Eric Trump says there is "probably no better venue on Earth for a Ryder Cup" than Trump International Golf Links as the Aberdeenshire course prepares for the test of holding its first significant tournament.
The European Legends Tour's flagship Staysure PGA Seniors Championship takes place from Wednesday to Sunday next week, and Major winners like Jose Maria Olazabal and Tom Lehman are among those set to take part.
The championship course on the Menie Estate opened in 2012 and Mr Trump, who runs the Trump Organisation's golf properties across the globe, thinks the arrival of the tournament not only reflects the high regard the course is held in internationally, but is the first in "a lot" of future big events at the site.
Speaking to the Press & Journal from Florida, he said: "We're excited. It deserves the best tournaments in the world.
"We've talked about the Scottish Open and a bunch of the big tournaments. There's been a lot of interest.
Very young course
"It's a very young course - it's only 10 or 12 years old and you don't see that many young courses getting prestigious tournaments like this.
"We're going to have the best senior players in Europe at the course. And it can handle anything - it will certainly be able to beat them up. It's long, it's hard, but it's one of the most beautiful courses anywhere on Earth."
Asked whether hosting the Ryder Cup might also be a possibility, Mr Trump would not go into specifics but insisted the Aberdeenshire course would be up to the job, adding: "This course could certainly hold a Ryder Cup - in fact, there's probably no better venue on Earth for a Ryder Cup than this property.
"Time will tell and stars have to align, based on schedules and everything else, but it's capable of it and I just think it's going to show unbelievably well next weekend."
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