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{{Infobox Golf Facility
|golf_facility_name = Trump Turnberry
|image = Turnberry Hotel.jpg
|image_size = 220
|caption = Turnberry Hotel in November 2005
|location = [[South Ayrshire]], [[Scotland]]
|establishment = 1906, {{Years or months ago|1906}}
|type = Private
|owner = [[The Trump Organization]]
|operator =
|holes = 45
|tournaments = [[The Open Championship]] (4) [[Senior British Open Championship|Senior Open Champ.]] (7) [[Women's British Open]] (1) [[Walker Cup]] (1)
|website = [http://www.turnberryresort.co.uk/ turnberryresort.co.uk]
|course1 = Ailsa Course
|designer1 = [[Willie Fernie (golfer)|Willie Fernie]], redesigned by [[Mackenzie Ross]] 1949-51
|par1 = 70
|length1 = {{convert|7204|yd}}
|longest Hole = 17
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|course2 = Kintyre Course
|designer2 = Donald Steel
|par2 = 72
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The '''Trump Turnberry''' is a [[golf]] resort on the coast of the outer [[Firth of Clyde]] in southwestern [[Scotland]]. Located in [[South Ayrshire]] on the rugged coast, it comprises three [[Links (golf)|links]] golf courses, a golf academy, a [[hotel rating|five-star]] [[James Miller (architect)|James Miller]]-designed [[hotel]] from 1906, along with lodge and cottage accommodations. The prominent rock island [[Ailsa Craig]] is readily visible to the southwest.

==History==
In 1902, golf course designer [[Willie Fernie (golfer)|Willie Fernie]] was commissioned by the [[Marquess of Ailsa]] to lay out a championship course. In 1906, a hotel was built, and the course began to take its modern structure.

The property was used as an [[Military airbase|airbase]] during the [[World War I|First World War]], and a landing strip built for this purpose still exists, now disused. During this period, the [[Royal Flying Corps]] trained pilots in the arts of [[Air gunner|aerial gunnery]] and [[Aerial warfare#World War I|combat]], and the Turnberry Hotel was used as a hospital for the wounded.<ref name="Turnberry at War">[http://www.turnberry.co.uk/history/flattened-links-and-turnberry-at-war/ Turnberry at War]</ref> After the war, courses 1 and 2 were rebuilt and renamed "Ailsa" and "Arran". A memorial to honour lost airmen was erected on the hill overlooking the 12th green of Ailsa and still remains.

The cycle was repeated for [[World War II]]. The hotel was commissioned as a hospital, and the golf courses were seconded for air training for the [[Royal Air Force]] (RAF); it is thought that as many as 200 died at the base.<ref name="Turnberry at War"/>

Designer [[Mackenzie Ross]] is credited with restoring the courses to their high quality, and the Ailsa course was re-opened in 1951, a seaside links with stunning views of [[Ailsa Craig]] and the [[Isle of Arran]].

The hotel was bought by [[Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.]] in 1997, and until October 2008 was operated under the [[Westin Hotels|Westin]] brand. In October 2008, [[Leisurecorp]], [[Dubai World]]'s sport and leisure subsidiary, purchased the resort, with Starwood Hotels & Resorts continuing to manage operations under the The Luxury Collection brand.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/Turnberry-on-course--for.4108639.jp |title=Turnberry on course for a £55m takeover |publisher= |work=[[The Scotsman]] |date=22 May 2008 |accessdate=25 October 2008}}</ref> [[Donald Trump]] purchased the hotel and golf courses from Leisurecorp in April 2014,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-27203208 |title=US property tycoon Donald Trump buys Turnberry resort |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=29 April 2014 |accessdate=29 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/golf/27212412 |title=Turnberry: Donald Trump deal should not affect Open status |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=29 April 2014 |accessdate=29 April 2014 |first=Iain |last=Carter}}</ref> and the resort was renamed '''Trump Turnberry''' in June 2014.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-27875865 |title=Donald Trump adds his name to the Turnberry golf resort |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=16 June 2014 |accessdate=2 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-28127584 |title=Donald Trump's name 'will boost Turnberry' |work=BBC News |publisher=BBC |date=2 July 2014 |accessdate=2 July 2014}}</ref>

==The golf courses==
[[Image:MaidensA.jpg|thumb|right|240px|Turnberry Point Lighthouse, built on the ruins of Turnberry Castle, at the ninth hole of the Ailsa Course]]
The Ailsa Course, redesigned by [[Mackenzie Ross]] between 1949 and 1951, has staged [[The Open Championship]] on four occasions ([[1977 Open Championship|1977]], [[1986 Open Championship|1986]], [[1994 Open Championship|1994]], and [[2009 Open Championship|2009]]). It has also hosted many other important golf tournaments, including the [[Women's British Open]] in [[2002 Women's British Open|2002]], the [[Walker Cup]] in 1963, the [[Amateur Championship]] in 1961, 1983, 1996, and 2008, and the [[Senior British Open Championship|Senior Open Championship]] on seven occasions, 1987–90, 2003, 2006, and 2012.

The other two courses at Turnberry are the Kintyre Course and the nine-hole Arran Course. The Kintyre Course, opened in 2001, is another championship standard course that has hosted final qualifying for The Open. It was designed by Donald Steel and built on the foundations of the old Arran layout, which had been rebuilt along with the Ailsa Course following [[World War II]]. During the war, the resort was used as a hospital and the courses were flattened and paved for use as a major [[Royal Air Force|RAF]] [[airfield]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/2007/travel/02/20/course_of_week/index.html |title=Turnberry's Kintyre Course proves to be true champion |publisher=[[PGA Tour]] |date=27 February 2007 |accessdate=}}</ref> The new Arran Course opened in 2002.

Other golf facilities at the resort include the [[Colin Montgomerie]] Links Golf Academy, and a [[pitch and putt]] course.

In 2003, the 18th hole on the Ailsa Course, "Ailsa Hame", was renamed "Duel in the Sun" as homage to the battle between [[Tom Watson (golfer)|Tom Watson]] and [[Jack Nicklaus]] in [[1977 Open Championship|1977]]; this is also the name of a sports bar at the resort. In 2009, Watson, 59, held a one-shot lead when he bogeyed this hole in the final round, eventually losing the Open Championship in a playoff.<ref>[http://www.turnberryresort.co.uk/duel-in-the-sun Turnberry Resort - "Duel in the Sun" sports bar] accessed 14 July 2009</ref>

==Ailsa Course scorecard==
{|class=wikitable
|-
!Hole!!Name!!Yards!!Par!! !!Hole!!Name!!Yards!!Par
|-
|align=center|1||'''Ailsa Craig''' (named after the island)||align=center|354||align=center|4||rowspan=9|     ||align=center|10||'''Dinna Fouter''' (Don't Mess About)||align=center|456||align=center|4
|-
|align=center|2||'''Mak Siccar''' (Make Sure)||align=center|428||align=center|4||align=center|11||'''Maidens''' (named after a small village on the course)||align=center|175||align=center|3
|-
|align=center|3||'''Blaw Wearie''' (Out of Breath)||align=center|489||align=center|4||align=center|12||'''Monument''' (named after the memorial to lost airmen from both World Wars)||align=center|451||align=center|4
|-
|align=center|4||'''Woe-Be-Tide''' (a warning about the Firth of Clyde hazard)||align=center|166||align=center|3||align=center|13||'''Tickly Tap''' (Tricky Little Stroke)||align=center|410||align=center|4
|-
|align=center|5||'''Fin Me Oot''' (Find Me Out)||align=center|474||align=center|4||align=center|14||'''Risk-An-Hope''' (Risk and Hope)||align=center|448||align=center|4
|-
|align=center|6||'''Tappie Toorie''' (Hit to the Top)||align=center|231||align=center|3||align=center|15||'''Ca' Canny''' (Take Care)||align=center|206||align=center|3
|-
|align=center|7||'''Roon The Ben''' (Round the Mountain)||align=center|538||align=center|5||align=center|16||'''Wee Burn''' (Wilson's Little Burn)||align=center|455||align=center|4
|-
|align=center|8||'''Goat Fell''' (named after the tallest peak on the Isle of Arran)||align=center|454||align=center|4||align=center|17||'''Lang Whang''' (Long Whack)||align=center|559||align=center|5
|-
|align=center|9||'''Bruce's Castle''' (the remains of Scotland's king's castle can be seen)||align=center|449||align=center|4 ||align=center|18||'''Duel in the Sun''' (named in 2003 for the memorable finish here in [[1977 Open Championship|1977]], between [[Tom Watson (golfer)|Tom Watson]] and [[Jack Nicklaus]])||align=center|461||align=center|4
|-
| ||align=center|Out||align=center|3,583||align=center|35|| || ||align=center|In||align=center|3,621||align=center|35
|-
|colspan=6| ||align=center|Total||align=center|7,204||align=center|70
|}

==The Open Championship==
[[File:Turnberry (Ailsa course) Holes 10 and 12.jpg|thumb|240px|The 10th and 12th holes on the Open Championship venue Ailsa course]]
[[File:StewartCink2004RyderCup.jpg|thumb|240px|Stewart Cink, who won the 2009 Open Championship, the most recent to be held at Turnberry]]

At its first [[The Open Championship|Open Championship]] in [[1977 Open Championship|1977]], the course was the scene of the famous "Duel in the Sun",<ref>
[http://www.golf.com/golf/special/article/0,28136,1827160,00.html Golf.com - "Duel in the Sun"] - accessed 14 July 2009</ref> when [[Tom Watson (golfer)|Tom Watson]] claimed a classic victory, one stroke ahead of [[Jack Nicklaus]].<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/golf/theopen/5778997/The-Open-greatest-moments-duel-in-the-sun-Turnberry-1977.html Telegraph.co.uk, "Duel in the Sun"] - accessed 14 July 2009</ref>

The two were paired during the final two rounds and finished well ahead of the rest of the field. They posted identical scores for the first three rounds, and were tied through the 16th hole of the final round. Nicklaus missed a short birdie putt on the par-5 17th hole to tie Watson, who had reached in two and birdied. On the par-4 18th hole, Nicklaus recovered from the rough and sank a lengthy birdie putt, which forced Watson to sink his short birdie putt to win, which he did. It was the second of Watson's five Open titles; down two strokes on the 13th tee, he bested Nicklaus by three shots over the final six holes.

Nine years later in [[1986 Open Championship|1986]], [[Greg Norman]] claimed the first of his two Opens (his only [[Men's major golf championships|major]] titles), winning by five strokes. [[Nick Price]] won his second major (and only Open) in [[1994 Open Championship|1994]], a single stroke ahead of runner-up [[Jesper Parnevik]].

After a fifteen-year absence, the Ailsa Course hosted the Open in [[2009 Open Championship|2009]], where 59-year-old Watson nearly won his sixth Open Championship. Up by a stroke at the 72nd hole, his approach shot took an unfortunate bounce on the front of the green, then ran off the back and led to a bogey. Watson then lost a four-hole playoff with [[Stewart Cink]] by six strokes; Cink birdied the 72nd hole and then posted two pars and two birdies in the playoff to win his only major title.

[[The Open Championship]] winners at Turnberry, all played on the par-70 Ailsa Course:

{| class="wikitable"
!rowspan=2|Year!!rowspan=2|Winner!!rowspan=2|Country!!colspan=5|Score!!rowspan=2|Winner's share ([[Pound sterling|£]])
|-
! R1 !! R2 !! R3 !! R4 !! Total
|-
| align=center|[[1977 Open Championship|1977]] || [[Tom Watson (golfer)|Tom Watson]] 2nd || {{USA}} || 68||70||65||65||'''268''' (−12)||align=right|10,000
|-
| align=center|[[1986 Open Championship|1986]] || [[Greg Norman]] 1st || {{AUS}} || 74||63||74||69||'''280''' (E)||align=right|70,000
|-
| align=center|[[1994 Open Championship|1994]] || [[Nick Price]]  || {{ZIM}} || 69||66||67||66||'''268''' (−12)||align=right|110,000
|-
| align=center|[[2009 Open Championship|2009]] || [[Stewart Cink]]  || {{USA}} || 66||72||71||69||'''278''' (−2)PO||align=right|750,000
|}
*Note: For multiple winners of The Open Championship, superscript ordinal identifies which in their respective careers.

==The Senior Open Championship==
[[Image:Ailsa Craig2.jpg|thumb|240px|right|[[Ailsa Craig]] to the southwest, from the [[South Ayrshire]] coast]]
Winners of [[Senior British Open Championship|The Senior Open Championship]] at Turnberry.

{| class="wikitable"
!Year!!Winner!!Country!!Score
|-
| align=center|1987 || [[Neil Coles]] || {{ENG}} || 279 (−1)
|-
| align=center|1988 || [[Gary Player]] || {{flagcountry|ZAF|1928}} || 272 (−9)
|-
| align=center|1989 || [[Bob Charles (golfer)|Bob Charles]] || {{NZL}} || 269 (−11)
|-
| align=center|1990 || [[Gary Player]] || {{flagcountry|ZAF|1928}} || 280 (E)
|-
| align=center|[[2003 Champions Tour|2003]] || [[Tom Watson (golfer)|Tom Watson]] || {{USA}} || 263 (−17)PO
|-
| align=center|[[2006 Champions Tour|2006]] || [[Loren Roberts]] || {{USA}} || 274 (−6)PO
|-
| align=center|[[2012 Champions Tour|2012]] || [[Fred Couples]] || {{USA}} || 271 (−9)
|}

==Women's British Open==
Winner of the [[Women's British Open]] at Turnberry.

{| class="wikitable"
!Year!!Winner!!Country!!Score
|-
| align=center| [[2002 Women's British Open|2002]] || [[Karrie Webb]] || {{AUS}} || 273 (−15)
|-
| align=center| [[2015 Women's British Open|2015]] || [[Inbee Park]] || {{KOR}} || 276 (−12)
|}

The Ailsa Course was played as a par-72 at {{convert|6407|yd}} in 2002;<ref name=weetlet>{{cite web|url=http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/tic_scorecard.php?id=2002_TM13&pid=1108 |publisher=Ladies European Tour |title=Karrie Webb (AUS): Weetabix Women's British Open |date=11 August 2002 |accessdate=12 July 2014}}</ref> the WBO is scheduled to return in 2015.<ref name=rwbofutv>{{cite news|url=http://ricohwomensbritishopen.com/future-venues/ |publisher=Ricoh Women's British Open |title=Future venues |accessdate=12 July 2014}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.turnberry.co.uk/}}
*[http://www.ayrshirescotland.com/towns/turnberry.html Photo Tour of Turnberry]
*[http://www.golfworldmap.com/europe/scotland/turnberry/index.html Satellite Images of the golf course]
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[[Category:Golf clubs and courses in South Ayrshire]]
[[Category:Hotels established in 1906]]
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[[Category:The Open Championship venues]]
[[Category:Sports venues in South Ayrshire]]
[[Category:Walker Cup venues]]

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