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{{Short description|Golf resort on the Firth of Clyde in South Ayrshire, southwest Scotland}}
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'''Trump Turnberry''' is a golf resort in [[Turnberry, South Ayrshire]], located on the [[Firth of Clyde]] in southwest [[Scotland]]. It comprises three [[Links (golf)|links]] golf courses, a golf academy, a [[hotel rating|five-star]] [[James Miller (architect)|James Miller]]-designed hotel from 1906, along with lodge and cottage accommodations. Turnberry was a popular golf course and resort from its inception, made accessible because of the [[Maidens and Dunure Light Railway]]. It closed in both World Wars for military use, and there was concern it would not open following [[World War II]], but it was redesigned by [[Mackenzie Ross]] and re-opened in 1951.

The course was the scene of the [[1977 Open Championship]], where [[Tom Watson (golfer)|Tom Watson]] scored a close victory over [[Jack Nicklaus]]. The property has been owned by [[the Trump Organization]] since 2014,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lemon |first1=Jason |title=Trump in Scotland: What Does the President Own in the Northern U.K. Country? |url=https://www.newsweek.com/trump-scotland-what-does-president-own-northern-uk-country-1020757 |website=Newsweek |access-date=17 September 2018 |quote=In December, the Turnberry course also lost a controversial tax break from the Scottish government, The Guardian reported. Scottish Finance Secretary Derek Mackay was pressured to make the changes after it was revealed earlier in the year that the Trump property had kept more than $140,000 a year due to a business rates relief scheme.|date=12 July 2018 }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web |last1=MacAskill |first1=Ewen |title=Donald Trump flies in for Scotland visit as protesters converge on Turnberry |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jun/24/donald-trumps-flies-in-for-scotland-visit-amid |website=The Guardian |date=24 June 2016}}</ref> who now brand the course Trump Turnberry.

==Location==
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The resort is {{convert|50|miles}} south of [[Glasgow]], on the [[A719 road|A719]] just north of the [[A77 road (Scotland)|A77]], a major road from Glasgow to [[Stranraer]] via [[Ayr]]. It is sited on headland along the [[Firth of Clyde]], overlooking the [[Isle of Arran]] and [[Ailsa Craig]].{{sfn|Campbell|Satterley|1999|p=137}}

==History==
===Development===
[[File:Ailsa Craig2.jpg|thumb|240px|left|[[Ailsa Craig]] to the southwest,<br />from the [[South Ayrshire]] coast]]

The idea of the course came from [[Archibald Kennedy, 3rd Marquess of Ailsa|The 3rd Marquess of Ailsa]] after the announcement of the [[Maidens and Dunure Light Railway]] in 1899. The line would follow the Ayrshire coastline from [[Ayr]] to [[Girvan]]. Lord Ailsa owned {{convert|175|acre}} of land at Turnberry Green, south of [[Maidens, South Ayrshire|Maidens]], which was infertile and unsuitable for agriculture, and therefore an ideal golf course location.{{sfn|Corcoran|2010|p=116}}{{sfn|Posnanski|2016|p=113}} He realised the new [[railway]] would provide easy access for people wanting to visit a quality course. Following the construction of the line, he asked 1883 Open Championship winner [[Willie Fernie (golfer)|Willie Fernie]] to design a suitable course. Fernie designed an initial round of 13 holes in 1901, with a second-round following later.{{sfn|Corcoran|2010|p=116}}

The hotel was designed by station architect [[James Miller (architect)|James Miller]], whose other work included {{rws|Glasgow Central}} and {{rws|Stirling|Scotland}} railway stations.{{sfn|Christopher|McCutcheon|2014|p=116}} It was built adjacent to the railway, and opened concurrently with the station on 17 May 1906.{{sfn|Corcoran|2010|p=116}} The course was intended to attract visitors from across Britain, and was advertised heavily in the national press.{{sfn|Corcoran|2010|p=116}}

===World Wars===

The property was used as an [[Military airbase|airbase]] during the [[First World War]], and a landing strip built for this purpose still exists, now disused. The [[Royal Flying Corps]] (RFC) trained pilots in the arts of [[Air gunner|aerial gunnery]] and [[Aerial warfare#World War I|combat]], and the Turnberry Hotel was used as a hospital for the wounded.<ref name="Turnberry at War">{{cite web|url=http://www.turnberry.co.uk/history/flattened-links-and-turnberry-at-war/|title=Turnberry at War|publisher=Turnberry Golf Course|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090713075719/http://www.turnberry.co.uk/history/flattened-links-and-turnberry-at-war/ |archive-date=13 July 2009 }}</ref> After the war, courses 1 and 2 were rebuilt and renamed "Ailsa" and "Arran".{{sfn|Barrett|Hobbs|1999|p=186}} A memorial to honour lost airmen was erected on the hill overlooking the ninth hole of Ailsa, which is still standing.{{sfn|Coyne|2018|p=343}}

The cycle was repeated during the [[Second World War]]. The hotel was commissioned as a hospital, and the golf courses were seconded for air training for the [[Royal Air Force]] (RAF); it is thought that as many as 200 died at the base.<ref name="Turnberry at War"/> Following the war, the course was in need of refurbishment and the hotel was in a dilapidated state. Frank Hole, chairman of [[British Transport Hotels]], convinced the British Government that golf courses should be rebuilt and restored. The architect [[Mackenzie Ross]] rebuilt the course, removing the wartime runways and covering the land with sand and topsoil.{{sfn|Posnanski|2016|p=113}}{{sfn|Campbell|Satterley|1999|p=198}} Ross is credited with restoring the courses to their high quality, and the Ailsa course was re-opened in 1951, a seaside links with views of [[Ailsa Craig]] and the [[Isle of Arran]].{{sfn|Campbell|Satterley|1999|pp=137–138}}

===Transport links===

The hotel and golf course was served by its own dedicated railway station. [[Turnberry railway station]] opened in 1906 and operated until 1942, when the Maidens and Dunure Light Railway line was partially closed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.turnberry.co.uk/Default.aspx?p=dynamicmodule&pageid=100106&ssid=100121&vnf=1|title = Hotel to Resort – Trump Turnberry, a Luxury Collection Resort}}</ref>

===Starwood ownership===

[[Starwood Hotels and Resorts|Starwood]] acquired the hotel in 1997, and until 2008, it was operated under the [[Westin Hotels & Resorts]] brand. In 2008, [[Leisurecorp]], [[Dubai World]]'s sport and leisure subsidiary, purchased the resort, with Starwood continuing to manage operations under [[The Luxury Collection]] brand.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/Turnberry-on-course--for.4108639.jp |title=Turnberry on course for a £55m takeover |work=[[The Scotsman]] |date=22 May 2008 |access-date=25 October 2008}}</ref><ref name=":1" />

===Trump ownership===
[[File:Trump Turnberry Golf Course - geograph.org.uk - 6162991.jpg|thumb|right|The course in 2019, with the Turnberry Hotel situated in the background]]

[[Donald Trump]] purchased the hotel and golf courses from Leisurecorp in 2014 for $60 million,<ref name=":0">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/news-desk/swamp-chronicles/where-did-donald-trump-get-200-million-dollars-to-buy-his-money-losing-scottish-golf-club|title=Where Did Donald Trump Get Two Hundred Million Dollars to Buy His Money-Losing Scottish Golf Club?|magazine=The New Yorker|access-date=14 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-27203208 |title=US property tycoon Donald Trump buys Turnberry resort |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=29 April 2014 |access-date=29 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/27212412 |title=Turnberry: Donald Trump deal should not affect Open status |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=29 April 2014 |access-date=29 April 2014 |first=Iain |last=Carter}}</ref> and the resort was renamed '''Trump Turnberry'''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-27875865 |title=Donald Trump adds his name to the Turnberry golf resort |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=16 June 2014 |access-date=2 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-28127584 |title=Donald Trump's name 'will boost Turnberry' |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=2 July 2014 |access-date=2 July 2014}}</ref>

In 2006, the ''Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group''<ref name="aberdeenrenewables/directory">{{cite web |title=Full Member Directory |url=https://aberdeenrenewables.com/members/full-member-directory/ |website=Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group |access-date=29 July 2025 |date=20 June 2018}}</ref> began constructing, the [[European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre]] an offshore wind farm with 11 turbines,<ref name="bbc/44681278">{{cite news |title=Aberdeen wind farm opposed by Donald Trump generates first power |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-44681278 |access-date=29 July 2025 |work=[[bbc.com/news]] |date=2 July 2018}}</ref> near this golf course.<ref name="tDB/trump-renews-windmill-war">{{cite news |title=Trump Renews Windmill War: ‘They’re Ruining Your Countries!’ |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-renews-windmill-war-theyre-ruining-your-countries/ |access-date=29 July 2025 |work=[[The Daily Beast]] |date=26 July 2025 |language=en}}</ref> By 2015, Trump had taken the fight against the ''European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre'' to the [[Supreme Court of the United Kingdom]].<ref name="offshorewind/trump-eowdc-supreme">{{cite news |title=Donald Trump vs EOWDC at UK's Supreme Court |url=https://www.offshorewind.biz/2015/10/08/donald-trump-vs-eowdc-at-uks-supreme-court/ |access-date=29 July 2025 |work=Offshore Wind |date=8 October 2015}}</ref> In 2019, a court ruled against Trump and they must pay the Scottish government's legal bills.<ref name="tDB/trump-renews-windmill-war"/> The company objected because the proposed windfarm would be seen by people at the resort.<ref name="lawscot/trump-loses-uksc-appeal">{{cite news |title=Trump loses UKSC appeal over offshore wind farm near golf resort |url=https://www.lawscot.org.uk/news-and-events/legal-news/trump-loses-uksc-appeal-over-offshore-wind-farm-near-golf-resort/ |access-date=29 July 2025 |work=[[Law Society of Scotland]] |date=16 December 2015 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="marine.gov.scot/00412424">{{cite web |title=D. Trump / Aberdeen - Sutherland Al (Andrew) |url=https://marine.gov.scot/sites/default/files/00412424.pdf |website=[[Marine Scotland]] |access-date=29 July 2025 |date=2011}}</ref>

2014-2019 Trump Turnberry total losses were $61 million<ref name="forbes/2021/golf-lost">{{cite news |last1=Alexander |first1=Dan |title=Trump’s European Golf Resorts Have Lost About $90 Million |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2021/01/02/trumps-european-golf-resorts-have-lost-about-90-million/ |access-date=30 July 2025 |work=[[Forbes.com]] |language=en}}</ref> In 2018, Trump Turnberry resort lost 3.4 million UK pounds,<ref name="cbsnews/trump-scot-golf-lost">{{cite news |title=Trump's Scotland golf course lost millions last year |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trumps-scotland-golf-course-lost-millions-last-year/ |access-date=29 July 2025 |work=[[CBS News]] |date=5 October 2018}}</ref> losing millions for a fourth consecutive year. In 2019, Trump Turnberry resort lost more than £2.3 million UK pounds.<ref name="biz-insider/trump-scot-golf-lose">{{cite news |last1=Colson |first1=Thomas |title=Trump's struggling Scottish golf resorts lost nearly $9 million in 2020, new filings show |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-scottish-golf-resorts-lose-nearly-9-million-2021-12 |access-date=30 July 2025 |work=[[Business Insider]]}}</ref> In 2020, Trump Turnberry resort lost more than £5.3 million UK pounds.<ref name="biz-insider/trump-scot-golf-lose"/> In 2021, Trump Turnberry resort lost more than £3.7 million UK pounds.<ref name="bbc/64497946">{{cite news |title=Trump golf resorts at Turnberry and Balmedie lost £4.4m in 2021 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-64497946 |access-date=29 July 2025 |work=[[bbc.com/news]] |date=2 February 2023}}</ref> In 2022, Trump Turnberry resort profits were £186,000.<ref name="bbc/c62dk469zn9o"/> In 2023, Trump Turnberry resort profits were £3.8 million.<ref name="bbc/c62dk469zn9o">{{cite news |title=Losses at Donald Trump's Aberdeenshire golf course almost double |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62dk469zn9o |access-date=29 July 2025 |work=[[bbc.com/news]] |date=16 October 2024}}</ref>

In 2017, Trump resigned his directorship of the companies which own Trump Turnberry just before he was [[First inauguration of Donald Trump|inaugurated]] as president of the United States, and passed control to his sons [[Donald Trump Jr.|Donald Jr]] and [[Eric Trump|Eric]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-38729056 |title=Trump resigns Scottish golf course directorships |work=BBC News |date=24 January 2017 |access-date=24 January 2017}}</ref> The Trump Organization claims to have spent about $200 million on renovating the course; $18 million were accounted for in 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-37655823|title = Trump Organisation claims £150m Turnberry investment|work = BBC News|date = 16 October 2016}}</ref> Donald Trump remains the owner of Golf Recreation Scotland, which in turn owns SLC Turnberry.<ref name="scots">{{cite news |first=Martyn |last=McLaughlin |date=12 May 2018 |newspaper=[[The Scotsman]] |url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/donald-trump-s-scottish-resort-paid-by-us-taxpayers-for-vip-visit-1-4738591 |title=Donald Trump's Scottish resort paid by US taxpayers for 'VIP visit'}}</ref>

Financing for Trump's golf courses in Ireland and Scotland came under scrutiny in the [[Special Counsel investigation (2017–present)|Special Counsel investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/20/trump-golf-courses-scotland-ireland-enormous-amounts-capital-from-unknown-sources|title=US Congress asks if Russian money funded Trump golf courses|agency=Press Association|date=20 January 2018|work=The Guardian|access-date=14 March 2019|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newyorker.com/news/swamp-chronicles/where-did-donald-trump-get-200-million-dollars-to-buy-his-money-losing-scottish-golf-club|title=Where Did Donald Trump Get Two Hundred Million Dollars to Buy His Money-Losing Scottish Golf Club?|last=Davidson|first=Adam|magazine=The New Yorker|date=13 July 2018|access-date=14 March 2019|issn=0028-792X}}</ref>

In September 2019, it was reported that the [[House Oversight and Reform Committee]] of the [[United States Congress]] was investigating increased military expenditure at [[Glasgow Prestwick Airport]] that might constitute a [[conflict of interest]] in regard to the Trump Turnberry golf course.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49621836|title=Trump probed over military spending in Scotland|date=7 September 2019|access-date=7 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/congress-probe-as-us-military-spending-increase-at-prestwick-airport-linked-to-trump-turnberry-1-4999593|title=Congress probe as US military spending increase at Prestwick Airport linked to Trump Turnberry |website=scotsman.com|date=7 September 2019 |access-date=7 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/09/us/politics/trump-hotel-turnberry.html |title=Trump Had Deal With Scotland Airport That Sent Flight Crews to His Resort. |last=Lipton |first=Eric |author-link=Eric Lipton |date=9 September 2019 |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=11 September 2019}}</ref> It was reported in September 2019 that the Pentagon had spent nearly $200,000 at Turnberry since Trump took office, although stays by [[United States Air Force]] crews remained consistent compared to previous years with only 6% staying at Turnberry from 2015–2019.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/18/military-trumps-scottish-resort-1501877 |title=Military has spent nearly $200,000 at Trump's Scottish resort since 2017 |last1=Bertrand |first1=Natasha |last2=Bender |first2=Bender |date=18 September 2019 |work=[[Politico]] |access-date=19 September 2019}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite web |url=https://www.airandspaceforces.com/PDF/DRArchive/Documents/2019/Air%20Mobility%20Command%20Review%20of%20Civil%20Airport%20Use%20and%20Aircrew%20Lodging.pdf |title=Air Mobility Command Review of Civil Airport Use and Aircrew Lodging |date=9 October 2019 |access-date=3 May 2023 |website=Air and Space Forces Magazine}}</ref> A report released by [[Air Mobility Command]] in response to the investigation found no wrongdoing by its aircrews in acquiring accommodation around the Prestwick Airport.<ref name=":2" />

In February 2023, the company managing the golf course, SLC Turnberry Ltd., reported pre-tax losses of 3.7 million pounds ($4.57 million) in 2021.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/trumps-scottish-golf-courses-recorded-more-losses-2021-2023-02-02/ |title=Trump's Scottish golf courses recorded more losses in 2021 |work=[[Reuters]] |date=2 February 2023 |access-date=3 May 2023}}</ref>

In March 2025, the course was vandalized by pro-Palestinian activists in protest of President Trump's [[Potential American ownership of the Gaza Strip|proposal to take over Gaza]]. [[Palestine Action]] took credit for the damage.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/trumps-scottish-golf-resort-vandalised-with-pro-palestine-graffiti-2025-03-08/|title=Trump's Scottish golf resort vandalised with pro-Palestinian graffiti |work=[[Reuters]] |date=8 March 2025 |access-date=8 March 2025}}</ref>

On 27 July 2025, the United States and the [[European Union]] concluded a trade agreement, providing for 15% [[Tariffs in the second Trump administration|tariffs]] on European exports. The deal was announced by President Trump and President of the European Commission, [[Ursula von der Leyen]], at Turnberry.<ref>{{cite web |title=Donald Trump agrees trade lead with EU president after round of golf at Turnberry |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c93dpl0p200o |website=BBC News |access-date=28 July 2025 |date=27 July 2025}}</ref>

====Open Championship future====

After the [[2021 United States Capitol attack]], the organizer of the championship, [[The R&A]], announced that The Open would not be held again at Turnberry as long as its links to the Trump Organization remain.<ref>{{cite web|title=The R&A – R&A Turnberry Statement|url=https://www.randa.org/en/news/2021/01/turnberry-statement|access-date=15 July 2021|website=www.randa.org|archive-date=18 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210718023125/https://www.randa.org/en/news/2021/01/turnberry-statement|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Open will not be played at iconic Turnberry while it is owned by Donald Trump|url=https://www.skysports.com/golf/news/12176/12185726/the-open-will-not-be-played-at-iconic-turnberry-while-it-is-owned-by-donald-trump|access-date=15 July 2021|website=Sky Sports}}</ref> However, following Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 U.S. elections and presidential inauguration in January 2025, the newly hired CEO of The R&A stated that the organization was doing some "feasibility work" regarding a potential return to Turnberry.<ref>{{cite web|title=European tour adds Scottish Championship, held at Trump course|url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/45021966/trump-owned-golf-course-scotland-host-event-european-tour|access-date=6 May 2025|website=ESPN}}</ref>

==Courses==
[[File:Turnberry Lighthouse (29972057257).jpg|right|thumb|[[Turnberry lighthouse]] at sunset surrounded by the golf course]]

The Ailsa Course, redesigned by [[Mackenzie Ross]] between 1949 and 1951, and again by Martin Ebert between 2015 and 2016, has staged [[The Open Championship]] on four occasions ([[1977 Open Championship|1977]], [[1986 Open Championship|1986]], [[1994 Open Championship|1994]], and [[2009 Open Championship|2009]]). It has also hosted many other important golf tournaments, including the [[Women's British Open]] in [[2002 Women's British Open|2002]], the [[Walker Cup]] in [[1963 Walker Cup|1963]], the [[Amateur Championship]] in 1961, 1983, 1996, and 2008, and the [[Senior British Open Championship|Senior Open Championship]] on seven occasions, 1987–90, 2003, 2006, and 2012. The Ailsa Course is featured in the 2004 golf video game [[Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005]].

The other two courses at Turnberry are the King Robert the Bruce course and the nine-hole Arran course. The Kintyre Course, opened in 2001 and existed at the resort until it was replaced by the King Robert the Bruce course in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |last=bunkered.co.uk |date=28 June 2017 |title=King Robert the Bruce Course officially opened |url=https://www.bunkered.co.uk/golf-news/trump-turnberrys-king-robert-the-bruce-course-officially-opened |access-date=24 November 2022 |website=bunkered.co.uk |language=en}}</ref>  The Kintyre Course was designed by Donald Steel and built on the foundations of the old Arran layout, which had been rebuilt along with the Ailsa Course following [[World War II]].  During the war, the resort was used as a hospital and the courses were flattened and paved for use as a major [[Royal Air Force|RAF]] [[airfield]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/2007/travel/02/20/course_of_week/index.html |title=Turnberry's Kintyre Course proves to be true champion |publisher=[[PGA Tour]] |date=27 February 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080502045512/http://www.pgatour.com/2007/travel/02/20/course_of_week/index.html |archive-date=2 May 2008 }}</ref> The new Arran Course opened in 2002.

Other golf facilities at the resort include the [[Colin Montgomerie]] Links Golf Academy and a [[pitch and putt]] course.

In 2003, the 18th hole on the Ailsa Course, "Ailsa Hame", was renamed "Duel in the Sun" as homage to the battle between [[Tom Watson (golfer)|Tom Watson]] and [[Jack Nicklaus]] in [[1977 Open Championship|1977]];<ref name=bbc_hodgetts/> this is also the name of a sports bar at the resort.  In 2009, Watson, 59, held a one-shot lead when he bogeyed this hole in the final round, eventually losing the Open Championship in a playoff to [[Stewart Cink]].<ref>[http://www.turnberryresort.co.uk/duel-in-the-sun Turnberry Resort – "Duel in the Sun" sports bar] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903055921/http://www.turnberryresort.co.uk/duel-in-the-sun |date=3 September 2011 }} accessed 14 July 2009</ref>

== Awards ==
Turnberry Golf Courses and Resort have won/hold various awards including:
* Ailsa Course ranked No. 8 and King Robert the Bruce Course ranked No. 94<ref>{{Cite web |title=World's 100 Greatest Golf Courses |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/worlds-100-greatest-golf-courses-2024-2025 |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=Golf Digest |language=en}}</ref> – World's 100 Greatest Golf Courses, Golf Digest 2024
* No. 2 in Scotland and 3rd in Great Britain, 2024<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Club Golfer |url=https://www.nationalclubgolfer.com/top100/golfcourse/scotland/trump-turnberry-ailsa |website=National Club Golfer}}</ref> – National Club Golfer
* No. 2 Golf Course in Scotland, 2023<ref>{{Cite web |title=Top 100 Golf Courses |url=https://www.top100golfcourses.com/golf-courses/britain-ireland/scotland |website=Top 100 Golf Courses}}</ref> – Top 100 Golf Courses
* 4th Best Golf Resorts in Europe, 2023<ref>{{Cite web |title=Best Golf Resorts in Europe 2023 |url=https://www.leadingcourses.com/inspiration/665bd4eb-a233-4d11-8253-32688f6dba07/best-golf-resorts-in-europe-in-2023 |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=www.leadingcourses.com |language=en}}</ref> – Leadingcourses.com
* Top 100 Greenest Courses Europe 2024<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 June 2023 |title=Golf World Top 100: Best Sustainable Golf Courses in Europe |url=https://www.todays-golfer.com/courses/best/eco-friendly-golf-courses/ |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=Today's Golfer |language=en}}</ref> – ''Golf World''
* The Ailsa ranked the No. 3 golf course in UK & Ireland, 2023<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Bisset |first1=Elliott Heath published Contributions from Fergus |last2=Ellwood |first2=Jeremy |last3=Smith |first3=Rob |date=11 April 2023 |title=Top 100 Golf Courses UK & Ireland 2023/24 |url=https://www.golfmonthly.com/courses/top-100-courses/top-100-golf-courses-uk-and-ireland-202324 |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=Golf Monthly Magazine |language=en}}</ref> – ''Golf Monthly''
* Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Hotel Award, 2024<ref>{{Cite web |title=Trump Turnberry – Scotland Hotels – Ayrshire, United Kingdom |url=https://www.forbestravelguide.com/hotels/scotland-united-kingdom/trump-turnberry |access-date=26 August 2024 |website=Forbes Travel Guide |language=en}}</ref>
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==Ailsa Course scorecard==
The official names are:{{sfn|Campbell|Satterley|1999|p=139}}
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!Hole!!Yards (metres)!!Par!!Name!!Meaning
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|align=center|1||align=center|441 (403)||align=center|4||[[Ailsa Craig]]||Named after the island
|-
|align=center|2||align=center|425 (389)||align=center|4||Mak Siccar||''Make sure''
|-
|align=center|3||align=center|496 (454)||align=center|4||Blaw Wearie||''Out of breath''
|-
|align=center|4||align=center|194 (177)||align=center|3||Woe-Be-Tide||A warning about the [[Firth of Clyde]]
|-
|align=center|5||align=center|531 (486)||align=center|5||Fin Me Oot||''Find me out''
|-
|align=center|6||align=center|171 (156)||align=center|3||Tappie Toorie||''Hit to the top''
|-
|align=center|7||align=center|476 (435)||align=center|4||Roon The Ben||''Round the mountain''
|-
|align=center|8||align=center|454 (415)||align=center|4||[[Goat Fell]]||Named after the tallest peak on the [[Isle of Arran]]
|-
|align=center|9||align=center|248 (227) ||align=center|3||Bruce's Castle||Named after [[Turnberry Castle]], which is adjacent to the course
|-
!align=center|Out||align=center|3,436 (3,142)||align=center|34 || ||
|-
|align=center|10||align=center|565 (517)||align=center|5||Dinna Fouter||''Don't mess about''
|-
|align=center|11||align=center|215 (197)||align=center|3||[[Maidens, South Ayrshire|Maidens]]||Named after a small village near the course
|-
|align=center|12||align=center|468 (428)||align=center|4||Monument||Named after the memorial to lost airmen from both World Wars
|-
|align=center|13||align=center|409 (374)||align=center|4||Tickly Tap||''Tricky little stroke''
|-
|align=center|14||align=center|568 (519)||align=center|5||Risk-An-Hope||''Risk and hope''
|-
|align=center|15||align=center|234 (214)||align=center|3||Ca' Canny||''Take care''
|-
|align=center|16||align=center|509 (465)||align=center|4||Wee Burn||Named after ''Wilson's burn'', which runs in front of the green
|-
|align=center|17||align=center|559 (511)||align=center|5||Lang Whang||''Long whack''
|-
|align=center|18||align="center" |485 (443)||align=center|4||Duel in the Sun (formerly Ailsa Hame)||Re-named in 2003 in reference to the contest between [[Tom Watson (golfer)|Tom Watson]] and [[Jack Nicklaus]] in the [[1977 Open Championship|1977 Open]].<ref name=bbc_hodgetts>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/robhodgetts/2009/07/the_greatest_open_ever.html|title=BBC – Rob Hodgetts: The greatest Open ever?|work=BBC News|date=13 July 2009|access-date=2 October 2018}}</ref>
|-
!align=center|In||align=center|4,012 (3,669)||align=center|37 || ||
|-
!align=center|Total||align=center|7,448 (6,810)||align=center|71 || ||
|}

==Tournaments held at Turnberry==
===The Open Championship===
[[File:Turnberry (Ailsa course) Holes 10 and 12.jpg|thumb|240px|right|The 10th and 12th holes on the Open Championship venue Ailsa course]]

At its first [[The Open Championship|Open Championship]] in [[1977 Open Championship|1977]], the course was the scene of the famous "Duel in the Sun",<ref>
[http://www.golf.com/golf/special/article/0,28136,1827160,00.html Golf.com – "Duel in the Sun"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090717060807/http://www.golf.com/golf/special/article/0,28136,1827160,00.html|date=17 July 2009}} – accessed 14 July 2009</ref> when [[Tom Watson (golfer)|Tom Watson]] claimed a classic victory, one stroke ahead of [[Jack Nicklaus]].<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/golf/theopen/5778997/The-Open-greatest-moments-duel-in-the-sun-Turnberry-1977.html "Duel in the Sun"], Telegraph.co.uk; accessed 14 July 2009.</ref>

The two were paired during the final two rounds and finished well ahead of the rest of the field.  They posted identical scores for the first three rounds, and were tied through the 16th hole of the final round. Nicklaus missed a short birdie putt on the par-5 17th hole to tie Watson, who had reached in two and birdied. On the par-4 18th hole, Nicklaus recovered from the rough and sank a lengthy birdie putt, which forced Watson to sink his short birdie putt to win, which he did. It was the second of Watson's five Open titles; down two strokes on the 13th tee, he bested Nicklaus by three shots over the final six holes.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}

Nine years later in [[1986 Open Championship|1986]], [[Greg Norman]] claimed the first of his two Opens (his only [[Men's major golf championships|major]] titles), winning by five strokes. [[Nick Price]] won his second major (and only Open) in [[1994 Open Championship|1994]], a single stroke ahead of runner-up [[Jesper Parnevik]].{{sfn|Campbell|Satterley|1999|p=140}}

[[File:StewartCink2004RyderCup.jpg|thumb|190px|Stewart Cink, who won the 2009 Open Championship, the most recent to be held at Turnberry]]

After a fifteen-year absence, the Ailsa Course hosted the Open in [[2009 Open Championship|2009]], where 59-year-old Watson nearly won his sixth Open Championship. Up by a stroke at the 72nd hole, his approach shot took an unfortunate bounce on the front of the green, then ran off the back and led to a bogey.  Watson then lost a four-hole playoff with [[Stewart Cink]] by six strokes; Cink birdied the 72nd hole and then posted two pars and two birdies in the playoff to win his only major title.{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}

In 2015, the governing body for Golf, [[The R&A]], announced that the 2020 Open Championship would not be played at Turnberry, even though it had previously been considered likely to host the tournament. The R&A were unimpressed with several remarks by Donald Trump; one member said he would like Turnberry to host the Open again, but "not Trump Turnberry".<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Donald Trump Suffers Another Hit to His Golf Empire|url=http://fortune.com/2015/12/14/trump-turnberry-loses-british-open|magazine=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]|first=Daniel|last=Roberts|date=14 December 2015|access-date=16 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/golf/donald-trumps-turnberry-golf-club-to-no-longer-host-the-open-tournament-amid-anger-over-a6771086.html|title=Donald Trump's Turnberry golf club to no longer host The Open tournament amid anger over controversial remarks|newspaper=The Independent|date=12 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151227162711/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/golf/donald-trumps-turnberry-golf-club-to-no-longer-host-the-open-tournament-amid-anger-over-a6771086.html|archive-date=27 December 2015}}</ref> In February 2018 the U.S. Ambassador to Britain, [[Woody Johnson|Robert Wood "Woody" Johnson IV]], told colleagues that he had been instructed by then-President Trump to seek British government help in securing the British Open for Turnberry. Although advised not to do so by his deputy, [[Lewis Lukens]], he reportedly did suggest to David Mundell, the Secretary of State for Scotland, that the Open be moved to Turnberry. However, a later British government statement said that Johnson "made no request of Mr. Mundell regarding the British Open or any other sporting event."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/21/world/europe/trump-british-open.html|title=Trump's Request of an Ambassador: Get the British Open for Me|date=21 July 2020|work=The New York Times|access-date=6 August 2020}}</ref>

Following the [[2021 storming of the United States Capitol]], the R&A announced that it had no plans to stage any of its competitions at Turnberry and would not do so "until we are convinced that the focus will be on the championship, the players and the course itself".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/55615022 |title=Trump National stripped of 2022 US PGA Championship |website=BBC Sport |date=11 January 2021 |access-date=11 January 2021}}</ref>

[[The Open Championship]] winners at Turnberry, all played on the par-70 Ailsa Course:
{| class="wikitable"
!rowspan=2|Year!!rowspan=2|Winner!!colspan=5|Score!!rowspan=2|Winner's<br />share ([[Pound sterling|£]])
|-
! R1 !! R2 !! R3 !! R4 !! Total
|-
| align=center|[[1977 Open Championship|1977]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Watson (golfer)|Tom Watson]] <sup>2nd</sup> || 68||70||65||65||'''268''' (−12)||align=right|10,000
|-
| align=center|[[1986 Open Championship|1986]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Greg Norman]] <sup>1st</sup> || 74||63||74||69||'''280''' (Even)||align=right|70,000
|-
| align=center|[[1994 Open Championship|1994]] || {{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Nick Price]] <!--<sup>1st</sup>--> || 69||66||67||66||'''268''' (−12)||align=right|110,000
|-
| align=center|[[2009 Open Championship|2009]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Stewart Cink]] <!--<sup>1st</sup>-->|| 66||72||71||69||'''278''' (−2)<sup>PO</sup>||align=right|750,000
|}
* Note: For multiple winners of The Open Championship, superscript ordinal identifies which in their respective careers.

===The Senior Open Championship===
Winners of [[Senior British Open Championship|The Senior Open Championship]] at Turnberry.

{| class="wikitable"
!Year!!Winner!!Country!!Score
|-
| align=center|1987 || [[Neil Coles]] || {{ENG}} || 279 (−1)
|-
| align=center|1988 || [[Gary Player]] || {{flagcountry|ZAF|1928}} || 272 (−8)
|-
| align=center|1989 || [[Bob Charles (golfer)|Bob Charles]] || {{NZL}} || 269 (−11)
|-
| align=center|1990 || [[Gary Player]] || {{flagcountry|ZAF|1928}} || 280 (Even)
|-
| align=center|[[2003 Champions Tour|2003]] || [[Tom Watson (golfer)|Tom Watson]] || {{USA}} || 263 (−17)<sup>PO</sup>
|-
| align=center|[[2006 Champions Tour|2006]] || [[Loren Roberts]] || {{USA}} || 274 (−6)<sup>PO</sup>
|-
| align=center|[[2012 Champions Tour|2012]] || [[Fred Couples]] || {{USA}} || 271 (−9)
|}

===Women's British Open===
Winner of the [[Women's British Open]] at Turnberry.

{| class="wikitable"
!Year!!Winner!!Country!!Score
|-
| align=center| [[2002 Women's British Open|2002]] || [[Karrie Webb]] || {{AUS}} || 273 (−15)
|-
| align=center| [[2015 Women's British Open|2015]] || [[Inbee Park]] || {{KOR}} ||  276 (−12)
|}

The Ailsa Course was played as a par-72 at {{convert|6407|yd}} in 2002;<ref name=weetlet>{{cite web |url=http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/tic_scorecard.php?id=2002_TM13&pid=1108 |publisher=Ladies European Tour |title=Karrie Webb (AUS): Weetabix Women's British Open |date=11 August 2002 |access-date=12 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714161340/http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/tic_scorecard.php?id=2002_TM13&pid=1108 |archive-date=14 July 2014 }}</ref> and played marginally longer at {{convert|6410|yd}} in 2015.<ref name=rwbofutv>{{cite news |url=http://ricohwomensbritishopen.com/future-venues/ |publisher=Ricoh Women's British Open |title=Future venues |access-date=12 July 2014 |archive-date=14 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714130321/http://ricohwomensbritishopen.com/future-venues/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of things named after Donald Trump]]
* [[List of windmills in Scotland]]
* [[Donald Trump and golf]]
* [[Turnberry Castle]]
* [[Maidens, South Ayrshire]]

==References==
'''Citations'''
{{Reflist|2}}

'''Sources'''
{{Refbegin}}
* {{cite book|title=The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Golf: The Definitive Illustrated Guide to World Golf Revised and Updated Edition|first1=Ted|last1=Barrett|first2=Michael|last2=Hobbs|edition=4th|publisher=Carlton|year=1999|isbn=978-1-858-68881-7}}
* {{cite book|title=A Course Called Scotland: Searching the Home of Golf for the Secret to Its Game|first=Tom|last=Coyne|publisher=Simon and Schuster|year=2018|isbn=978-1-476-75430-7}}
* {{cite book|title=The Scottish Golf Book|first1=Malcolm|last1=Campbell|first2=Glyn|last2=Satterley|publisher=Sports Publishing LLC|year=1999|isbn=978-1-583-82053-7}}
* {{cite book|title=Bradshaw's Guide Scotlands Railways West Coast – Carlisle to Inverness|first1=John|last1=Christopher|first2=Campbell|last2=McCutcheon|publisher=Amberley Publishing Limited|year=2014|isbn=978-1-445-63404-3}}
* {{cite book|title=Duel in the Sun: Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus in the Battle of Turn|first=Michael|last=Corcoran|publisher=Simon and Schuster|year=2010|isbn=978-1-439-14192-2}}
* {{cite book|title=The Secret of Golf: The Story of Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus|first=Joe|last=Posnanski|publisher=Simon and Schuster|year=2016|isbn=978-1-476-76644-7}}
{{Refend}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Turnberry Hotel}}
* {{Official website|http://www.turnberry.co.uk/}}
* [http://www.ayrshirescotland.com/towns/turnberry.html Photo tour of Turnberry]
* [http://www.golfworldmap.com/europe/scotland/turnberry/index.html Satellite images of the golf course]

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