Turnberry boss Eric Trump has insisted his course WILL stage the Open Championship again.
The five star resort was today snubbed by golf chiefs at the R&A, who announced that their marquee event will instead return to Royal Troon in 2023.
Turnberry had been in the running to welcome the historic championship back for the first time since 2009.
But the game's rulers have opted instead for a quick return up the South Ayrshire coast, where Troon hosted the Open as recently as 2016.
Concerns have surrounded the political implications of staging the R&A's top event at Turnberry, which was bought by Donald Trump in 2014.
The President, who has since passed control of the resort to his son, splashed £200m on overhauling its courses and hotel.
And last year, R&A chiefs confirmed the Carrick resort was "in consideration" to play host to the globe's top golfers.
But today's move to shy away from one of the world's leading courses has left Turnberry on the fringes again.
Speaking exclusively to the Ayrshire Post, resort boss Eric said: "By almost everyone's account, Turnberry is the best course on the Open rota.
"We know that the event will return here one day and we very much look forward to that day.
"The hotel has never been as successful as it is right now.
"The golf course is also widely recognised as one of the very best in the world and the accolades continue to come for it.
"We're very proud of what we've done here and when the time is right, the tournament will absolutely be back."
The event at Troon will mark the 100th anniversary of the first time the Open was held at the venue in 1923.
"We are very much looking forward to celebrating another milestone in the cherished history of The Open," said R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers.
