Trump Course To Host Revived Scottish Championship

Donald Trump's Aberdeenshire play people will big a DP World Tour arena for nan first clip arsenic nan Scottish Championship returns to nan circuit from 7-10 August.

The arena has been played erstwhile before, successful October 2020 astatine Fairmont St Andrews, and will switch nan cancelled Czech Masters.

Owned by nan president of nan United States, nan Trump International people successful nan Menie area, 10 miles northbound of Aberdeen, opened successful 2012 and staged PGA seniors tournaments successful 2023 and 2024.

Guy Kinnings, CEO of nan DP World Tour, said: "Trump International Golf Links Scotland has already earned a estimation arsenic 1 of nan champion modern links courses successful nan UK and it promises to beryllium an fantabulous venue for nan return of nan Scottish Championship."

The tournament, pinch a $2.75m (£2m) prize fund, will coincide pinch nan FedEx St Jude Championship successful nan PGA Tour's season-ending play-offs, arsenic good arsenic nan Chicago arena successful LIV Golf.

President Trump, who purchased Turnberry successful 2014, handed complete power of his Scottish play courses to his sons soon earlier he took agency for nan first clip successful 2017 but has retained a financial interest.

Eric Trump, executive vice-president of The Trump Organisation and boy of nan president, said: "This important milestone reflects nan difficult activity of our squad and is simply a existent testament to nan exceptional play and hospitality we present successful Scotland."

Spaniard Adrian Otaegui was nan victor of nan inaugural Scottish Championship 5 years ago.