Trump hosts Women’s British Open as Park resumes slam quest

“From our first year magical year at St Andrews in 2007, we feel the Championship has evolved year on year and we are very proud to be announcing our further long term commitment here at the prestigious Trump Turnberry Resort”. We are delighted with our association with this historic event which matches up so perfectly with Ricoh’s own global presence, brand values and rich heritage.

Trump is rarely out of the headlines lately because of comments he is making during his U.S. presidential campaign.

“Last week I didn’t play well (tied 47th at a tournament in Michigan)”, she said on Wednesday. Players mostly have kept their thoughts about Trump to themselves.

There have been questions as to whether the PGA Tour and sponsor Cadillac can continue staging the annual WGC Miami event at Trump National Doral and if the PGA of America, which runs the Grand Slam, can keep his Bedminster layout as the venue for the 2022 US PGA Championship. “But sometimes it takes a couple of days to come back, sometimes it can take one to two weeks to get back to position”.

“Here, that’s the last thing you need”.

“Regardless of what he said, thats my goal — to hold up that trophy.”.

Meanwhile defending champion Mo Martin’s season was derailed by a thumb injury shortly after her Major breakthrough in the 2014 Ricoh British Women’s Open in Southport a year ago.

Yesterday, the 2013 British Open champion sported the sunny disposition of someone who had been reunited with the tools of her trade. He was responsible for getting his daughter into golf at age 7 and he will be cheering her on at Turnberry this week.

“I did tell him, ‘There’s not anybody else I would rather be stuck on the side of the road with a flat tire, ‘” Lewis said.

The top-ranked Park is looking to add the British Open to the three American-based majors she has already won, thus completing the career slam, and taking her overall haul of majors to seven.

But if it’s possible to put Trump aside for a minute this week, there should be a grand championship to be contested over the old Ailsa links, the one good enough to produce the Duel in the Sun, Greg Norman’s 63 in the storm, Nick Price’s massive eagle putt and Tom Watson so almost winning the Open at 59. “I come into this week with no expectations”.

Ko, a South Korea-born New Zealander who is the world No. 2, played the Ladies Scottish Open last week to get accustomed to links and the wind and rain that are set to be a feature at Turnberry.

The 19-year-old admits her previous win at Turnberry as a youngster can only be positive heading into this week’s event and says she is raring to go ahead of the penultimate major of the campaign.

Wie already has one major in her collection, the U.S. Women’s Open last year, and her chances of a second are being hindered by a bone spur in her left foot that is forcing her to wear a protective boot when she’s not on the course.

“The clubs made the flight but they said they couldn’t be delivered to Turnberry until Tuesday morning, which was no use to me as I needed to practise”.