Donald J Trump, 45th President of the United States, today gave the green light for a new golf venture in Scotland that will create ’one of the great golf courses of the world’.



Mr Trump announced that work on his new MacLeod course – dedicated to his mother, May Anne MacLeod – was now beginning.



Mr Trump broke ground on the new course at Trump International Scotland in Aberdeenshire this afternoon and cut a ceremonial red ribbon to mark the occasion.



He said: “We are going to build a great golf course that aims to replicate the outstanding championship links we already have here and many believe to be the greatest golf course in the world.



“We will build a course that will be fit to host many great championships in the future along with our championship links. We’ve had a lot of pleasure in working on this land and there is no other land like it. We have incredible views by the sea and there are no other dunes like these in the world. It will be a great success.



“This project is very close to my heart and I am delighted to say that this is our first day of work on the new course It will be dedicated to my late mother and that is a source of great pride to me and my family. My mother was an incredible woman who loved Scotland. She returned here every year and she loved The Queen. I got to know The Queen too during my visits here I love Scotland just as much.”