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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Kiran Stacey Political correspondent

Whitehall officials ‘pushing for the Open to return to Trump-owned Turnberry’

Trump wearing red Maga cap gestures with golfer bending behind on  green
Donald Trump, pictured at Turnberry in 2023, is said to have asked Keir Starmer multiple times about hosting the Open at the Scottish course. Photograph: Jane Barlow/PA

Senior Whitehall officials have asked golf bosses whether they can host the 2028 Open championship at Donald Trump’s Turnberry course after repeated requests from the US president, sources have said.

Officials had asked senior people at the R&A, which organises the world’s oldest major golf championship, what the hurdles would be to hosting the 2028 Open at Turnberry.

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