Golf clubs · Bonnyrigg, Midlothian · February 2026

Broomieknowe Golf Club, Bonnyrigg: a failing simulator rebuilt from the frame out

The club’s indoor simulator had become a liability: the impact screen had lost its tension, sagged and worn. Rather than hang a new sheet of fabric, Lairds stripped the enclosure to its structure, rebuilt the frame, fitted a commercial-grade screen, hexagonal acoustic panelling and new turf, and gave the members a room they are proud to use.

Client

Broomieknowe Golf Club

Site

Bonnyrigg, Midlothian

Scope

Structural joinery, impact screen, acoustic panelling, turf and strike mats

Date

February 2026

The room

When the club contacted Lairds, their existing simulator was working against them. Our first inspection found the impact screen suffering severe tension loss, deep sagging and material fatigue, which affects shot accuracy as well as how the room looks.

We looked at why it had failed rather than just at the screen. The original framework had fundamental flaws, the tension was not distributed properly, and the screen had no adequate protection against high-velocity ball strikes. A club facility in daily use needs a permanent answer, not a patch.

What we designed

We stripped the enclosure back to its structural foundations and rebuilt it. A custom joinery framework holds the impact screen under even, lasting tension, so there is no ripple and no bounce-back. The screen itself is a commercial-grade impact projection material rated for relentless daily use, with the clarity the shot-analysis graphics need.

The basic wall tiles were replaced with precision-cut hexagonal acoustic panelling, which dampens the impact noise, protects the player, and turns the room into something the club is happy to show off. The floor was upgraded with professional strike mats and putting turf for true feedback from the fairway and the green. The next stage, when the club is ready, is the projector.

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Before, during and after

The rebuilt golf simulator at Broomieknowe Golf Club, Bonnyrigg, in use

The failing impact screen at Broomieknowe Golf Club before the rebuild

Work in progress on the simulator room at Broomieknowe Golf Club

Hexagonal acoustic panelling around the simulator screen at Broomieknowe Golf Club

The finished simulator enclosure at Broomieknowe Golf Club, Bonnyrigg

What we handed over

A simulator that reads as part of the building and performs consistently: a screen that stays flat, a frame that keeps it that way, a quieter and safer room, and a floor that feels like the course. A training facility the members use.