Trump International Scotland has announced that its new Macleod Course, which is designed to complement the existing championship links, will be open for play next summer.
Designed by Martin Hawtree and constructed to the highest specifications, the new course is being described as a ‘modern links’ that features a unique combination of sand dunes, heathland and expansive wetland areas.
Eric Trump, Executive Vice President of The Trump Organisation, said: “We are on track to create the greatest 36 holes on earth through two truly magnificent golf courses sitting side by side among these majestic dunes on the stunning Aberdeenshire coastline. It is a truly mesmerising and very special place.
“No other location can offer what is here in Scotland. We have the greatest sand dunes anywhere in the world, the vast North Sea and the most incredible land. Another championship links and the best 36 holes in golf will give us endless potential.”
Sarah Malone, Executive Vice President of Trump International, Scotland, added: “Since breaking ground last spring, we have made extraordinary progress. This course is unlike any other links course ever built and is exceeding every expectation. There are very few great stretches of developable links land in the world as good as this.
“A truly remarkable, world-class team of architects, engineers, environmental scientists and industry specialists have been working tirelessly in the background – etching out every square inch of this phenomenal piece of land to create one of the great wonders in the world of golf.”
Legends Tour player and former Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley, who visited the course earlier this year, said: “I had the pleasure of viewing the new site at Trump during construction whilst playing the Staysure PGA Championship at Trump International in the summer. I have no doubt that the addition of this new golf course will provide not just a great golfing exam, but also an aesthetic one with views of the North Sea from most holes. It is great to see such huge investment in the north east of Scotland to add to what already is an historic golfing destination.”