Report: Donald Trump hit with fresh Open Championship snub!

Turnberry will not host another Open Championship unless Donald Trump sells up, according to a report. 

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Wed, 31 May 2023
Report: Donald Trump hit with fresh Open Championship snub!

Donald Trump's Turnberry is still 'blacklisted' from being an Open venue despite the former U.S. President making course changes at the recommendation of the former R&A chief executive. 

According to reporting by The Telegraph's James Corrigan and Tom Morgan, there are no plans to return golf's oldest major to Turnberry. 

Trump purchased Turnberry in 2014, five years after it last staged the major. 

After the U.S. Capitol riots on 6 January 2021, R&A chief exec Martin Slumbers stated the organisation had 'no plans to stage any of our major championships at Turnberry and will not do so for the foreseeable future'. 

The former U.S. President faced a similar backlash from the PGA of America when the governing body announced Trump Bedminster wouldn't host the 2022 PGA Championship. 

Trump appeared to still be very bitter about this when he spoke to reporters at last week's LIV Golf event in Washington that was hosted at another one of his golf courses. 

Per the report, an 'insider' reportedly stated:

"We have no plans to stage any of our championships there in the foreseeable future and will not return until we are convinced that the focus will be on the championship, the players and the course itself." 

Another suggested Trump would have to 'sell-up' before anything changes. 

Trump spoke of the changes that were made to Turnberry on his last visit to the course earlier in the year. 

He also spoke of throwing dirt in the faces of journalists on that trip. 

Speaking about those changes, he told GB News: 

"It was done with a great architect. A great golf architect recommended by Peter Dawson.... I said, give me the best one and [he recommended] Martin Grant Hawtree. He's a fabulous guy, a fabulous man.... What he does is this type of course, he really did a great job."

The 151st Open Championship will take place at Royal Liverpool from July 20-23. 

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