Golf Post: Trump Turnberry Claims Three Prestigious World Golf Awards

Thu 12 November 2026

Scotland's Trump Turnberry resort has celebrated a hat-trick of honours at the 2026 World Golf Awards, with Trump's Twelve named the World's Best Par Three Course and the Turnberry Lighthouse recognised as the World's Best Halfway House. The Ailsa course was also named Scotland's Best Golf Course for the second consecutive year at the awards ceremony held at Madinaty Golf Club in Egypt on November 7.

Trump's Twelve Makes Immediate Impact

Opened in August 2026, Trump's Twelve is a 12-hole par-three course designed by Turnberry's in-house team and led by Director of Golf Courses and Estates Allan Patterson. The course features holes ranging from 70 to 206 yards, combining imaginative green surrounds, natural wasteland areas and strategically positioned water features. Multiple teeing grounds offer golfers of all abilities the opportunity to enjoy the course, complementing Turnberry's championship Ailsa and King Robert the Bruce courses.

Eric Trump, Executive Vice President of The Trump Organisation, said: "We are incredibly proud to see Trump Turnberry recognised with these awards. To have Trump's Twelve named the World's Best Par Three Course just months after opening is a great achievement and a credit to the team that brought it to life."

Historic Venues and Landmarks Honoured

The Ailsa course strengthens its reputation as one of the world's premier championship venues. It has hosted The Open Championship on four occasions, most famously the 1977 „Duel in the Sun“ between Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus. In 2025, the course underwent further enhancements to holes seven and eight, overseen by renowned golf course architect Martin Ebert.

The Turnberry Lighthouse, standing 24 metres tall beside the Ailsa's ninth green, offers golfers views over the Firth of Clyde towards Ailsa Craig and the Isle of Arran. Commissioned in the 19th century to warn ships away from Bistro Rock, the lighthouse also marks the remains of Turnberry Castle, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of King Robert the Bruce. Its recognition as the World's Best Halfway House acknowledges its landmark status on Scotland's Ayrshire coast.

Trump Turnberry's trio of awards underscores the resort's ongoing investment in its golf facilities. Beyond the three championship and par-three courses, the resort features a PGA-certified Golf Academy with TrackMan Range, simulators and dedicated short-game facilities.