Donald Trump jokes with crowd as he plays golf at his Turnberry course

Former US president Donald Trump enjoyed a round of golf at his Turnberry golf resort in South Ayrshire on the second day of his visit to Scotland.

Mr Trump took the wheel of a golf buggy as he travelled around the resort on Tuesday afternoon.

Earlier in the day, Trump Turnberry staff lined the steps and waved hats which said “we make Turnberry great again” as they greeted Mr Trump on his arrival.

Mr Trump took a golf caddy around the course before stopping on the third green to ask a waiting crowd for their thoughts on his shot.

The former president steered a golf caddy over to waiting media before stopping to engage with the waiting crowd.

But he joked: “Just don’t follow the ball.”

He even stopped to retake a shot to allow waiting photographers to get their perfect shot.

After which he turned and said: “That’s on the green, thank you very much. Are you surprised to see that kind of power? I think so.”

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Donald Trump drove a golf buggy around the resort (Jane Barlow/PA)

On Monday, Mr Trump attended a ceremony to break ground for a second course at the resort, to be named the MacLeod course – dedicated to his late mother, Mary Anne MacLeod.

She was born on Lewis in the Western Isles before emigrating to the US.

Following his time in Scotland, he will head to his golf course at Doonbeg, Co Clare, on Ireland’s west coast.

The tycoon’s trip to Scotland comes as he faces legal trouble in his native New York over his business practices.

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Donald Trump was greeted by staff at the resort (Steve Welsh/PA)

Mr Trump spent two days at his Turnberry course while in office in 2018, meeting Theresa May and the Queen during his stay.

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