For starters I live about an hour from this course and there is a better course a half an hour up the road (Lahinch)...
Trump has pissed off the locals since he has got there. As usual he was said he was going to be huge and what we got is a good golf resort (was in a wedding there last year.) Actually the Trump branding in the hotel makes it very cheap looking... Gold Lettered 'Trump' all over a rustic Irish setting just doesn't sit well to me, but that is personal taste...
One think I will say is Trump doesn't endear himself to anyone in Clare. for a few reasons:
1. He has compalined about Windmills, bitched about endangered snails,... If he didn't like the location then clear off home... The rules of the area are clear, you have a golf course in a natural habitate. We are not letting you rip everything up cause you think you can...
2. The is a tradition in golf in Ireland that they lower the prices in the off season (and a few days in the summer) and let the locals play... Bigger and better courses than his does this in the area. I have played numerious world top 100 golf courses this way... Sorry this shows no class. He doesn't have to do it (it is his course) but don't come looking for our support when you don't....
3. He also doesn't support local competitions by letting competitions be played on his course. Again, he doesn't have to but again all the big boy courses do, if only a couple in the off season during the year. This is why his course gets the name of tourist trap rather than a real course.
4. He bought the Golf resort for a song. Peanuts on the dollar... Well done to him on that... But no one is going to loose there job if Trump packs his bags... He will sell it and there will be plenty of buyers and with a bit of some courtesy and the ablity to actually broker a deal a wall could be built...
The problem here is Trump is rude and treatening, don't do that in business in Ireland (actually I do a lot of business in US and don't do there either). Having some respect for the people you are dealing with actually goes a long way...
What Trump say about immirgrants is insultive to a lot of Irish by the way(especially in County Clare...)...