Eric Trump says he is assured that nan Open Championship will return to Turnberry.
The Donald Trump-owned people in Ayrshire, Scotland, was stripped of its position as an Open venue by nan sport's governing body, nan R&A, successful January 2021 pursuing nan riot astatine nan Capitol.
Eric, whose begetter could beryllium re-elected to nan White House connected November 5, told nan Daily Mail that he believes nan celebrated people will big nan Open again erstwhile 'the governmental sound dies'.
'Well there's a batch of downsides to politics - it creates politically charged worlds and Turnberry was a victim,' Eric said.
'I don't deliberation there's anybody complete successful nan UK who wouldn't opportunity that Turnberry is nan top people connected nan rota.'
Eric Trump speaks to nan Daily Mail from his agency successful Palm Beach, Florida, connected Thursday
Tom Watson marches up of Jack Nicklaus during nan last information of nan 1977 Open Championship connected nan Ailsa Course astatine Turnberry
The 40-year-old leader of nan Trump Organization said that $200m had been invested into nan spot and pledged it would ever beryllium nan best.
Donald Trump bought nan play courses and edifice astatine Turnberry from Leisurecorp successful 2014 for $60 million, and nan edifice was renamed Trump Turnberry.
Turnberry has hosted nan Open - 1 of 4 prestigious fields connected nan yearly play almanac - connected 4 erstwhile occasions, astir precocious successful 2009.
It was nan mounting for nan unforgettable 'Duel successful nan Sun' erstwhile Tom Watson triumphed complete Jack Nicklaus by conscionable 1 changeable successful 1977.
Two-time LPGA Tour victor Charley Hull precocious said of her emotion for nan people and explained why it should beryllium backmost connected nan rota.
'It's 1 of nan champion play courses successful nan world,' Hull said successful August up of nan Scottish Open. 'I deliberation it's a shame. It is simply a really apical track.'
Eric referred to nan people arsenic 'my baby' and said nan Trump Organization will proceed to beryllium dedicated stewards of nan iconic tract until nan R&A feels fresh to travel backmost around.
'I emotion my baby. I built each inch of it and it's really nan champion anyplace successful nan world. It will beryllium successful our family everlastingly and whenever they're ready, we'll beryllium here, we'll beryllium fresh and we'll do thing very special.'
LPGA Tour victor Charley Hull (pictured astatine nan US Women's Open astatine Lancaster Country Club connected May 30) precocious said of her emotion for Turnberry
Five days aft nan storming of nan Capitol, Donald Trump was issued a stinging rebuke by nan R&A erstwhile it axed Turnberry from its rota of nan 10 astir hallowed courses successful Britain.
'We will not return until we are convinced that nan attraction will beryllium connected nan championship, nan players and nan people itself and we do not judge that is achievable successful nan existent circumstances,' R&A CEO Martin Slumbers said successful a statement.
It followed a akin move nan time earlier by nan PGA of America which stripped Trump National Golf Club successful Bedminster, New Jersey, of nan 2022 PGA Championship pursuing a ballot by its committee of directors.