Sandy Jones perhaps said it best at the opening, that it's one of the top three courses in the world, but the problem is that he can't name numbers two and three. They're overwhelmed by the scope of the place. That might sound strange, but it's happened. We've had some people interviewing there who have seen what we've done in person and actually tear up. What are the best and worst things you've read or heard about it?ĭonald Trump, Jr.: Honestly, other than a very small but also quite vocal opposition, I haven't heard anything negative about it. : Just about everything I've read about Trump International has been very positive.
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When and if construction begins, we'll build in phases, starting with 150 plus or minus rooms, and as the market matures, we'll keep adding on up to that number. : What will be the size of the hotel?ĭonald Trump, Jr.: We're approved for 450 rooms, but a lot will depend on what the market will support. The concept is approved and done, but we're not going to start building until we're certain it won't be overlooking an industrial site. Permits for the course should be finished up by fall, and shovels will be in the ground shortly thereafter.Īs for the hotel, we'll wait until the talk of the wind farm is settled. It'll follow parallel to the coast just west of the first course along the front nine, and then it will cut out to the sea for the same dunes and links feel. My father decided to name it the Mary MacLeod Course after his mother who hailed from Scotland. : What is the current state of development at Trump International? Hotel? Second golf course?ĭonald Trump, Jr.: The current state of development is, yes, we're working on a second course, to the west beyond the driving range. My son said to me the other day, "Dad, I want to play 100 holes today!" So they will help me get out to play more in the future. That said, my 6 year old has been playing for three years already, and my 4 year old has been playing for two, and they're great for their ages. My dad says that if I could just get out to play more often, I could likely be a single-digit handicap, but that will have to wait for now. At 35 with four kids, I just don't have the time to get out there much. I play, but I spend more time building golf courses than playing them. Do you play?ĭonald Trump, Jr.: My father's a very good player, actually. : I understand your father's actually a pretty good player. In time, I may take on some of that role, but no one can do it quite like does. A lot of that certainly comes with the territory, as in our current negotiations with the Scottish government about the proposed wind farm. Obviously I and George Sorial, also an EVP with the organization, and other executives in the company still do quite a bit of that. : Do you have any interest in someday taking on the PR role and public profile that your dad seems to relish in?ĭonald Trump, Jr.: I think that's an interesting question. : Being a "Jr.," how often do you at first get mistaken for your father?ĭonald Trump, Jr.: I don't know if I get mistaken for him, but internationally, I hear, "You're much younger than expected." Especially in foreign locales, when I hand people my business card, I certainly get double-takes. : What's your official capacity within your father's empire?ĭonald Trump, Jr.: As Executive Vice President of Developments and Acquisitions, I focus on golf, residential developments, resort developments, hotels - let's call it an all-encompassing role within Trump Industries. To get the latest word on developments at Trump International Golf Links - and the world of Trump Golf in general - we spoke exclusively with Donald (Don) Trump, Jr., eldest child of Donald, Sr., and Executive Vice President of Development and Acquisitions for Trump Industries. Legal wrangling continues over a wind farm that has been proposed along the coast near the course, but the notoriety from that ongoing debate has raised the course's profile in the national and international media. Although the development of the links just outside Aberdeen has been a long and involved process, the positive impact on the area and on Scottish golf cannot be denied. The wild and wooly dunes-strewn land through which the 7,428-yard links course runs - some 1,500 acres in total - is unlike anything else in Scotland. Trump International Golf Links opened last summer to nearly universal acclaim.
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