Broomieknowe Golf Club between Edinburgh at the Scottish Borders. The new course opened in 1995 measuring 6150 yards. The current course has a standard scratch of 70 with a competition standard scratch of 69. Broomieknowe Golf Club Broomieknowe Golf Club is a parkland golf club in Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland. The golf club was formed in 1905 with the golf course opening in April 1906. The original course was designed by North Berwick professional golfer Ben Sayers, consisting of 18 holes and measuring 4740 yards. In 1933, golf course architect and professional James Braid redesigned the course to take advantage of new land, and
Timeline of golf history (1945–99) attempting the same feat. Judy Rankin becomes the first LPGA professional to earn more than $100,000 in a season. Richard Stanwood sets the record for fewest putts in one round—15—at Riverside GC in Pocatello, Idaho. The USGA institutes the Overall Distance Standard—golf balls that fly more than 280 yards (256 m) during a standard test are banned. 1977 Al Geiberger shoots 59 at Colonial CC in the second round of the Danny Thomas Memphis Classic, to set a new PGA Tour 18-hole record. Bing Crosby dies after completing a round of golf in Spain. His Bing Crosby National Pro-Am continues