DONALD Trump is set to visit his Turnberry golf course in Ayrshire next month, reports have said.
The US President is due to visit the UK for an official state visit, but no date has been announced. Trump previously revealed that plans are being drawn up for this to take place in September.
And now, the Scottish Mail on Sunday reports that Trump will visit his three Scottish golf courses by the end of July, including Turnberry.
He previously suggested his visit would coincide with the grand opening of a second 18-hole course at Trump International Golf Links in Aberdeenshire, named the MacLeod course after his Scottish mother.
According to the newspaper, security services are preparing for Air Force One to land at Prestwick Airport, in Ayrshire, in the final two weeks of July.
Trump’s last visit to Turnberry, during his first term as President, prompted a protest on a beach overlooking the golf course, featuring now sadly deceased Scottish comedian Janey Godley.
The Turnberry course has seen several protests since Trump took over the White House for the second time.
Protesters sprayed red paint on the clubhouse at the 800-acre resort, and damage was also caused to the greens where the words “Gaza is not for sale” were also painted.
And in April, Greenpeace UK revealed a large sand artwork on the beach outside the South Ayrshire golf course.
Trump was expected to meet King Charles in Scotland ahead of his official state visit in September, but the meeting was called off due to diary clashes.
The state visit was confirmed when Prime Minister Keir Starmer handed Trump a letter from the King inviting him to Scotland during a meeting at the White House.
However, it is understood that there were "logistical challenges" surrounding an informal visit, with conflicts in both the King's and Trump's diaries meaning a private meeting was not possible.
Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office in April, Trump said he did not “know how it [the state visit] can be bigger than the last one” but that “they say it’s going to be even more important”.
Precedent for second-term US presidents who have already made a state visit is usually tea or lunch with the monarch at Windsor Castle, as was the case for George W Bush and Barack Obama.
