Turf at Turnberry’s Ailsa Course ripped up by protestersCourse has been closed since October due to renovation
Turnberry’s famous Ailsa Course will not open as planned on 1 May after serious damage caused to the Ayrshire venue – owned by the US president, Donald Trump – by a pro-Palestine group. Tour operators and those with individual bookings at Turnberry are in the process of being informed it will be June before the Ailsa, which is routinely ranked among the finest golf courses in the world, is available for play.
The clubhouse at the Ayrshire resort was daubed with graffiti and red paint in the early hours of 8 March. More significant in respect of the championship course – which has staged the Open on four occasions – was the ripping up of turf on and on approach to greens. The course has been closed since October due to planned renovation of the 7th and 8th holes.
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