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Sunday Social Scramble
Onofrio D’Onghia captained his team to victory on Sunday with fellow members Wade Droney, Luka Ivkovic and Darren Thomson with a superb gross 62 – net 55.9.  A Texas Scramble played off the white tee’s was the perfect format for the cooler temperatures of February attracting 6 competing teams. Runners up with a net 59.70 were George Ball, Billy Blanchard, Daniel Lee and Phil Jones.
February Two Player Scramble
Dont forget that this weekend we return to our monthly competitions in February with a two player scramble format on Sunday 24th. Teams can be a mix of gents, ladies, juniors so be sure to pair up with a consistent partner. Only a slight change in the usual rules, we will offer 25% of the combined handicap and ask each player to take a minimum of 7 tee shots during the 18 holes. Places will be limited so be sure to sign up early to reserve your place.
8th of March - International Ladies Scramble
To celebrate this special day we are combining our monthly ladies scramble with an Spanish themed buffet lunch and prizegving.
 
Lady Golfers – Will arrive for 9:30am for coffee / tea prior to the 9 holes 4-person scramble format. Upon completion of play, players will change ready for the transport to chauffeur them to the new Dreamland Golf Hotel restaurant overlooking the Academy. Everyone will enjoy a glass of wine, buffet and Spanish music show. Ticket price is 50AZN per person for the Golf & Lunch (walking player) and 60AZN per person for the Golf & Lunch if you wish to take a buggy for the tournament.
 
The Perfect Gift!!! Why not treat ladies in your office to a table for non-Golf Guests – A special "Welcome to Golf" program from our PGA Golf Professionals has been arranged for ladies arriving ahead of the Lunch program where they can try golf and learn this great new sport!
Saturday 16th of February 2019 – Saturday Roll Up Results
Weather conditions were not perfect for golf on Saturday, but it didn't stop 19 people participating in the weekly Roll Up. The tie between William Blanchard and Jeanhyuk Yim was in a favor of Mr Blanchard as we had to calculate the countback. Looking at the last 9 holes, then the last 6 holes the scores remained a tie. It was the final 3 holes (16-17-18) where William took a lead by 2 stableford points.. Third place went to Andrew Hulston with 38 stableford points. This weeks 2's Club winners were the same as last week! Andrew Hulston birdied the17th and Mr Yim made a birdie on the same hole as last week - hole #10! Will we see them again next week in 2's Club??
Seasonal Calendar
Anton and Phil are currently in talks regarding the season’s event calendar which include Medals, Club Match Play, Scrambles, Away Trips and our Major sponsored golf days. We look forward to updating soon as we confirm with sponsors and partners. 
Winter Eclectic Series
Great to see over 50 members competing in the Winter Eclectic series over 10 rounds. A couple of updates from the events team…to keep our results as accurate as possible.
  • Can I submit my Saturday Roll Up Score for the Eclectic as well? YES, the eclectic is designed to be flexible and played from the same tee’s as the Roll Up – White for gents. *Keep in mind for the published scores that the Roll Up is based on FULL hcp and the Eclectic is based on 75% of your current handicap.
  • How will the events team know I will play in both competitions? As players approach their 8th and 9th card you may opt in or out for your score to count for both. To make it a little easier for all, we have added a column for the Saturday Roll Up Entry sheet – simply Tick next to your name if you wish for the card to count for the Eclectic as well the Roll Up (This has to be done before you tee off).
  • 75% of your CURRENT playing handicap (at the date of the round) is used to calculate your Nett Eclectic score for that day.
We still have till the end of March so players can enter again for another series of 10 games if they wish.
Good Luck to All!
ACADEMY NEWS
New Rules for 2019  
The rules changes introduced this year have primarily centred around speeding up play and ‘Ready golf’ is a great initiative to help achieve this. Whilst there is no official definition of the term ‘Ready Golf’ in the rule book, examples might include:
 
• Hitting a shot if a player further from the hole faces a challenging shot and is taking time to assess their options
• Shorter hitters playing first from the tee or fairway if longer hitters have to wait
• Hitting a tee shot if the person with the honour is delayed in being ready to play
• Hitting a shot before helping someone to look for a lost ball
• Putting out even if it means standing close to someone else’s line
• Hitting a shot if a person who has just played from a greenside bunker is still further from the hole but is delayed due to raking the bunker
• When a player’s ball has gone over the back of a green, any player closer to the hole but chipping from the front of the green should play while the other player is having to walk to their ball and assess their shot
• Marking scores upon immediate arrival at the next tee, except that the first player to tee off marks their card immediately after teeing off
 
In addition, whilst Dreamland Golf Club very much encourages ‘Ready Golf’, it’s important players act sensibly and ensure that when playing out of turn, players safety is not compromised.
Dream Skills
February at the Academy sees the return of the Dream Skills series. Please find details in the attached flyer. This months ‘Dream Swing’ Challenge is ZERO HERO – Achieving ‘0’ in terms of clubhead path and clubface aim at impact (coupled with a centre strike from the face) results in straight golf shots. Using the big stick (Driver) make 10 full golf swings attempting to get as close to ‘0’ (neutral) as possible. Current leader in the Clubhouse this month is Nabi Efendi with an impressive 0.2 degree difference between path and face.  
Discover Golf
Next month a new series of beginner lessons is launched at the Academy. The Discover Golf Programme consists of 10 x 1 hour group sessions designed to introduce beginner golfers to the games fundamentals. Step by step our Academy coaches will take aspiring golfers from how to set up correctly through to playing the Par 3 Academy course. Should you have any friends / family / colleagues who might be interested in registering, please contact Head Professional Alex Day on
M: +994 55 333 0507 E:  alex.day@dreamlandgolfclub.com
RETAIL NEWS
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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