In terms of the overall package, great golf and luxe-de-luxe hospitality, Trump Turnberry is every bit the real deal; since acquiring the resort from Dubai-based Leisurecorp for a reported US$60m in April 2014, his company has spent almost US$300million, US$250m on the renovation of a hotel that was fraying at the edges.
The balance was spent on a highly-acclaimed remodeling of the renowned Ailsa Course, the amalgamation of two nine-hole courses to for the tournament-standard Robert the Bruce course which opens later this year and a US$12.5m makeover of the clubhouse.
At the behest of the R&A and in order to retain its place on the Open Championship roster, Trump engaged renowned course design team Mackenzie and Ebert to bring the Ailsa Course up to 21st century standards and afford the course opportunity to defend itself against today’s big-hitters armed with new technology.
The course has been stretched by 150-yards to 7,357-yards, with the par increased from 70 to 71 with the 5th hole becoming a par-5, although it will test the best by reverting to 70 if, and when The Open returns as it surely must.
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