On an unspoiled strip of prime Ayrshire coastline on Scotland’s western flank lies the jewel that is Turnberry, nowadays best known for being owned by US President Donald Trump.
POTUS bought the celebrated course in 2014 before he took office and signed off on a multi-million dollar revamp, including to the famous Edwardian-era Turnberry hotel.
The redesign of the showpiece Ailsa course includes bringing the iconic lighthouse more to the fore with a new ninth green near its base. The setting and the views out to the Ailsa Craig rock and the Isle of Arran are still sublime and the redesign gets rave reviews.
Before Trump rode into town, Turnberry was most famous as the venue for the fabled 1977 Open Championship which came down to a final-round shootout between Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson and was known as the "Duel in the Sun."
The lavish resort hotel and spa was named Scottish Hotel of the Year at the 2018 Scottish Hotel Awards and the 2019 Scottish Hotel Awards.
