DP World Tour: Donald Trump's Aberdeenshire course to host Scottish Championship in August
Donald Trump's Aberdeenshire course to host DP World Tour's returning Scottish Championship from August 7-10; tournament was last played at Fairmont St Andrews in October 2020; Scottish Championship to be penultimate event of Closing Swing; Trump also owns Turnberry course in Ayrshire
Tuesday 6 May 2025 15:00, UK
The DP World Tour will head to Donald Trump's Aberdeenshire golf course for the first time later this year with the Scottish Championship returning to the schedule.
The $2.75million (£2.06m) tournament will be held at Trump International Golf Links Scotland from August 7-10 and serve as the penultimate event of the DP World Tour's Closing Swing.
The Scottish Championship was last played in October 2020 when Adrian Otaegui finished four shots clear of Matt Wallace in the inaugural edition at Fairmont St Andrews.
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DP World Tour CEO Guy Kinnings said: "Trump International Golf Links Scotland has already earned a reputation as one of the best modern links courses in the UK and it promises to be an excellent venue for the return of the Scottish Championship to our schedule."
The Closing Swing concludes with the Danish Golf Championship in Copenhagen from August 14-17 - the last opportunity for players to qualify for the 'Back 9', the second phase of the DP World Tour season.
That part of the campaign starts with the Betfred British Masters at The Belfry from August 21-24.
Will Open Championship return to Trump-owned Turnberry?
The R&A previously confirmed it has spoken with Downing Street about the possibility of staging The Open Championship in 2028 at another Trump-owned course in Turnberry.
Turnberry last hosted the Open in 2009 when Stewart Cink beat 59-year-old Tom Watson in a play-off.
Speaking last month, R&A chief executive Mark Darbon called the Ayrshire venue "magnificent" but voiced concerns about the infrastructure.
Darbon said. "If anything, [Turnberry] is better now than it ever has been, given some of the improvements that have been made to the course.
"But there are some challenges around the road and rail network, some of the accommodation provision in the surrounding area, and so we're working on what a model could look like for the future."
