Greater Miami Velvet Ropemakers Prepare: Trump Announces Doral Purchase

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Long anticipated and confirmation finally arrives...note that the release never mentions the TPC Blue Monster. And here I was hoping for a rebranding/merger to TPC Trump Monster.

For Immediate Release...

The Trump Organization Announces the Purchase of Miami’s Legendary Doral Hotel & Country Club

TRUMP HOTEL COLLECTION to Reinvent Doral, Comprising Miami’s Best Golf Courses, 700-Room Hotel and a Sprawling Spa

Well, Miami's best besides Indian Creek. Go on...

The Trump Organization today announced that it will purchase Miami’s iconic Doral Hotel & Country Club for $150 million. Doral is legendary for its four championship golf courses, including the world-renowned Blue Monster; 700-room resort; vast ballrooms and meeting facilities; sprawling Pritikin spa; and the highly regarded Golf School and teaching facilities. The Trump Organization plans to make a major investment in the resort and golf courses with the intention of restoring Doral to its former grandeur. The TRUMP HOTEL COLLECTION™, the wholly owned hotel management division of The Trump Organization, will take over the management of the property and expects to assume operations by June 2012. The property will remain fully operational throughout the renovation, which is expected to conclude in Fall 2013.

“When Doral first opened, it was considered the best resort in the world,” stated Donald J. Trump, chairman and president. “The combination of the property’s incredible location in the heart of Miami and our very significant investment in upgrading the resort will enable us to return Doral to its former glory if not surpass it. When completed, Doral will be the finest resort and golf club in the country.”

Better than Trump National Los Angeles, which is better than Pebble Beach?

The Blue Monster, one of the most famous golf courses in the world, has been home to a PGA TOUR event every year since its opening, with the Doral Open from 1962 to 2006, and the highly regarded WGC (World Golf Championship) since 2007. The WGC invites only the world’s top 75 tour professionals; past winners include Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Ernie Els.

The almost 800-acre Doral Country Club includes 700 hotel rooms across 10 lodges; four golf courses; more than 86,000 square feet of meeting space, including a 25,000-square-foot Ballroom; a 50,000-square-foot spa with 33 treatment rooms; six food and beverage outlets; extensive retail; and a private members’ clubhouse.

“It would be impossible for a developer today to replicate a property of this size in Miami at any cost,” noted Trump.

After that Ivanka dropped the v-word, the b-word and now we get to the golf course part.

The Trump Organization has retained world famous golf course architect Gil Hanse who will work directly with Donald J. Trump and the PGA TOUR leadership to enhance and renovate the Blue Monster.

“We look forward to working with Gil Hanse and, together with the PGA TOUR and players, have given him unlimited latitude to bring the Blue Monster to the highest standards and level of golf. When completed, coupled with the great Miami location, there will be nothing like it anywhere in golf,” stated Donald J. Trump.

Unlimited latitude! I think that's The Donaldspeak for: until I say yes!

Hanse added, “We are very excited to have the opportunity to renovate the Blue Monster Course at Doral. Few courses on Tour can claim such a long history and can span the generations of Tour players from Nicklaus and Palmer to Woods and Mickelson. We intend to focus on these traditions as we seek to update the course to meet the demands of modern day tournament conditions. We are also pleased to be matching our attention to detail in golf course design with The Trump Organization, with its similar passion for detail, as it seeks to revitalize the entire Doral resort.”