Donald Trump purchases Turnberry

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2046568-donald-trump-confirms-purchase-of-turnberry-resort-in-scotland?utm_source=twitter.com&utm;_medium=referral&utm;_campaign=programming-UK

Can't say this thrills me; interested for an opinion from those on the other side of the pond?

I seem to be in a minority with respect to The Donald, though I can never figure out why.

The article says he's going to leave the course alone and is going to make improvements to the hotel.  He has the money and passion to do it right.

Trump, from the article:

"Some of the greatest championships in the history of golf have taken place at Turnberry. And the golf course itself is considered one of the greatest in the world. Some rate it as the best in the world. I'm not going to touch a thing unless the Royal and Ancient ask for it or approve it. I have the greatest respect for the R&A; and for (R&A; chief executive) Peter Dawson. I won't do anything to the golf course at all without their full stamp of approval."

What's not to like?

I agree @David in FL Trump has become a bit of a caricature of himself due to his public persona (The Apprentice, political commentary) but I like him and think he is a smart business person.  From a golf perspective, he's very outspoken about his passion for golf and he's investing a ton of money into the sport.

Not a fan at all of Donald Trump. Don't have a ton of knowledge about how he runs his courses, but I live <5 minutes from one of his courses, and I can't say it looks very good from the street. I wouldn't pay $50 to play there (not that I could). Hopefully he doesn't screw Turnberry up.

I'm genuinely curious. Why, if you don't know much about him, or "how he runs his courses", do you dislike him? Surely not because you don't care for how one of his courses "looks from the street".....

Mostly because he's a babbling buffoon. Who, by the way, was given the business. Hardly the self-made billionaire people like to make him out to be.

. Huh...... :-\

He's a Sterling apologist, birther, racist scumbag.

But hey, that's just my opinion.

EDIT: Who also said if she wasn't his daughter, he'd probably date her. Nice....

You must be reading a different newspaper here are Trump's quotes on Sterling and the situation;

Donald Trump echoed the sentiments of outrage expressed by many in response to racist remarks allegedly made by Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, but adding that the woman who recorded the conversation is “the girlfriend from hell.”

Speaking with Fox News on Monday, Trump called Sterling's comments “despicable,” referencing the 15-minute conversation with then-girlfriend V. Stiviano in which the Clippers owner made several disparaging comments toward African-Americans. However, Trump added that while Sterling's comments deserved punishment, he said the Clippers owner was set-up by his “very bad girlfriend.” “He got set up by a very, very bad girlfriend, let's face it,” Trump told “Fox & Friends” of Clippers owner Donald Sterling.

“She's called the girlfriend from hell, but what he said was terrible and despicable and very strong action is going to be taken. There's no question about it,” Trump said of Sterling's girlfriend. “She's a terrible human being and he gave horrible answers and disgusting answers.” Trump also called into question the mental state of Sterling, saying that he “seems close to incompetent.” “I think he could be out of it, frankly, based on his actions,” Trump said. “He could be pretty much out of it in terms of his whole mentality.”

The fact that he came out and said Sterling was "set up" speaks volumes.

Actually, you are incorrect. Sterling knew he was being recorded.

I still contend that he is a Sterling apologist.

Hey, I stated my opinion on Trump was just that, an opinion. You made this thread about my opinion, not me. But, since we're on the topic of what Sterling did and didn't know.....

http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/story/_/id/10857580/donald-sterling-los-angeles-clippers-owner-receives-life-ban-nba

I said I didn't know much about how he runs his courses. My income doesn't afford me the privileged of playing his courses. However, as I said, the course near me is not a nice looking course. You can see enough of it to know it's not well maintained. I do have a buddy who's played it a bunch of times (and even run into Trump there, who apparently was kind of an ass), so I'll check in with him to see if that holds true for the rest of the course as well.

EDIT: Let me add that I don't mean it's in bad shape, just not what I would expect from a Trump course. It looks like a nicely maintained muni course. It should certainly be much nicer than that. My prior descriptions may have come across as too harsh when describing it. That doesn't at all change my opinion of the owner, though.

Well, this thread went sideways pretty fast (you'd think we were discussing who is better Jack or Tiger).

Anyway, my concern about Trump is that he likes high profile deals and they seem to be more about him and his getting publicity; and how he owns one of the jewels of the golfing world.