The tweaks, tune ups and titivations know no bounds as Turnberry continues to get the kind of make over usually reserved for ageing dames of Hollywood.

Shimmering chandeliers, the finest of marble, great slabs of African mahogany? It sounds like home improvements in this correspondent's scullery. That grand iconic hotel perched up on the hill is certainly getting a spruce up and the linksland that stretches out below is getting a major overhaul. The myriad plans and proposals for the storied Ailsa course have been well documented ever since Donald Trump purchased the resort last year although the blueprint for what they are calling "a course reborn" was officially unveiled yesterday. "We were given an unlimited budget and I think we've exceeded it," said Eric Trump, who was filling the sizeable shoes of his faither at the media briefing.

From the championship tees, the beefed up Ailsa, which has hosted four Opens down the years including the great 'Duel in the Sun' contest of 1977, will be lengthened by 150 yards to 7,350 yards, a robust figure given that there are set to be five par-threes in total. One of those will be the ninth hole, which sits out at Turnberry's iconic lighthouse and is currently a par-four. From the back tees, it will be require a rigorous carry of 200 yards over the bay to a new green that is being constructed at Turnberry Point. "Combined with the view, it will be hard to rival in golf," added Trump. It will certainly be exhilarating and if the wind whips up and the waves are crashing down below, you'd almost expect to look up and see the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse charging at you with 3-irons from the Firth of Clyde.

In total, five new holes will be created at the sixth, ninth, 10th, 11th and 14th while "sympathetic" alterations will be made to all other holes including new tees, new greens and the reshaping and re-positioning of a number of bunkers. The quirky doughnut bunker on the 10th, for instance, is set to be expanded and returned to something resembling the shape, size and strategic importance it had back in its 1950s design. The closing 18th, meanwhile, will be lengthened and straightened with an elevated championship tee that will frame the players in the seascape behind them.

"The key is to make these changes blend in and make it look like they have been here for years," said Martin Ebert, the director of Mackenzie & Ebert golf course architects who advise the Royal & Ancient on alterations at six of the 10 courses on the Open Championship's rota. "We want to maximise the potential of this coastal setting. The most valuable asset here is the course's heritage and this is being done not to spoil it, but to add to it. There is huge international respect for the existing course at Turnberry and therefore these proposals will generate great debate in the golfing world. There may be some who consider it a step too far but hopefully reasonable people will see the benefit. We have been very careful to make an in depth study of the evolution of golf at Turnberry before making these proposals."

The final hurrah for the existing Turnberry layout will be this July when it plays host to the Ricoh Women's British Open before the entire resort closes at the end of September and work commences on the various alterations and additions. It is expected to be re-open for business in June of 2016.

The serious business, of course, is getting the Open back to his celebrated corner of Ayrshire. The battle for the Claret Jug was last staged here in 2009, when good old Tom Watson came within a whisker of winning the title as he approached his 60s. The earliest an Open could be held at Turnberry again is probably 2020. "While considering improvements, we have paid close attention to the prospect of staging future Open Championships," said Trump . "We will be here, we will be waiting and we will be ready."

The Trump course in Aberdeen was going to be the "greatest in the world" but it seems Trump junior has a new favourite. "This is No 1," he said with a smile. "I don't know how I'd compete with this project."