The Donald tries to trump Pebble Beach
Donald Trump's golf empire will soon double in size. He has purchased the financially plagued Ocean Trails Golf Course in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., as well as Lamington Farm, a 520-acre estate in New Jersey once owned by automobile impresario John DeLorean. A yet-to-be-designed Tom Fazio golf course will be built on the property, according to Trump.
Lamington Farm will now be called Trump National at Lamington Farm, while Ocean Trails' new name is Trump National Los Angeles. This is not to be confused with the already operational Trump National in Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., and Trump International in West Palm Beach. Think this guy likes his name?
Trump told Golf Digest that Ocean Trails, including the 18th hole that was destroyed by a landslide in 1999, will be refurbished by Pete Dye. But unlike Trump's other courses, it will remain open to the public, with a green fee in the $350 range. "Pebble Beach really isn't on the ocean. It's on Carmel Bay," Trump says, comparing his green fee to Pebble's $375 fee for nonresort guests. "Ocean Trails really overlooks the Pacific Ocean."