Golf: Scotland
Commons · Question 49103 · Tabled 29 Apr 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record
Answered 6 May 2025
Question
Asked by Max Wilkinson
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether she has received representations from (a) President Trump and (b) the US government on the potential hosting of The Open at Turnberry.
Answer
Answered by Stephanie Peacock, 6 May 2025
Sporting bodies operate independently of the Government, and decisions on tournament hosting venues are rightly a matter for the relevant sporting bodies.This would be a matter entirely for The R&A and its operational team.