Responding to fears that Turnberry might be transformed into a gold-and-marble replica of Trump Towers in New York and the Ailsa Course a clone of the other archetypal, over-designed layouts in the Trump Golf portfolio, a surprisingly, genial and understated Eric Trump sought to reassure sceptics.
“I’ve been to Scotland every month over the last two years personally re-building every inch of this property,” he said, adding, “I literally took the hotel down to the steel and concrete with the exception of a few mouldings that we could salvage and brought the building back to what it originally was.”
Speaking at last year’s re-opening, the 32-year-old added, “Turnberry is truly one of the most spectacular properties on earth. The views, the setting, and grandeur of the hotel there’s just nothing else like it,” he said, insisting, “We’ve respected the architectural history of the hotel first and foremost, but most of all we’ve respected the tradition of golf at Turnberry.”
And lead architect Martin Ebert was pleased with his creation too, saying, “There is huge international respect for the existing course at Turnberry and therefore we [were] very careful to make an in depth study of the evolution of golf at Turnberry before making these changes.
“The re-born Ailsa course will create a much-enhanced golfing experience, making even more use of the spectacular landscape and the iconic historic scenes that make Turnberry so special. That, in turn, will lead to even more enjoyable golf for everyone and further dramatic championships at Turnberry,” concluded Ebert.
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