Trump Deserves Open At Turnberry, Says Son

The boy of US President Donald Trump says his begetter "deserves" to person his Turnberry people big The Open again - but will astir apt person near nan White House by nan clip it does.

The Ayrshire venue, regarded arsenic 1 of nan champion successful golf, past hosted nan world's oldest awesome title successful 2009, 5 years earlier Trump bought nan resort.

However, successful an exclusive interview, Eric Trump told BBC Sport: "It deserves it, and I genuinely deliberation that my father's been a feline who besides deserves it."

He added: "There's no-one that's been amended for nan crippled of golf. He's been a cheerleader his full life, because he loves it and he believes successful it.

"In clip that will beryllium rewarded. We'll beryllium fixed our changeable and again it will beryllium a awesome honour and a awesome testament to a awesome bequest erstwhile we do."

But nan 41-year-old, who runs nan play courses successful his father's spot business, said: "I deliberation chances are by nan clip an Open comes backmost around, his clip successful authorities will beryllium gone and we'll beryllium backmost to being a strictly commercialized company."

President Trump's 2nd word successful agency will extremity successful early 2029. Host venues for nan Open from 2028 person not yet been confirmed.

When asked why he felt Turnberry had been overlooked complete caller years, Eric Trump said: "I deliberation nan elephant successful nan room was, frankly, politics, for a very agelong time."

Earlier this month, nan R&A said "big logistical issues" astir section infrastructure had to beryllium flooded earlier Turnberry could beryllium awarded The Open.

The body's main executive Mark Darbon said nan people remained successful its excavation of venues - but claimed location was "some activity to do connected nan road, obstruction and accommodation infrastructure astir Turnberry".

But Eric Trump disagrees, insisting "the existent infrastructure, nan existent plant, nan beingness location is really 2nd to none, anywhere".

"You could big nan Open Championship connected that people tomorrow," he added. "It's impeccable, and Turnberry is fresh for it."

He added: "I deliberation immoderate situation tin beryllium worked done and solved pinch smart people."

In 2021, nan past caput of nan R&A implied nan people would not beryllium restored to nan Open rota while President Trump was associated pinch nan venue, expressing concerns that nan attraction would beryllium disconnected nan course.

Earlier this year, Eric Trump met R&A officials astatine St Andrews to talk nan arena returning to Turnberry - but does he deliberation his father's divisive governmental position remains a interest for nan R&A?

"No, honestly, I deliberation it's changed a batch to show you nan truth," he said.

"I deliberation nan calculus coming is simply a spot different but no, nan governmental broadside ne'er came up but I deliberation what nan R&A wants is nan top courses, they're focused connected quality."

Darbon has acknowledged that UK authorities officials person besides spoken pinch nan R&A astir nan anticipation of Turnberry hosting The Open.

President Trump hosted nan Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer astatine nan people during a sojourn to Scotland - nan state wherever his mother was calved - earlier this week, and called for nan title to return, calling it "the champion edifice successful nan world".

Asked astir nan rumor astatine Monday's associated property conference, Starmer said: "The determination connected The Open is not a determination for me."

Eric Trump insisted he did not cognize whether his begetter had spoken straight to nan Prime Minister astir it, but claimed: "Turnberry will triumph nan Open Championship astatine nan correct time, based connected nan merits of it being nan top play people connected earth, that's what's going to triumph nan day."

"I didn't specifically talk astir nan championship, but I deliberation he excessively realises nan value of that plus to nan westbound seashore of Scotland and, to frankly, nan nation's economy."

Trump was speaking aft he accompanied his begetter to nan opening of a caller 18-hole people astatine nan Aberdeenshire edifice nan family besides owns adjacent Balmedie.

The Scottish authorities has announced that £180,000 of nationalist money is being spent to thief bring nan DP World Tour's Nexo Championship to nan venue adjacent month.

"It's astir apt nan past links people that will ever beryllium built successful nan UK, and I genuinely deliberation we person nan champion 36 holes anyplace successful nan world," Eric Trump said.

The edifice is yet to make a profit, but he added: "Here's nan bully news. We don't springiness a damn, right. This is our Mona Lisa. If we spent $100m and ne'er sewage a penny back, it doesn't make immoderate difference. We wanted to do thing incredible."

The Trumps' improvement of nan people has besides faced disapproval from immoderate section residents concerned astir nan effect connected nan environment.

In response, Eric Trump said: "We've done a hellhole of a occupation and for anybody to opportunity that nan Trump Organisation hasn't brought economical improvement to Scotland. I mean, it's freaking laughable, and it wasn't ever easy to show you nan truth.

"Frankly, if we weren't arsenic stubborn arsenic we are, we astir apt would person thrown successful nan towel galore times over."