Trump Turnberry

[Doon frae Troon]

I was chatting to a member yesterday who said that Trump proposes to double the membership fee.
At the mo I think it is around the £1200 mark.

It appears his plan is to half the number of members to make the club more exclusive. He also wants to open up more tee times for high paying visitor times.

Perhaps someone should tell him that just because you have a lot of money does not necessary mean you have a lot of class.

He has to keep the golf club on board or he cannot host The Open.
Interesting negotiations ahead.

 

[CMAC]

£1200 seems pretty cheap for 2 courses and one as good as Turnberry. Gleneagles is £2600 which is still great value for 3 great courses, a 9 hole par 3 course and all the practice facilities and balls you can hit.

 

[Foxholer]

I was chatting to a member yesterday who said that Trump proposes to double the membership fee.
At the mo I think it is around the £1200 mark.

It appears his plan is to half the number of members to make the club more exclusive. He also wants to open up more tee times for high paying visitor times.

Perhaps someone should tell him that just because you have a lot of money does not necessary mean you have a lot of class.

He has to keep the golf club on board or he cannot host The Open.
Interesting negotiations ahead.

His hairdresser perhaps?

Sounds a 'reasonable' plan though, albeit not the 'traditional' Scottish approach to Golf.

Plenty of Southerners are paying quite a bit more than that to play 'Ok' courses. Turnberry is a bit special!

 

[Bobirdie]

Aye twilight deals are being scrapped too

Heard hes making the par 4 at the lighthouse a feature hole. Put the green down at the water in front of the lighthouse and make it a par 3?

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Aye twilight deals are being scrapped too

Heard hes making the par 4 at the lighthouse a feature hole. Put the green down at the water in front of the lighthouse and make it a par 3?

And taking the 1Ith tee tee down by the rocks.

I was also told that the Kintyre course is having a complete re-build.
Donald was not over impressed with it.

 

[Bobirdie]

Out of the 2 I enjoyed the kintyre more. More playable for my level.

Ailsa was spectacular though.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

When the last lot re-built the Kintyre and built the 9 hole course they made a right pigs ear of it [IMVHO]

The area around the 17the tee Kintyre/9th tee Arran is awful.
All that space and they squeeze these holes together like a muni on a tight budget.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

£2400 is in line with the top multi course clubs in England

He was also going to change the place - too much and it could lose the Open

 

[Doon frae Troon]

£2400 is in line with the top multi course clubs in England

He was also going to change the place - too much and it could lose the Open

Work will all be done with R&A approval.

 

[r11john]

Wouldn't play at his places for all the money in China. Get a decent barber!

 

[SAPCOR1]

He got the place "cheap" as it wasn't making money and near empty for 60% of the year. It was bought to return a profit and he seems to know how to do that.

 

[John Boy Saint]

Wouldn't play at his places for all the money in China. Get a decent barber!

Why would you want a Barber when you have a Syrup perched on your noggin?

 

[CMAC]

£39 to play Kintyre just now

 

[Val]

Given it's £1200 a year for Dundonald then Turnberry has to be higher.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

He'll be demanding that no ships anchor in the Clyde restricting golfers view of Ailsa Craig or Arran.

 

[patricks148]

He'll be demanding that no ships anchor in the Clyde restricting golfers view of Ailsa Craig or Arran.

I heard he's complained that i big ugly rock was spoiling the view and wanted it removed

 

[CMAC]

I heard he's complained that i big ugly rock was spoiling the view and wanted it removed

no, it just sounded like rock:smirk:

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

I heard he's complained that i big ugly rock was spoiling the view and wanted it removed

Does he realise that the white coating on top of the rock is not snow - or Ailsa Craig granite or marble glinting in the Scottish sunlight. Best not tell him what it is as he'll think it's disgusting and demand that the rock is given a good scrub.