The design and development of the new course has been overseen by his son Eric Trump and Sarah Malone, executive vice president of Trump International Scotland. And while the project has attracted plenty of controversy and criticism, it also represents a multi-million pound investment into the country’s extensive golfing infrastructure.
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Meanwhile, August 1 has been set as the date for play to begin on the Old Petty at Cabot Highlands in Inverness, which features tomorrow in the weekly Around the Greens series from The Herald.
Old Petty will initially be available as a walking-only experience to those who already have a tee time booked at the existing Castle Stuart course, which opened in 2009. Construction of a second 18-hole course has been the main ambition of the resort’s owner, the Canadian-based Cabot Collection, since it acquired the property in 2022.
Elsewhere, Royal Dornoch is due to open its new £13.5 million clubhouse in the coming few months. This development has been financed with a £5m funding package from the Royal Bank of Scotland, with the remainder coming from the club’s financial reserves.
Royal Dornoch also has longer-term expansion plans, having acquired 50 acres of linksland in a six-figure deal announced in October.
The land has been acquired to reimagine Struie, the sister track to Royal Dornoch’s championship course, along with the creation of new practice facilities. No firm timeframe is yet in place for the development, with design proposals set to go before members within the next two or three years.