Champions League winner and football royalty joined by Scotland icon at grand opening of Donald Trump's new golf course
As you might expect US
President
Donald Trump gets things under way at 10.45am - with his four ball including his son Eric - alongside two
men
you might know best these days from SkySports'
golf
commentary team, Rich Beem and Paul McGinley.
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The scene at the new Trump North Sea Links course near Balmedie
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US President Donald Trump reacts as he plays golf at the Trump Turnberry
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The full list of four balls at the venue this morning
Irishman McGinley, of course, was also a four-time title winner on the European Tour and a winning Ryder Cup captain in 2014.
They're in the first fourball of the day - then it's the turn of two heroes from
football
, Aberdeen Gothenburg great and Scotland legend Jim Leighton and Liverpool
star
Robbie Fowler.
Then at 11.12am, it's the turn of former Chelsea duo Gianfranco Zola and Andriy Shevchenko.
The Ukrainian - who won the Champions League with AC Milan - and the Italian are joined by Scottish golf hero Stephen Gallagher and ambassador Warren Stephens, who is the current US ambassador to the
UK
.
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Other golf stars taking part in the event include Kiwi Michael Campbell, Finland's Jarmo Sandelin and
France
's Jean van de Velde, who memorably lost a three-shot lead on the last at the Open at Canoustie back in 1999, when he ended up in his bare feet in the Barry Burn.
The ex-pros and the celebrities were spotted using the practice range
this morning
with Don't You Want Me by the Human League being played over the Tannoy.
A huge saltire fluttered in the wind alongside the Stars and Stripes - and there was a whiff of manure after a wind direction change too.
Spanning hundreds of acres of rugged coastal terrain, the brand new, 18-hole links course at Trump Scotland in Aberdeenshire promises an exceptional golfing experience with dramatic views of the North Sea.
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Featuring the world's largest natural bunker, mountainous sand dunes, and infinity greens hugging the coastal dune ridge, the new Trump North Sea Links course at Balmedie is designed to complement the existing Trump International championship links course.
While controversial politically at its birth, the Trump International has received worldwide acclaim and is ranked among the 'Top 100 Courses in the World' by Golf Digest.
Donald Trump tees off at luxury Turnberry course during Scots visit
The US president spent yesterday at hit other resort in Scotland, Trump Turnberry - where he slammed windfarms as "ugly monsters" and pleaded for more North Sea oil and gas drilling - just hours before a meeting with the First Minister.
The US President also poured cold water on John Swinney's fresh push for a second independence referendum while rooting for Scotland to "do well" due to his late mum's Isle of Lewis roots.
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He suggested that now was too soon for another vote on separation during a press conference at his Turnberry golf club in Ayrshire alongside Sir Keir Starmer.
The SNP chief earlier claimed a Nats majority of MSPs at next May's Holyrood election could be the "springboard" for Scotland "taking charge of our own destiny".
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Chelsea's Gianfranco Zola in his pomp at Stamford Bridge
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