Turnberry is not the only Scottish links being ignored by the R&A. Muirfield, located along the Firth of Forth east of Edinburgh, is reputed to be the purest of links courses. Its first Open was in 1892, and there have been 15 others, most recently in 2013 won by Phil Mickelson. Only St. Andrews has hosted more Opens than Muirfield.

R&A chief executive Mark Darbon confirmed Wednesday he recently had a "really good discussion" with Eric Trump about hosting a future Open Championship at Turnberry, owned by U.S.

Past visits suggest the US president's latest trip to his mother's homeland is unlikely to receive a warm welcome.

Scottish police are preparing for a possible visit by President Donald Trump to his golf resort in Aberdeenshire later this month. If confirmed, it would mark Trump’s first trip to Scotland since being elected to a second term in the White House.