Donald Trump has been clear that he wants to bring the Open Championship back to Turnberry in the future, but LIV Golf events look unlikely to be staged at the venue

Donald Trump opened a second golf course at his Menie Estate last month(Image: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Donald Trump is keeping the Turnberry doors wide open. However, the President has slammed shut the possibility of LIV Golf visiting Scotland, with alternative events now under consideration.

Trump has spearheaded the latest multi-million dollar upgrades to the world-renowned Ailsa Course. R&A officials confirmed at Royal Portrush that ongoing discussions continue with Turnberry regarding the possibility of hosting a fifth Open Championship at the venue in years to come.

Operational challenges are mentioned as the primary obstacle preventing a comeback, though chief executive Mark Darbon emphasized their “love” for the course, reports the Daily Record. Trump’s newest facility in Aberdeen recently hosted the DP World Tour’s Nexo Championship along with the Staysure Seniors PGA Championship.

Additional tournaments might feature in Turnberry’s future plans, but while The Open remains the top priority, the path appears blocked for LIV competitions.

Turnberry Director of Golf Ricky Hall revealed: “With Aberdeen having the legends and then I know that the DP World Tour are looking closely at Doonbeg from an Irish Open perspective, the PGA Tour just announcing them back to Doral.

“Mr Trump’s been clear all along that he would love to have the Open Championship here and he doesn’t want to do anything that derails that. That would be, obviously, his aim.

“And, to be fair, I think there was a lot of thought at the time when LIV appeared and, obviously, went to Trump, Washington, went to Bedminster, they went to the Doral, that the automatic thought would be that there’s a good chance it would come here.

“But that was never on the radar with Mr Trump. He sees this with the Open Championship history, heritage of it, that this is where he wants to be.

Trump wants Turnberry to host The Open

“They wouldn’t discount any opportunity. And the Scottish Open, obviously an interesting one with the history of us with the Women’s British Open and the Seniors Open is something that we’re very, very open to discussing. But, obviously, the Ailsa, of course, should have the Open.”

Turnberry’s recent modifications have enhanced the course once more with support from Trump and son Eric, and Hall added: “It’s great that they’ve got that mindset. Keep on trying to polish it.

“Every discussion that you have with Eric or Mr Trump or anything from a Trump Organization. It’s basically: ‘How does it become better? What can we do to make it better?’

“And similarly, with the golf academy, we’ve installed Trackman Range. I think we’ve done it really nicely. “We’ve worked with Trackman, typically have radars out in the field. They’re 90 meters away from the range and the two targets.

“I think it’s just that total Golf Resort and trying to be the best golf resort that possibly can be. It’s testament to them that they keep on pushing us to do that.