Donald Trump's Turnberry remains out in the cold as Open venue

    By Rob Hodgetts, CNN

    Updated 1528 GMT (2328 HKT) July 18, 2018

    Donald Trump has set aside £200 million ($287 million) to restore and upgrade Turnberry's golf facilities, hotel and spa.
    Photos: Trump Turnberry redevelopment
    Donald Trump has set aside £200 million ($287 million) to restore and upgrade Turnberry's golf facilities, hotel and spa.
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    The US President-elect hopes his course -- purchased in 2014 -- will serve as a venue for The Open Championship.
    Photos: Trump Turnberry redevelopment
    The US President-elect hopes his course -- purchased in 2014 -- will serve as a venue for The Open Championship.
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    The iconic Ailsa course has hosted The Open four times since 1977 -- most recently in 2009 -- and Trump took time out of his White House bid to attend the official Turnberry reopening.