Trump Turnberry Sidelined Through 2021, But Still In The Rota

In his first roundtable with writers, R&A Chief Martin Slumbers punted (as predicted) on the Donald Trump-Turnberry matter by not ruling the course out of the rota, but also declaring it an unlikely venue prior to 2022

Slumbers covered his bets when discussing the Trump situation, reports The Guardian's Ewan Murray.

“We are in advance negotiations and discussions around 2020 and 2021, one of which will be in England because we like to get a balance between English courses and Scottish courses,” Martin Slumbers, the R&A’s new chief executive, explained.

“At no point during those discussions has Turnberry been part of that. So that’s where we are. And 2022 and beyond it is something we don’t have to think about for a few years.

Slumbers also wheeled out some nice jargon...

“But we are also very focused on the macro environment. We as an organisation have said that we believe golf should be open to all, regardless of gender, race, nationality or religion, and that’s where we sit.”