bar people on racial grounds. But anyway, apparently that isn't the case.
AussieKB
Well-known member
No the PGA took their pro tournament away because they did not have black members, if you remember there was a huge outcry against Augusta because they did not have any black members.....You've completely lost me now. I thought you were implying that they don't allow black members. If they just coincidentally don't have any black members then what is the issue??
Hence all of a sudden Condy Rice became a member, bowing to the mob.
Arthur Wedge
Well-known member
Bowing to the mob ?
Or ensuring equality and people aren’t discriminated based on the colour of their skin
But it’s all irrelevant to Turnberry and the Open
AussieKB
Well-known member
Not sure where you are going here......
surely a club is allowed to choose who gets in.....
why should non members have a say ?
Arthur Wedge
Well-known member
Surely you are clever enough to understand discrimination laws
