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We would like to wish all our members the very best for this week’s Novruz Holidays. If you are staying in Baku the weather looks to be improving each day so we look forward to welcoming you. Some very good reports from the players visiting The National Azerbaijan Golf Club at Quba this past weekend with the course in excellent condition and the weather calm and warm – don’t miss a chance to visit and take advantage of their stay and play offerings.
 
As with previous years we will be open during the Novruz Holidays for the following tee times:
Tuesday 20 th – Friday 23 rd - The course is open with the first tee off from 10.00am – last tee off 16.00pm . Saturday and Sunday 24 th & 25 th – 8.30am first tee off till 16.00pm .
Medal Series 2018
This Sunday we will start the Dreamland Golf Club Medal Series for 2018. Be sure to sign up and we will arrange the draw with morning tee times. As with last year we will offer points to the leading 10 players in each handicap division 0 -21 22 -36. As well as monthly awards the Grand Final of the medal series will be played on Sunday 14th of October 2018. The entry fee is free for all members, with an optional 5AZN if you wish to join the 2’s club. Good Luck to all. 
EGA Handicaps
Players are reminded to continue to submit scorecards from individual competitions QUALIFIER  Medals, Roll Up’s, AIGS (Azerbaijan International Golf Society) to keep their handicap valid in line with the EGA European Golf Association rules.
3.5.9 A player must return at least four (4) qualifying scores each calendar year to provide his handicapping authority sufficient information about his playing ability to confirm or adjust his exact handicap for Annual Handicap Review.
Events Calendar
We are delighted to present the DRAFT Calendar for the 2018 season. Whilst we still await confirmation from certain sponsors we were keen to share with you some new formats and events. As you can see it promises to be an exciting spirited golf season ahead!

Saturday Roll Up – We have suggested a change in format twice per month to the traditional Stableford game. The occaional stroke play (Medal) and some pairs events like Greensomes and Foursomes are shown and even a “Traffic Light” competition where you play from a sequence of different tee starts – Gold, White, Blue, repeated.
 
Medal Series – Our Monthly Medal Series will start back at the end of the March (sponsor tbc). This event is free to enter and open to all Dreamland members who can compete for the overall Medal Series Winner at the end of the year.
 
New Event! - Green Keepers Masters Revenge – Martin and his team will provide the ultimate test for us as he seeks his revenge on Sunday 8th of April. The course will be set up with a “twist” so be aware of some new pin positions and obsticals which may add some surprise to this team format event.
 
New Event! - Black Tee Challenge – After much demand we are pleased to established a Black Tee Challenge for Sunday the 3rd of June. Don’t miss out on your chance to play the course at its longest set up from the Black back tee’s and take advantage of the extra shots your handicap will receive from this tee box.  See the handicap index chart attached to see the offiical slope rating. 
 
New Event! Professional’s Challenge – Our team of PGA Professionals and coaches will dust off the clubs on Sunday the 24th of June and take on any member teams wishing to challenge! Aswell as the usual on day proceedings, additional speculation (within reason) will be encouraged.

New Event! Mercedes Trophy – Azerbaijan will hold its first ever Mercedes Trophy on Sunday the 6th of May. We look forward to launching the sign up very soon with a chance for players to qualify for the regional finals to be held in June.
 
Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup – We are in talks with ISM (International Sports Management) as a possible venue choice for the Azerbaijan Qualifier. We will update as soon as further details are confirmed. 
 
New Events and Formats – We will offer a mix of 2 player and 4 player team Scramble formats throughout the season, this will continue the fun enjoyed by teams. Finally we are looking forward to announcing the date for a Mixed event which was trialled at the end of 2017 with resounding success!
Dreamland Golf Club Members’ 2018 Match-play Championship Sponsored by Valedictorian Putters
We are glad to announce The 2018 Dreamland Member’s Matchplay Championship will start from April and will end with final matches on 16th of September 2018. The deadline to register for this event is 30th of March 2018 after which time we will publish the draw with the first round games to be played by Monday 30th April. There is a limit of 64 players in the competition. In the event of more than 64 entries a preliminary round will be played.
Saturday 17th of March 2018 – Traffic Light Stableford Roll Up Results 
Last week we have tried our first ever Traffic Light Stableford Roll Up. In this interesting format players played 6 holes from Blue tee, 6 from White and 6 from Gold. Unfortunately due to rain and strong wind, only 12 members participated in the tournament. As expected, results were low and winner was Dana Smith with 30 stableford points. There was a tie for 2nd place with Brian Knowles and Chris Wood-Woolley both scoring 27 points. It required us to look at their back nine scores. After countback Brian took 2nd place with 16 back nine pts. whereas Chris had 13 pts. on back nine which resulted him to third second place. No one had a 2 on their scorecard, so we have roll over for this week’s Saturday Roll Up. 
Golf Genius Software
We are pleased to have renewed our support contract with Golf Genius for our 2018 calendar of events. As many of you will know by installing Golf Genius software to your phone and using it during our tournaments you will be able to see live updates and leader boards, giving you a better understanding as to how the rest of the field are playing. Please click the links below to download the Golf Genius app on your phone.
Golf Academy Café T
We would ask that all Academy players please note that for the month of March only Café T will stop serving its daily food menu at 5pm for MONDAY & TUESDAY evenings only.  A Beverage service will however still be on offer as usual till 8.30pm.  We look forward to resuming full service in April.  
ACADEMY NEWS
With the season’s first major, the US Masters, just around the corner, we are offering a tuition package focusing on the qualities required to master Augusta National.  

Over the decades winners have suggested (and research has proven) that it’s the shots ‘tee to green’ that have won them the green jacket.  In addition course management and patience have also been huge factors in their success.

New Head Professional Alex Day is offering a promotional package of  5 x 50 lessons plus a free 2 hour playing lesson for 550 AZN.   Emphasis shall be placed on the aspects of the game mentioned above.  However, should you wish to work on developing other skills, Alex shall be happy to tailor a package to meet your needs. 

In addition, as an opportunity to meet with the members, Alex Day shall be offering a discounted introductory  50 minute swing assessment for 100 AZN.

Please contact Alex on 050 983 81 72, or write him at Alex.Day@dreamlandgolfclub.com
Sale of Pre-owned Clubs
As part of growing the game of golf in Azerbaijan we are increasingly asked if we have access to any second golf clubs that may be suitable for new players who are starting to play the golf course. From March we are delighted to launch our “Pre-Owned” selection of golf equipment available to view and try at the Golf Academy. Should you have any clubs that you may wish for us to advertise on your behalf we have detailed the steps to help you find them onto a new owner. 

  • ALL members have the option for us to value the club(s) you wish to sell. Please contact our Academy Supervisor Kamran Aliyev and he will update you  Kamran.Aliyev@dreamlandgolfclub.com
  • Your club(s) will be assessed as to their suitability and the chance of selling them based on 2 criteria
  1. Selling Value Price – The total amount that we believe a customer will pay for your item in AZN (Manat)
  2. National Juniors Price – We may require your club(s) for our junior development program. If we have no buyers interest within 4 weeks of advertising we may be in a position to offer you a price which would support the growth of the game in Azerbaijan and help our local junior players realise their ambitions.
Tips
  • To achieve the highest prices and quickest sales we recommend all the items are cleaned, ready for use and where possible have original features i.e branded headcover
  • Once a club is advertised with Dreamland Golf Club its deemed to be available only through our Golf Academy. An owner may not withdraw the club(s) until they have been advertised for a minimum of 30 days.
  • Dreamland Golf Academy will take a commission of 20% commission for the sales and promotion service. The commission figure will be calculated against the selling price of the item and only deducted when the clubs have achieved their suggested selling price.
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