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Dreams of Donald Trump about the opening of Open at his Turnberry course in Scotland will not be realized until the course is logistically and commercially viable, the government’s body of the game said.
Mark Darbon, CEO of R&A, Sky News Turnberry is a “demanding” place, and despite the proposals of diplomatic pressure from London and Washington, the immediate plans should not plan the Ayrshire championship.
Mr. Trump did not conceal his desire to return the open course he bought in 2014, with his son Eric Trump to make the first championship to determine the first championship since 2009.
Open would be a valuable bargaining tool in British business negotiations with the US
Sky News, Mr. Trump’s golf interests, said Sky News would be a valuable negotiating tool in British business negotiations with the US and the king went so far that he mentioned Turnberry at an invitation to a state visit last month supplied by the Prime Minister.
In his first interview for broadcasting since he became CEO last November, Darbon Logistics and Finances said currently excluding a course that could have been produced by the requirements of modern open.
“The area where there is a little challenge is around the logistics and commercial side. We were last in Turnbury in 2009, we had 120,000 people there,” he said.
“Nowadays, a modern open opening of 250,000 people plus, so we need us to get our fan base there. We need hotel accommodation for 60,000 nights in bed that we need to prepare our championship and it is difficult in this place.”
Mr. Darbon did not deny that there was pressure to consider Turnberry, and indicated that politics and the prospect of Mr. Trump was overshadowing any event would also be a factor.
“We must be sure that it will focus on sport and we have to ensure that the venue works for our requirement,” he added.
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The CEO of R&A Martin Slumbers revealed that there are no plans to take the open championship back to Turnberry because he was owned by Donald Trump, claims to postpone the Focus from Golf and the tournament
Turnberry’s competition is likely to increase from larger, less distant facilities.
R&A draws open spots from the company’s rates, with Royal Portrush to present this year’s championship after almost 70 years in 2019. Mr. Darbon confirmed that Portmarnock near Dublin is actively considered for the first open outside the United Kingdom.
Maximizing the income from open matters, because R&A, which controls the game everywhere, saves the US, uses income to finance a local level that still enjoys post-covid boom.
“We are working with more than 140 countries around the world and there are now more than 62 million golfers in these markets,” Mr. Darbon said.
“About 40 odd millions play golf regularly on nine and 18 hole golf courses, another 20 million plays what we would call non -traditional formats such as driving ranges, adventure golf, golf simulator.
It is also optimistic that the end can be in sight of the golf’s own trade war, between the American PGA Tour and the Saudi Arab Liv League, which is in the professional game of men that has stolen many fans.
“Cash has been talked about cash and it is not enough to talk about the competition and courses of all the other amazing things that support our sport. So we are optimistic for some positive change on this front. We are not a negotiating table, but our task is to try to influence these discussions,” he said.
Trump plays golf on the Turnberry golf course during his last visit
Open and golf other main championships, including the masters of the next month, benefit from the dispute as the only platform for all the best male players, and Mr. Darbon says that the game retains lucrative attraction to trade and sponsors.
“I think golf keeps its commercial attraction and I think there are a number of things that support it,” he said.
“The game has a really rich history and heritage, the values of sports are really strong, and businesses can continue to tell really rich stories about golf play that refers to their own products and services. In addition, Golf has a truly global audience.”
Among them is the most powerful man in the world, his ambition to host open still unfulfilled.
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