A deal is believed to be close, though the DP World Tour had no advance on its stance in May.
“We are looking at a number of venues for the 2026 Amgen Irish Open and will make any announcement on that in due course,” a spokesperson reiterated.
Doonbeg is understood to be making plans to build several new tees over the winter that would add yardage to the links.
The DP World Tour is on a two-week break before returning for the Nexo Championship at Trump International Golf Links, Aberdeen from August 7-10.
US President Trump is making a private trip to Scotland on Friday to visit Trump Turnberry and his Aberdeenshire course. Doonbeg is just 20 miles from Lahinch, where Royal Portrush’s Adam Buchanan and Royal Dublin’s Seán Downes opened with six-under par 66s to lead the Pierse Motor Group South of Ireland Amateur Open Championship.
They lead by a shot from Westport’s Conor Stapleton and Castleknock’s Quentin Carew in the battle to make the top 64 who qualify for the matchplay stages from tomorrow.
On the PGA Tour, Séamus Power tees it up in the 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities in Minnesota, looking to move closer to the top 100 in the FedEx Cup standings who will have full membership for 2026.
Power is ranked 133rd after picking up points in just two of his last seven starts.
He will be making just his third appearance at TPC Twin Cities, where he was tied 37th last year, and faces stiff opposition from Chris Gotterup and Wyndham Clark, third and tied fourth in The Open, for his third PGA Tour victory.
There’s just a week to go before the AIG Women’s Open at Royal Porthcawl, and Leona Maguire and Lauren Walsh will be looking to hone their games for that test in the ISPS HANDA Women’s Scottish Open at Dundonald Links.
The Scottish event marks the professional debut of England’s Lottie Woad, the former world amateur No 1 who won the KPMG Women’s Irish Open by six shots at Carton House before going to finish third in the Amundi Evian Championship.
“I am obviously very excited,” she said. “I have been thinking about making my professional debut for a long time. Excited to do it more on home soil, as well. It’s going to be really fun.”
It’s also a Major week for Darren Clarke, Paul McGinley and Pádraig Harrington, who play the ISPS HANDA Senior Open at Sunningdale.
Women’s Scottish Open, 9.30am Senior Open Championship, 1.30pm 3M Open, 7pm (Sky Sports Golf)
