Trump praises Turnberry’s ranking among best courses in Great Britain, Ireland

President Donald Trump took a break from his working weekend at Camp David to praise his golf course in Turnberry, Scotland — which Golf World magazine recently named No. 1 in Great Britain and Ireland for 2020.

“So nice to see this great honor,” he said, noting he hadn’t played golf “in a long time.”

The president made his comment Sunday in response to last week’s tweet from Trump Turnberry’s official account celebrating the Ailsa course’s ranking.

Turnberry currently ranks No. 8 on the Golfweek Top 50 Classic Courses in Great Britain & Ireland. But his Trump International Scotland was named Golfweek’s at the top of the Modern Courses in Great Britain & Ireland list.

We’re delighted to announce Turnberry’s 18-hole Ailsa golf course has once again been recognised by @GolfWorld1 as the best golf course in the UK and Ireland for 2020.
We’d like to thank all of the wonderful readers and editors at Golf World for their nominations #trumpturnberry pic.twitter.com/HcYGPyj2eo

— Trump Turnberry (@TrumpTurnberry) April 30, 2020

Turnberry has hosted the British Open four times, the last in 2009, when Stewart Cink defeated Tom Watson in a playoff. However, it has been passed over in recent years by the R&A in favor of other courses in Scotland, most recently for the 2023 Open — which was awarded in February to Royal Troon.

Trump purchased the Turnberry golf course and resort in 2014. The course underwent major renovations shortly after it hosted the 2015 Women’s British Open, but it has not been the site of a major golf championship since then.

Trump’s passion for golf has been well-documented. His club in Bedminster, New Jersey, hosted the U.S. Women’s Open in 2017 and is scheduled to be the site of the PGA Championship in 2022.