of the local company Tunnock's, and Bentley Glasgow. Sports Speedway Speedway racing was staged in the Bothwell Castle estate area in the late 1940s and early 1950s. The track was constructed on old railway land by club members who used it as a training track. Occasional team matches saw the Bothwell Bulls take on other training venues such as Newtongrange and High Beech. Tommy Miller, who rose to fame with Glasgow Tigers in 1950, and Ken McKinlay, arguably the best ever Scottish speedway rider, both started out at Bothwell. The venture, safety fence and all, moved to Chapelhall. Golf Club Bothwell Castle Golf Club was officially opened on the 16th of June 1923 by the Earl of Home (father of Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas-Home). The course covered a 110-acre site situated between the 13th century castle and the then small village of Bothwell. In 1960 the club were unable to accept an offer to buy the course, which was purchased by a developer. By 1962, building proposals were in place resulting in the club losing 7 holes for housing, and having to develop new ground to replace these holes. This new section of the course opened in 1973. The club finally purchased the course in 1976 for £70,000, thereby securing its long-term future. In 2002, a fire resulted in the complete destruction of the clubhouse. The club decided to build the replacement clubhouse in a new location closer to the centre of the course. Officially opened in October 2004 by Richard Cole-Hamilton CBE, the Captain of the R&A Golf Club of St Andrews. In 1997, Lady Member Sheila Beckett produced a book on the history of the Club to commemorate its 75th anniversary. A flat, 18-hole parkland course, Bothwell is challenging for players at all levels. The building of the new clubhouse has allowed the club to revise the course layout, with several new tee positions and some new greens. Notable residents This list includes notable persons who were born or have lived in Bothwell. Theresa Breslin, Scottish novelist Chris Brookmyre, Scottish crime novelist The Very Rev John Chalmers, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 2014–15 (born in Bothwell) Joseph James Coleman, chemist and inventor of the Bell-Coleman effect in freezing and air-conditioning Marion Gilchrist, first female graduate of the University of Glasgow and the first woman to qualify in medicine from a Scottish university