DONALD TRUMP has moved a step nearer to internet hosting The Open after touchdown a prestigious event at one among his golf programs.

The US president is an avid golf fan and owns a number of programs all over the world, from Palm Seaside to Scotland to Dubai.

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He owns a complete of 18 golf programs, and one has been picked to host the Scottish Championship between August 7-10.

The event, which has a $2.75million first prize, will happen at Trump Worldwide Golf Hyperlinks Scotland in Aberdeenshire.

The course is a Martin Hawtree design that boasts views of the North Sea and seven,428 yards of inexperienced.

The course opened in 2012 and can host the second version of the Scottish Championship – Fairmont St Andrews held the primary in October 2020.

This yr’s event will happen similtaneously the primary leg of the PGA Tour’s playoffs, the FedEx St. Jude Championship, and the LIV Golf Chicago occasion.

Success on the course may enhance the probabilities of The Open being performed at one among Trump’s programs.

A Trump course has held the distinguished main beforehand – Turnberry in 2009 – however that was 5 years earlier than the president purchased it.

Nonetheless The Open may return to Turnberry, with R&A CEO Mark Doban saying final month: “It’s a course we’d like to return to in some unspecified time in the future.”

Experiences final month additionally claimed Whitehouse officers have been pushing for The Open to return to Turnberry.

Officers contacted the R&A, which organises the world’s oldest main, to ask what they should do to host the 2028 Open at Turnberry.

Trump has additionally pushed for the competitors to return to the Ayrshire-based course.

He mentioned: “Everyone needs to see the Open championship right here.”

The R&A beforehand said it might not host the event at Turnberry within the wake of the January 6 assault by Trump supporters on the Capitol in 2021.

R&A chief government, Martin Slumbers, mentioned following the assault: “Till we’re satisfied the main focus will probably be on the Championship, the gamers and the course itself, we don’t imagine that’s achievable within the present circumstances.”

Of the choice to play the Scottish Open in Aberdeen DP World Tour chief government Man Kinnings, mentioned: “Trump Worldwide Golf Hyperlinks Scotland has already earned a repute as probably the greatest trendy hyperlinks programs within the UK.

“It guarantees to be a superb venue for the return of the Scottish Championship.”