US tycoon Donald Trump has said the battle to open his multi-million pound golf resort in Scotland has been worth it as he struck the first ball on the course.
The businessman has clashed with local residents, environmentalists, wind farm manufacturers and the Scottish First Minister since buying the land on the Menie estate in Aberdeenshire seven years ago.
Plans for a hotel and houses on the estate have been put on hold until a decision is made on a proposed windfarm off the coast of Trump International Golf Links.
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