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Trump Turnberry to undergo major changes

Under the watchful eye of Donald Trump, the Ailsa Course at Turnberry will soon undergo significant changes with an eye on once again hosting golf's oldest championship.

The course will close in September for renovations, and it will be "radically different" upon re-opening according to a Reuters report. While the current scorecard includes two par-5s and four par-3s, the new layout will have three of the former and five of the latter, with par still totaling 70. A Golfweek report notes that some of the biggest changes will occur around the turn, where the par-4 ninth hole will be changed to a par-3 with the course's iconic lighthouse as a backdrop, while No.