14 Trump International Golf Links near Balmedie, Scotland, will open a second layout, the MacLeod course, in summer 2025. The design team comprises Martin Hawtree, Christian Lundin and Christine Fraser, with development being overseen by Eric Trump and Sarah Malone, executive vice president of Trump International, Scotland. It has been built to the south and west of the original course, a 2012 Hawtree design. The MacLeod spans hundreds of acres of rugged coastal terrain and has panoramic North Sea views. It has been laid out over three distinct areas: sandy dunesland, heather-clad heathlands and expansive wetlands. The club says the course will have the world’s largest natural bunker, infinity greens, and that the golf architects have incorporated ancient burns into their design. Virtually all materials, other than drainage and irrigation pipework, have been sourced on site. No bulk materials were imported, with on-site sand, stone and soil used to reduce the carbon footprint and environmental impact of construction work. GolfLink Evolve is the principal golf course contractor and Fairhurst the project engineers. Water from wetlands, ponds and across the site will feed into a drainage system that has been engineered to provide irrigation for all 36 holes at Trump International. More than one million sprigs of native marram grass have been planted and six tons of marram seeds harvested across the new course. Over 10 hectares of natural vegetation has been translocated to allow indigenous plant habitats to thrive and expand. “Over my 30 years’ experience in the industry, this is by far the most environmentally friendly and sustainable golf project we have ever worked on,” said Esie O’Mahoney of GolfLink Evolve. “This course has been built with the utmost respect for the environment. We have harvested and sourced almost all the materials TEE BOX Second layout at Trump Aberdeen to open in summer 2025
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