Former US President Donald Trump’s new links golf course in Aberdeenshire is to open next summer, with owners claiming the site will complement the existing course to offer the largest 36 holes in golf.
Trump International said the new Championship Links will be “one of the most eco-friendly and sustainable courses ever built”, with views overlooking the North Sea.
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Mr. Trump and his son Eric finally started spring On the site, which is designed with current world-rankings in mind championship Links at Trump International near Balmedie, north of aberdeen,
Trump International says more than 10 hectares of vegetation has been moved across Scotland’s largest sand dunes, allowing indigenous people plants To thrive and expand, one million sprigs of native marram grass have been planted and six tonnes of marram seeds have been harvested.
Sara Malone, executive vice president of Trump International, praised the “extraordinary progress” at the site.
He said: “This course is different from any other links course ever created and exceeds every expectation. Very few large stretches of developable links in the world are as good as this one.
Inside Trump’s second course in Britain that will create ‘the largest 36 holes in golf’“A truly remarkable, world-class team of architects, engineers, environmental scientists and Industry Experts are working tirelessly in the background, digging up every square inch of this phenomenal piece of land to create one of the great wonders of the world. golf,
Trump International said new the wildlife Housing emerged within wetland areas, sand dunes and heathlands, and most materials – apart from drainage and irrigation pipework – were sourced on-site to reduce the carbon footprint.
An “innovative eco-friendly freshwater and drainage system” has been constructed from wetlands and ponds to provide irrigation.
Golfer Paul McGinley said: “I had the pleasure of seeing Trump’s new site Construction while playing staysure pga championship at Trump International Heat,
“I have no doubt that the addition of this new golf The course will provide not only an excellent golfing test, but also an aesthetic test with views of the North Sea from most of the holes.”
Claire Barber, principal director of project engineers Fairhurst, said: “Given the outstanding ecological and geomorphological setting of the site, our priority is to provide engineering solutions that not only meet minimum standards, but also complement the natural landscape with a special Let’s increase “. focus on Water Environment And biodiversity.
“Working with academic experts in the field, we have achieved engineering and course morphology designs that not only respect but also complement the existing landform while taking into account ongoing natural processes.”
Essie O’Mahony, principal golf contractor at GolfLink Evolve, said: “My over 30 years of experience IndustryThis is the most eco-friendly and sustainable golf project we have ever worked on.
“This course has been designed with the utmost respect EnvironmentWe have harvested and sourced almost all ingredients from the ground up and developed a energy efficient and environmentally sustainable Water System that supports both championship courses Future,
Robert Maxfield, chief executive of the Professional Golfers’ Association, said: “This could be one of the last great modern links to be built scotland,
“This course is an infallible gift to the game of golf, and I am delighted that this course will be accessible and open to all.”
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