Above: ‘I think it’s going to be one of the great hotels of the world’
Left: ‘We’ll do this in three. 1, 2, 3’ - cutting the ribbon on Trump Turnberry
ible to see Turnberry return back to its original grandeur. “As a businessman, I have created
been instrumental in buying the resort: “We had the owners over, they were friends of mine from Dubai, great people but this wasn’t their thing because they didn’t know too much about golf. Now we own it, we are going to cherish it. Te hotel is built to the absolute highest standards of luxury and the course is built to the absolute high- est stands of tournament golf. Even people who hate me say it’s the best they’ve ever seen. “To me, there is nothing more
important than supporting my children and I am honoured to be here with my family for the grand opening. Our vision of creating an absolute masterpiece, that is unri- valed anywhere in the world, has now become a reality. It is incred-
many of the most amazing proper- ties in the world, remaking skylines and employing tens of thousands of people in the process - from Trump Tower on 5th avenue to a city on the Hudson River, Trump Place, and soon the historic Old Post Office Building in on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington D.C. “Trump Turnberry is not only
an iconic property, but it is also an important statement about the financial bonds between America and the United Kingdom, and how both our societies together benefit from our strong relations in trade and commerce.”
THE £200m renovation of the 80- acre property marks a new chapter in the 110-year history of the hotel, which has counted Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Rod Stewart, Jack Nicholson and Luciano Pavarotti among its guests, and of the course which has hosted four of the most exciting championships in golf. Te hotel has 103 guest rooms, including four
suites named after championship winners Tom Watson, Nick Price, Stewart Cink and Greg Norman. Included in the renovation was
the Grand Tea Lounge & Bar, two restaurants, the Duel in the Sun – marking the epic 1977 battle between Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus - and the 1906, and the creation of the Donald J. Trump Ballroom, a 500-person venue which the hotel says will be the “most luxurious meeting
“TRUMP TURNBERRY IS TRULY A MASTERPIECE, AND WE HAVE SPARED NO EXPENSE AS WE UNDERWENT THIS TRANSFORMATIVE RENOVATION”
Eric Trump
facility anywhere in Europe”. Tanking his father, Eric said
they had “shepherded this project over the last 12 months because he’s been a little preoccupied with something else”. He said: “Trump Turnberry is truly a masterpiece, and we have spared no expense as we underwent this transformative renovation. Every facet of the prop- erty has been improved, from the ballrooms and guest rooms in our hotel to the legendary champion- ship Ailsa course.” Donald Trump jnr added his
thanks, turning to his father: “I hope we have made Turnberry great again.” Ivanka said they all loved Scotland and had a “very personal and sentimental attachment to this place” through their grandmother. “She really loved Turnberry and when my father set his sights on it and we first visited here as a family I knew it would be spectacular under his leadership.” With the pipes playing behind
him, Trump, his sons and daugh- ter – “We’ll do this on three. 1, 2, 3,” – then cut the ribbon on Trump Turnberry.
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