Turnberry resort has been transformed into an “American prison”, complete with high fencing and “sniper towers”, for Donald Trump’s visit.

The US President is in Scotland for a four-day private visit, which includes the opening of a second golf course at his Aberdeenshire resort.

DONALD Trump took to his five-star golf course just over a year after he survived an assassination attempt – and was followed by an armour-plated buggy. The US president, 79, was trailed by

Donald Trump is about to fly into the UK, not on a state visit or diplomatic mission but something that to his mind is almost as important, if not more so. He is visiting the golf courses he owns in Aberdeenshire and at Turnberry on Scotland’s west coast.

In his first State of the R&A press conference since taking over the CEO role late last year, Mark Darbon fielded questions about the viability of at least three highly regarded courses – Turnberry, Muirfield and Portmarneck – with an open date on the calendar looming.

President Donald Trump won’t be getting to host a British Open at his Turnberry resort anytime soon, according to the R&A, which governs the major.

A slight antidote to the aggressive show of security was hearing some classics blaring from where the golf caddies were huddled, including Billy Joel’s Uptown Girl, shortly after Mr Trump teed off at about 10am.

President Donald Trump caused a stir with his actions at his Turnberry Golf Club in Scotland on Saturday, appearing to break one of the unwritten rules of the sport