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Written by David Skilling
Donald Trump’s golf business has caught media attention this week, with his latest financial disclosure revealing the scale of it through published revenue figures from clubs across the United States, Scotland and Ireland.
The filing offers one of the clearest pictures yet of the commercial engine behind Trump’s sporting interests, and when you strip away the politics, what emerges is one of the largest privately owned golf businesses in the world, generating tens of millions across multiple countries while sitting at the centre of one of sport’s biggest commercial stories.
The standout figure comes from Trump National Doral in Florida, which reported almost $110 million in golf-related revenue. That makes Doral far more than a prestigious golf club, as it operates as a substantial sports and hospitality business whose commercial performance would rival many professional sports organisations.
Beyond the U.S., the numbers are also pretty significant. Trump Turnberry in Scotland generated £23.6 million in hotel and golf-related revenue, and Trump International Golf Club Scotland in Aberdeen reported £6.7 million. His Doonbeg resort in Ireland added another €14.2 million in resort-related revenue, demonstrating that the business extends well beyond a single flagship property.
