Trump International Golf Links Scotland, the course owned by serving US President Donald Trump, is to host The Scottish Championship on the DP World Tour’s summer schedule.
The $2.7 5million tournament, which previously featured as part of the Race to Dubai in 2020 when it was played at Fairmont St Andrews, will be held from August 7-10, 2025.
The Scottish Championship will serve as the penultimate event in the DP World Tour’s Closing Swing, the fifth and final global swing which forms phase one of the 2025 season. The tournament replaces the Czech Masters in the schedule following its cancellation due to a suitable venue not having been found.
It will be the first time the DP World Tour has visited Trump International Golf Links Scotland, which hosted the Staysure PGA Seniors Championship in both 2023 and 2024 and will do so again from July 30 – August 3, the week prior to the Scottish Championship. That means there will be back-to-back tournaments at the links course designed by Martin Hawtree which first opened in 2012.
Guy Kinnings, CEO of the DP World Tour, 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.”
Eric Trump, Executive Vice President of The Trump Organization, said: “We are honoured to host the Scottish Championship on the DP World Tour at our iconic property. 2025 is an incredible year for Trump International, Scotland, as we proudly welcome two world-class tournaments and celebrate the highly anticipated grand opening of our new championship links course. This significant milestone reflects the hard work of our team and is a true testament to the exceptional golf and hospitality we deliver in Scotland.”
The staging of the Scottish Championship at Trump International Golf Links Scotland also marks the first time that the DP World Tour has hosted a tournament at a property owned by US President Donald Trump’s organisation. President Trump handed over control of his Scottish golf courses to his sons shortly before he took office at the White House for the first time in 2017, but has retained a financial interest.
Earlier this month it was widely reported that the UK Government has asked The R&A to clarify its position on the staging of future Open Championships at Turnberry, which has been owned by the Trump Organization since 2014. The Ayrshire venue has not featured on the Open rota since it hosted the championship in 2009.
In 2021, after the January 6th attack on the US Capitol by Trump supporters, The R&A said it would not stage championships at Turnberry “until we are convinced that the focus will be on the championship, the players and the course itself and we do not believe that is achievable in the current circumstances.”
But speaking to the press during last week’s media day held at Royal Portrush ahead of this year’s Open Championship, Mark Darbon, The R&A’s Chief Executive, said the body’s main concerns over returning to Turnberry are logistical rather than political.
He said: “The last time we were at Turnberry, I think we had just over 120,000 people. We’ve just announced that this summer we’re going to welcome nearly 280,000 people at Royal Portrush. A modern Open Championship is a large-scale event. What we know for sure is the golf course is brilliant, so at some point we’d love to be back there.”
“At Turnberry, there are definitely some logistical and commercial challenges that we face around the road, rail and accommodation infrastructure. We’re doing some feasibility work around what it would look like to return to that venue and the investment that it would require.”