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| Donald Trump to attend Turnberry reopening | |
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| US presidential hopeful Donald Trump is to attend the official opening of the revamped Open venue - Trump Turnberry in Ayrshire. | US presidential hopeful Donald Trump is to attend the official opening of the revamped Open venue - Trump Turnberry in Ayrshire. |
| The US billionaire bought the hotel and golf course for an undisclosed sum in 2014 and subsequently added his name. | The US billionaire bought the hotel and golf course for an undisclosed sum in 2014 and subsequently added his name. |
| The golf course and most rooms in the hotel have now reopened following a £200m refurbishment. | |
| The presumptive Republican nominee will attend the official reopening on 24 June - one day after the EU referendum. | |
| Mr Trump said: "Very exciting that one of the great resorts of the world, Turnberry, will be opening today after a massive £200m investment. | Mr Trump said: "Very exciting that one of the great resorts of the world, Turnberry, will be opening today after a massive £200m investment. |
| "I own it and I am very proud of it. | "I own it and I am very proud of it. |
| "I look forward to attending the official opening of this great development on 24 June." | |
| Mr Trump is likely to be the Republican candidate in US presidential election in November after seeing off a host of rivals in the primaries. | |
| Ban on Muslims | |
| The outspoken billionaire has been a hugely controversial figure during this process, most notably when he called for a temporary ban on Muslims entering US following the San Bernardino shootings in California. | |
| This prompted a petition, advocating a ban on Mr Trump coming to the UK, which attracted hundreds of thousands of signatures. | |
| His comments were also described as "divisive, unhelpful and quite simply wrong", by Prime Minister David Cameron who later said he stood by those remarks but would work with whomever was elected president. | |
| Mr Trump later moved to defuse any tension between the two by saying that he had been asked to visit Downing Street and expected to "do just fine" with Mr Cameron. | |
| Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon called Mr Trump's comments on Muslims "offensive". | |
| She said: "Mr Trump's views are repugnant, and they clearly do not represent the mainstream views of people across America." | |
| His arrival in Scotland later this month is likely to be contentious with the fallout from Mr Trump's comments in the primaries still fresh in many people's memories. | |
| Turnberry is on the rota of courses that can stage the Open Championship and Mr Trump previously said that was a factor is his decision to purchase the resort. | Turnberry is on the rota of courses that can stage the Open Championship and Mr Trump previously said that was a factor is his decision to purchase the resort. |
| Turnberry is Mr Trump's second Scottish course, following on from his Aberdeenshire resort at Menie, which opened in July 2012. | Turnberry is Mr Trump's second Scottish course, following on from his Aberdeenshire resort at Menie, which opened in July 2012. |