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You Can Sleep On The Court Of The US Open
Imagine lounging in the middle of a famous tennis court. IHG For many people, tennis isn't just a sport—it's a lifestyle. The US Open is one of the biggest draws of the summer, bringing fans from around the world to see some of the best players battle it out on one of tennis's most famous stages. This year, the tournament is offering something completely new, something that takes the fan experience well beyond cheering from the stands: breakfast in bed on the court at Louis Armstrong Stadium. Thanks to IHG Hotels & Resorts, the official hotel partner of the US Open, this courtside fantasy is becoming a reality. Called 'Bed on the Baseline,' this exclusive opportunity lets one lucky winner and a guest enjoy a cozy bed set up courtside, complete with soft robes, slippers, and a room service–style breakfast. It happens just days after the last match has been played and the crowds have left, giving guests a rare chance to enjoy the stadium in quiet luxury. The whole moment is designed to bring fans closer to the sport in a way that no ordinary ticket ever could. The winner will arrive by private car and be welcomed by a personal concierge who escorts them to the bed placed right next to the baseline. As they relax and enjoy their breakfast, iconic highlights from the tournament play on the stadium's big screen, creating an intimate atmosphere that feels both special and completely unique. This is a different kind of courtside seat. Usually, sitting close to the action means dodging wayward balls and soaking up the adrenaline of live play. Instead of the usual noise and energy that fill the stadium during a match, this experience invites you to slow down and enjoy a rare moment of calm. The stadium will be quiet, empty, and bathed in late summer light—just days after some of the world's best players have left their mark. They're also introducing a new cocktail this year, which feels about right. Created by IHG exclusively for the tournament, The Watermelon Slice is a riff on the Open's signature drink, the Honey Deuce—you know, the one that shows up in everyone's Instagram story, usually held in front of Arthur Ashe. This drink rivals the famous Honey Deuce. IHG The original's a sweet, fruity mix—vodka, peach schnapps, iced tea, that sort of thing. This one's lighter. Champagne takes over as the base, with watermelon juice, elderflower, and a squeeze of lime. It's served in a souvenir cup, with a wedge of watermelon balanced on the rim. You don't have to be drinking it courtside to enjoy it, but it probably helps. The tournament itself is stretching out a bit this year—15 days instead of the usual two weeks. It starts on Sunday, August 24, and runs through September 7. The idea is to give players more time between matches, which sounds good in theory and even better when you realize it means more tennis to watch. Meanwhile, the USTA has been busy. They've poured $800 million into upgrading Arthur Ashe Stadium and building a new Player Performance Center. That's not a small tune-up—it's a major investment in keeping the Open modern, competitive, and on par with what other Grand Slams are doing. Still, nothing really compares to the idea of waking up on the court.
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No Open in sight, but with DP World Tour event, Donald Trump's foothold in Scotland grows
This week, the DP World Tour has returned to Scottish soil for the Nexo Championship, which is being held at —whisper it — Trump International Golf Links near Aberdeen. A late addition to the circuit's schedule, the event was originally called the Scottish Championship before a title sponsor hopped on board. In case you're wondering, Nexo is a premier digital assets wealth platform with its high-heeled yins proudly stating that, 'golf is a natural fit for our brand: elevated, global, and principled.' Is that not what Trump says about himself? Anyway, the Nexo Championship is the second significant event to be staged on Trump's golfing turf in the space of a few days, following the Staysure PGA Seniors' Championship, which concluded on Sunday. The other week, a petition urging the R&A not to take The Open back to Trump's Turnberry course was launched and earned upwards of 50,000 signatures. I've not found a petition against the staging of the Nexo Championship — the Scottish Government has chipped in with $240,000 of funding for it — or the golden oldies event on a Trump property yet. Amid all the fist-shaking, harrumphing, placard-waving and handwringing that greeted the U.S. President's visit to these shores last week, the actual golf events themselves clatter and batter on unhindered. Slowly but surely, Trump continues to establish a foothold in the business of championships on this side of the pond. My learned colleague, Ewan Murray of The Guardian, suggested in his own column recently that it would be no surprise to see a Scottish Open at Turnberry within the next few years. As Trump cut the ribbon on his second course at Balmedie last week, Guy Kinnings, the chief executive of the European Tour Group, was part of the ceremonial party. Presumably, any discussions about tournament golf at Trump-owned venues moved beyond the staging of the Nexo Championship? We all, meanwhile, know the championship Trump desperately craves. Despite all the 'dialogue' and 'feasibility work' about an Open at his treasured Turnberry, however, we all also know that there's probably more chance of the game's most celebrated major being held at Littlehill municipal while Trump is still around. In his homeland of the USA, Trump had a major, the PGA Championship, booked in at his Bedminster course in 2022 until the PGA of America stripped him of the honor after his incitement of the Capitol insurrection. PGA Championships are assigned to venues until 2032, while U.S. Opens are already locked in at various courses until 2043. The R&A, meanwhile, has announced Open venues only through 2027. Even if the prospect seems as remote as Point Nemo, The Open still remains Trump's best crack at a major championship. He may not be around to see it, mind you. It's hard to think that 10 years have hurtled by since we all trotted off down to Turnberry for the Women's Open of 2015 and the bold Donald hijacked affairs by birling about over the Ailsa course in his helicopter before making a grand entrance. That first morning of play was probably one of the most sigh-inducing days of my working life. Well, apart from the time there was no press lunch at an Amateur Championship one year. The bizarre circus unfolded not long after Trump had made his outlandish comments about Mexicans as his Presidential campaign became more volatile and divisive. Poor Lizette Salas, the daughter of Mexican immigrants who had spoken with quiet dignity on the eve of the championship about Trump's inflammatory rant, was encircled by cameras and microphones upon completing her opening round. In an elbowing, barging scrum of news reporters, she faced barking, salivating questions like, 'is he a racist?' instead of the more genteel, 'what club did you hit into the seventh?' It was all spectacularly unedifying on the first day of a women's major championship. About a year earlier, Peter Dawson, the then chief executive of the R&A, suggested that, 'it would be ludicrous if something said on the Presidential campaign trail dictated where an Open is held.' That observation didn't age particularly well, did it? Amid the general pandemonium that engulfed the Women's showpiece that day, a teenage Lydia Ko adopted an air of shrugging nonchalance to the whole palaver. 'I was on the 16th and saw the helicopter and I was like, 'man, that's a really nice helicopter, I'd love one,' she said at the time. Here in 2025, Trump's own heart's desire remains an Open Championship. For the time being, though, a Nexo Championship will do him. It's a telling foot on the DP World Tour ladder. He may climb a few rungs yet.
