The Legends Tour to Trump International Scotland As reported by The Telegraph, it will soon be announced that the path owned by Donald Trump which is located in Balmedie, a small village north of Aberdeen, will host a leg of the Legends Tour.
The birth of Trump International Scotland was accompanied by bitter controversy with local environmentalists. The resort, built with an investment of S 150 million on the Aberdeenshire coast, was inaugurated in July 2012.
Two excellent godparents intervened, Colin Montgomerie and Martin Laird.
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To give an idea of the tension that existed at the time, the Scottish Wildlife Trust wrote to the two Scottish players inviting them to desert the ceremony.
After the initial troubles, it appears that the course, which its owner has defined as one of the most important in the world, is about to become the stage for a European Senior Professional Tour race. But the news that, today, is really relevant is the probable return to the scene of Donald Trump’s European Tour.
The Legends Tour is effectively a joint venture between insurance magnate Ryan Howson (Mr. Staysure) and the DP World Tour. But, to all intents and purposes, it falls under the umbrella of the European Tour Group. That at the time of Turnberry’s exclusion from the Rota of the Open Championship, as owned by Trump, did not object to what was clearly a political choice.
Six years later, it seems that the former president is about to take a little…