Turnberry Hotel and golf courses, owned by Donald Trump

Ricoh Women's British Open will definitely go 

ahead at Turnberry at end of the month - LGU

By COLIN FARQUHARSON

The Ladies Golf Union has no plans to switch the Ricoh Women's British Open championship away from Turnberry. The Major tournament will definitely be played at the Ayrshire venue from July 30 to August 2.

 

Trish Wilson, pictured, Chairman of the LGU, commented on behalf of the Ricoh Women’s British Open,

“We do not agree with Mr. Trump's comments and we would reiterate the views in the statement made earlier this month by the LPGA, PGA of America, US  PGA Tour and USGA. With 21 days to go to the start of the Championship, there is no consideration of changing venue and the Championship will take place exactly as scheduled.”

GolfWeek reports today that Donald Trump has offered LPGA commissioner Mike Whan a chance to relocate the upcoming Ricoh Women’s British Open from Trump Turnberry.
In a three-page letter dated July 13 and addressed to Whan at the LPGA’s headquarters in Daytona Beach, Florida, Trump said he is willing to allow the July 30-August 2 event to move after he took offence at Whan’s response to Trump’s recent presidential declaration.
In his June 16 bid for the Republican nomination for president, Trump assailed U.S. border security and made derogatory comments toward Mexican illegal immigrants.
 In response to Trump’s subsequent comments about the golf industry “knowing he is right,” the LPGA joined golf’s main governing bodies and tours in the U.S. in seeking to distance themselves from the billionaire developer, who hosts key tournaments at some of his 17 golf-course properties.
Trump writes that Whan has done “an extraordinary disservice to women’s golf, but in no way will that diminish my respect for the women on the LPGA tour or their great golfing talent.”
Trump asks that Whan contact him to discuss terms of the contract.
The Ricoh Women’s British Open is administered by the Ladies’ Golf Union of Britain and co-sanctioned by the LPGA. 
It has also been reported that the European Tour has abandoned plans to stage the AAM Scottish Open at the Trump International Links at Balmedie,  12 miles up the North-east from Aberdeen.
The PGA in Scotland - the Tartan Tour - is staging its first event at Trump International Links on Friday, July 24. It is a pro-am to raise funds for the biennial Grampian Houston Junior Trip which takes a dozen or so leading North-east boy and girl golfers to Texas for a week in the autumn.