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History. In 2006, Trump purchased a 1,400-acre (570-hectare) plot just north of Aberdeen at Menie (Balmedie), Scotland, with the intention of turning it into a £ 1 billion golf resort and "the world's best golf course" capable of hosting world class events such as The Open Championship.
- Turnberry (golf course)
Trump Turnberry is a golf resort in Turnberry, South...
- You've Been Trumped
The film documents the construction of a luxury golf course...
- Turnberry (golf course)
Trump Turnberry is a golf resort in Turnberry, South Ayrshire, located on the Firth of Clyde in southwest Scotland. It comprises three links golf courses, a golf academy, a five-star James Miller-designed hotel from 1906, along with lodge and cottage accommodations.
The film documents the construction of a luxury golf course on a beach in Balmedie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, by developer Donald Trump and the subsequent struggles between the locals, Donald Trump, and Scottish legal and governmental authorities.
- 'McMafia' Review
- Loss of Protected Status
- Wind Power Legal Costs
- Letitia James' Tax Fraud Probe
In 2021, a campaign group sought a judiciary review of the Scottish government's refusal to investigatehow Trump was able to purchase the golf courses in Ayrshire and Aberdeenshire in cash. The U.S.-based non-profit activism organization Avaaz filed a petition in Scotland's highest civil court to pursue an Unexplained Wealth Order against Trump—a c...
In December 2020, Scotland's Nature Agency confirmed that the sand dunes around the Trump International golf course in Aberdeenshire had been stripped of their protected status as a result of the damage caused by the resort's construction. For years, environmental groups have criticized Trump and his golf course for damaging the unique habit during...
Following a years-long battle, Trump's Aberdeenshire golf resort was forced to pay the Scottish government's legal costs in 2019 after losing a court ruling about the development of a wind farm off the coast near the resort. Trump first fought against the proposals to build 11 turbines close to the Aberdeenshire coast in 2013, and spent several yea...
In September 2022, New York AG James announced that she had filed a $250 million suit against Trump, three of his children—Donald Jr., Ivanka and Eric Trump—and two senior executives at the Trump Organization. These concerned allegations Trump and his company fraudulently inflated or undervalued the value of his assets to get benefits such as bette...
- Ewan Palmer
- 1 min
Jul 19, 2024 · Sprawled across 800 acres of Ayrshire countryside, the coastline forms the western border of the Turnberry grounds, creating unforgettable views out to the Irish Sea and Ailsa Craig – a looming...
The man who helped broker the deal for Donald Trump's first Scottish golf resort says the country was "hoodwinked" by the ex-president's claim it would be a £1bn project.
Named after the third Marquess of Ailsa, who owned the land on which it was built, this par-71, 6,474-yard Championship course is one of golf's storied places. Home to four Open Championships, Ailsa has shaped some of the most remarkable moments in the tournament's history.
