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| View from the 9th green back to The Lodge. |
There
is only one thing that interests me in the whole media mêlée surrounding Donald Trump’s purchase of Doonbeg…
Is it good for
Irish golf?
It’s
good for Trump, no question. An estimated €15 million purchase must be the bargain
of the year compared with the €110 million he spent constructing just the
Scottish course in Aberdeen.
Everyone
is falling over themselves to say how wonderful it is to have Trump saving
Doonbeg, saving/creating jobs, investing millions, creating a world class
resort, instigating world peace and saving mankind. Trump is saying pretty much
the same thing: he’s not shy… or modest. But then you don’t get to be as
powerful and rich as him without stepping on toes and charging around like a
bull in a china shop.
