Donald Trump is set to increase security around his luxury Turnberry golf course after it was vandalised.
The US President, 79, wants to install gates at various locations around the Ayrshire course following meetings with police and architects.
The move comes after a green at the world-famous course was dug up and another had ‘Gaza is not for sale’ painted on it. Red paint was also daubed over buildings and walls at the resort in the incident in March.
Turnberry bosses later held a review into the security of the resort alongside officers from Police Scotland.
A proposal to fit new gates was drawn up along with measures that are designed to prevent intruders gaining access to the course at night.
Plans submitted to South Ayrshire Council show some gates will remain open 24/7 but will be locked if a security alert is received while others will be locked down overnight.
Turnberry hope the upgrades will reduce the risk of any ‘malicious damage’ in future.
The new gates will be installed at the hotel entrance, the clubhouse, and the parking entrance to the iconic lighthouse.
The clubhouse at Trump Turnberry was covered in red paint in an incident in March
The words ‘free gaza’ were also spray painted in red on a wall at the resort
Mr Trump was surrounded by security and staff in golf buggies when he played the course
A document signed off by Turnberry managers said: ‘Following on from the vandalism act carried out on the 8th March 2025 at the resort, and subsequent security review for the resort, we have worked jointly with Police Scotland to identify areas that may have contributed to the ease of access to the property, mainly the golf course side of the business.
‘From this we had engaged an architect to draw up plans for additional gates similar in design to that already approved by South Ayrshire Council, namely Gate 2, which will assist in restricting vehicular access.’
The letter added: ‘Doing these measures will assist in reducing the risk of any future malicious damage or vehicles being on the property overnight.’
While the new security measures will be robust, they can hardly compare to the ring of steel that was thrown up around the resort during Mr Trump’s visit there in July.
The president took in a round of golf at Turnberry during a five-day private trip that also saw him open a new course at his Menie Estate in Aberdeenshire, and hold meetings with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen.
During his round at Turnberry Mr Trump was surrounded by a 28-golf buggy ‘cavalcade’ of staff, security and advisers, as well as dozens of police officers.
Miles of temporary 10ft fences with ultra-fine mesh were also erected to keep protesters away.
Mr Trump bought Turnberry in June 2014 for £39.5m but resigned as a director from the business after being elected as president in 2017 and handed control to a trust run by his family while retaining a financial interest.
The president had last visited Turnberry in 2018 during his first term as US leader where he was booed during an afternoon game of golf by demonstrators gathered at the perimeter of the resort.
A paraglider also flew over the hotel with a banner criticising the president.
Several people have been arrested by police over the alleged vandalism at Turnberry in March this year.
Mr Trump is due to arrive for a state visit to the UK next week.
It comes after he met with First Minister John Swinney and Lord Mandelson in the Oval Office of the White House earlier this week to discuss reductions on whisky tariffs.
A decision on the new security plans is expected to be made in due course.
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Donald Trump to increase security around Turnberry after it was vandalised
