mcarrion,
With all due respect, you must take what many of us here say with a grain of salt. Primarily, because WE ARE purists.
This is a website full of people who LOVE good golf course architecture. We have an inclination of the "development world" as you described it, but we don't like it. It generally doesn't lead to good architecture and for the most part pollutes the great art form that we all so admire.
Of course there are a few examples of developments turned good. I can't think of one off of the top of my head but I'm sure some development project has a nice golf course.
You cited vision and creativity........a fellow by the name of Desmond Muirhead once had a lot of vision and creativity. You will be hard pressed to find anyone who thinks his "themed golf courses" turned out as anything other than absurd.
I'd say this forum has provided you all that is unique about Turnberry, at least from the point of view you are looking for.
Replicate Robert The Bruce's Castle. Tell people the golf course was built over an old runway. Otherwise, I suggest you look into what some of the other "themed courses" have come up with for inspiration.
See Royal Links in Vegas, (Scottish golf comes to Colorado!)
Consult the various TOUR 18 courses, I think there is one in Texas. Recreate the 12th at Augusta, AGAIN! Tell the home owners they will play the same holes as THE MASTERS!
It frightens me that the cities and municipalities require that theming be used. It's crazy. What is this, Disneyworld?
"where do you live, Bob, Adventureland or Fantasyland?"
Your client's selection of Turnberry is a tough one. It's why I say "why Turnberry and not ANY linksland course?"
St. Andrew's has its' double greens and is shaped like a shepards crook.
Carnoustie has quite an extensive network of "burns"
County Down and Dornoch are all about the remote setting.
Can you tell us some of your ideas so we might get a clue of what type of thing you are envisioning?