Trump golf course to be UK’s most expensive at £1,000 a round

Trump Turnberry general manager Nic Oldham told golf magazine Bunkered, external: “Staying in the hotel and playing the Ailsa will come in some way under £1,000, so it’s better value to do it that way.

“That’s better for the golfer, because they’re getting a full five-star experience, but it’s also better for Turnberry.

“We are unique amongst venues that have hosted The Open in that we are a complete resort and, therefore, we need to make sure all parts of our business are viable. Simply selling rounds of golf isn’t a sustainable business model.”

Turnberry is widely rated as one of the top five golf courses in the world.

It has hosted The Open Championship four times, including in 1977 when Tom Watson beat Jack Nicklaus in what famously became known as the “Duel In The Sun”.

But it has not been included on the Open schedule since Donald Trump bought the resort in 2014.

Prior to its reopening in 2016, golfers could play the world-famous Ailsa course for around £150.

From 1 June to mid-July next year, that fee for non-hotel residents will rise to £1,000 before 13:00 and about £550 at other times.