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It was great to see so many players using the club this past weekend and congratulations to all who continue to reduce their handicaps as we close the season.
This week our Club Manager Phil Jones is attending the CMAE (Club Managers Association of Europe) annual conference. A chance to share ideas and network with leading managers from the best clubs in Europe, the three day event includes education seminars, discussions as to the current trends in the industry and what clubs need to do to remain current and attractive to members.
For the coming mid-week days (non-tournament days) we will operate an on course drinks service via the course ranger / beverage cart. The Café T Lakeview will be open for restroom access daily however the bar area will not be in operation. 
Due to Monday – Wednesday evenings being quiet at the Golf Academy we will stop serving food at 5pm. The Bar will be available for drinks as usual until last balls at 8.30pm. The Clubhouse Lounge and Restaurant are open till 9.00pm during the weekdays so players can pop over if they wish to have food after their practice. 
Christmas Scramble 2018
Join us for the annual Christmas 4 player Texas Scramble on Sunday the 9th of December at 11.00am Start (due to the BBG Christmas Party the night before). Teams can register with the link below, Fancy Dress is encouraged with prizes awarded to the best dressed team. Come and join us for a memorable sendoff to 2018! 
Currently only 1 team place left with buggies and further 2 more team can register to walk with the use of electric trolleys.
Saturday 17th of November 2018 – Saturday Roll Up Results
The weather was perfect on Saturday with 41 members using this opportunity to participate in the Saturday Roll Up. There was a tie at the top of leader board with Darren Thomson and Mitch Hughes both scoring 2 under par 38 points. In order to determine winner, it required us to look at their back nine scores. After countback, Darren took first place with 19pts, whereas Mitch had 17pts on back nine which resulted in him taking second place. Third place was taken by Callum Stewart with his 1 under par 37 points.
Last Saturday 5 players had 2s on their card. John McGhee, Lee Henderson and Jungwoon Choi birdied the 4th hole, Bruce Ferguson birdied both the 4th and 13th hole, whereas Darren Thomson birdied both the 10th and 13th holes to put 2 on their scorecards.
Movember!!!
November recognizes the support to a global men’s health, with the “Movember” fundraising efforts as Gents around the world grow a moustache to increase awareness. One such fundraiser is Dreamland Golf Club member George Park who is well on his way to not only a great charity fund raise but also an impressive moustache! We would be delighted if members would support George’s appeal with donations to the following link…. Well done George!
Qatar Trip
We look forward to the trip to Qatar this coming weekend and the chance to see Education City Golf Club ahead of its opening in early 2019.
Retail News
We look forward to launching PING clothing, which will be in store later this month. The 2018 collection includes a range of winter fleeces, jackets and wind stoppers all designed to keep you warm on course with freedom of movement to swing the club.
ACADEMY NEWS
Greenside Bunker Tip
Two important factors we generally need when playing a standard green side bunker shot.
Firstly we want the club to enter the sand 3 inches before the ball and secondly we want a higher launch angle. The easiest way to achieve this is to create a shallow angle of attack and open the clubface. Good visuals and changes to your set up to help promote this are:
  • Imagine you’re able to balance your favourite tipple on the club face at address
  • Position the ball in line with your left heel but with the butt end of the club pointing at your belt buckle
  • Apply much more knee flex at the address position than normal
  • When making your swing simply imagine removing a 100AZN note from underneath the ball
Providing you make contact with the sand 3 inches behind the ball and swing with sufficient speed, the ball will fly high and straight sitting softly on the green.
New bunker Rules for 2019
Should you still be struggling with your bunker shots after the great tips above there’s another alternative. An extra relief option has been added for an unplayable ball in a bunker so you can now drop the ball to be outside the sand with a two-stroke penalty. 
You can now move all loose impediments in bunkers so there's no penalty for touching the sand incidentally. However, you still cannot touch the sand when making practice swings or ground the club right next to the ball.
Staff Winter Matchplay
We are now one match away from announcing the Staff Academy Matchplay Winner. The Semi-final matches completed Monday afternoon with Bakhtiyar retaining his incredible run of form defeated Orkhan with score of 5&3. On the other side of the draw Vagif continued to surprise opponents with a 2&1 victory over Vusal. The Final game has been scheduled to be played on the 3rd of December. Good luck to Bakhtiyar and Vagif, we look forward to awarding the trophy to the winner very soon.
Arccos Caddie
Winner of three-straight Golf Digest Editor's Choice Awards for "Best Game Analyzer", ARCCOS features 14 sensors – one for every club in your bag - and access to golf's Smartest Caddie, powered by Artificial Intelligence. Golf's first and only fully-automatic shot-tracking system records and analyzes every shot you hit. It provides "plays like" distances to any point on the course and tour analytics to help you make smarter decisions to shoot lower scores. 
User Benefits:
 Get Artificial Intelligence-powered caddie advice for every shot, on every hole
 Know your exact distance to any point on the course
 Learn precisely which club to use in every situation
•Identify your actual strengths and weaknesses
ARCCOS really is an easy way to improve your game. To understand more about these benefits please see the following link:
In conjunction with the launch of this fantastic product to Dreamland, Head Professional Alex Day is offering a customized lesson package. Through access to player’s online data, Alex will analyse player’s individual on course performance FREE for a month and then tailor 3 x 50 minute sessions covering Driving, Iron Play, and Short Game. In addition Alex shall offer a FREE 2 hour on course session ensuring the course management skills are in check. This package is perfect for the season end to highlight and provide focus on what needs most attention over the coming winter months.
  • ARCCOS Caddie - 595AZN (565AZN with member discount)
  • ARCCOS Caddie with lesson package – 995AZN
Stocks are limited with only 6 pieces remaining. Please contact a member of the Academy team to purchase.
17th Golf Mad Pro Am
Due to popular demand and the success of last year’s trip, Dreamland's Golf Professional team have opened up more places to participate in the 17th Golf Mad Pro Am. Please see attached flier for details. To register for this great event and follow in the footsteps of the European Tours leading Professionals please contact Alex Day on  alex.day@dreamlandgolfclub.com or +994 50 983 8 172
Foot Golf
To coincide with the football season getting underway this month we are offering a 2 for 1 promotion on all Monday evening rounds of Foot Golf. 
The game is played similarly to golf, with the exception that a football is used instead of a golf ball. Also the ball is kicked rather than hit with a club, and aimed towards an oversized hole in place of the usual golf hole. Our specially built 9 hole course at the Academy includes bunkers, trees, hills and water which should all be evaded to reach the hole.
It’s great fun for all the family!! Get your shooting boots on and come and have a crack at breaking the Dreamland course record. We’re open every Monday from 17:00-20:00
Pre-Owned Clubs For Sale – More Stock Needed!
Please find below the link to our Pre–Owned selection of golf equipment which we have on offer with the Golf Academy Team. Alex, Kamran or Emma are delighted to allow you to trial any of the items at the Driving Range, as you can see many of the leading brands are featured. If you have any clubs that you wish to sell the team are happy to prepare valuations.
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