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It seemed that Baku enjoyed an extended summer this past weekend with perfect playing conditions and NO wind! Well done to all who participated in the October Medal with points determining the overall 2018 Medal Series Champions in each division. This weekend we will host an A.I.G.S (Azerbaijan International Golf Society) Stableford on Sunday morning from 10.30am, AIGS members can register directly with Chairman Martin Doherty -  martin.docherty@socarcape.az .
Dreamland Medal Series 2018 - October Medal Qualifier
With suitable playing conditions on Sunday it was chance to issue some final handicap cuts for the 2018 season. Well done to the winners in each division both recording a -5, 67net to finish the season strong. As with all Medal qualifiers the points allocated were added to each players season tally to determine our 2018 Champions. 

1st Place (hcp 0-21) GOLD MEDAL – Wade Droney, gross 84, net 67
2nd Place (hcp 0-21) SILVER MEDAL – Bruce Munroe Ferguson, gross 81, net 69
3rd Place (hcp 0-21) BRONZE MEDAL – Chris Wood-Woolley, gross 85, net 71
 
1st Place (hcp 22-36) GOLD MEDAL – Giorgio Danieli, gross 100, net 67
2nd Place (hcp 22-36) SILVER MEDAL – Luka Ivkovic, gross 100, net 70
3rd Place (hcp 22-36) BRONZE MEDAL – Khalil Huseynov, gross 88, net 71 
 
Nearest the Pin on 5th Hole –        Ilgar Ahmadov - 50 AZN shop voucher
Nearest the Pin on 13th Hole – Stuart McLean - 50 AZN shop voucher
 
Two’s Club   –  Last Sunday only two players had 2s on their scorecards: Iain Grant birdied the 10th hole and Euichul Noh birdied the 17th to win the 2s club prize fund -  107.5 AZN each. 
Dreamland Medal Series 2018 - Grand Final Results
Thank you to all our members who have competed each month and reached our 2018 Grand Final . We are glad to announce the 2018 Medal Series Champions as Chris Wood-Woolley handicap division 0 – 21 and Elman Rzayev in handicap division 22 – 36. All our leading players below, have shown consistency throughout the season reducing their handicaps along the way. WELL DONE!
 
1st Place (hcp 0-21) – Chris Wood-Woolley, 54 points - Trophy and 150 AZN Shop Voucher
2nd Place (hcp 0-21) – Bruce Munroe Ferguson, 48points - Trophy and 125 AZN Shop Voucher
3rd Place (hcp 0-21) – Stuart McLean, 34points - 100 AZN Shop Voucher
 
1st Place (hcp 22-36) – Elman Rzayev, 46 points - Trophy and 150 AZN Shop Voucher
2nd Place (hcp 22-36) – Dana Smith, 43 points - Trophy and 125 AZN Shop Voucher
3rd Place (hcp 22-36) – Robert McEwan, 37 points - 100 AZN Shop Voucher
Saturday 20th of October 2018 – Saturday Roll Up Results
With good weather on Saturday, 36 players used this opportunity to participate in the weekly Roll Up. Despite the playing conditions results were not as high as expected. Michael Young took first place with one over par 35 points. There was a tie for second and third place with Iain Grant and Darren Thomson both scoring 2 over par 34 points. It required us to look at their back nine scores. After countback Iain took second place with 16pts vs. Darren’s 15 inward points which resulted in him taking third place.
 
Last Saturday 4 players had 2’s on their card. George Ball and Alisdair Still birdied the 5th hole whilst Darren Thomson and Stuart Mclean birdied the 13th hole to put 2’s on their scorecards.
Qatar Trip
For anyone interested in the Qatar Trip in November we have provided some details on the attached file.
 
A brief summary is detailed below.
 
Friday 23rd of November – Late evening flight down to Doha – Check in at the Grand Hyatt Hotel Doha
Saturday 24th of November – Education City Golf Club Doha – Due to open January 2019!
Sunday 25th of November – Doha Golf Club – home of the Qatar Masters (European Tour Event)
Sunday 25th of November – Return flight to Baku
 
For further updates contact Phil Jones – Philip.jones@dreamlandgolfclub.com or Sevda Esgerova - Sevda.Asgerova@dreamlandgolfclub.com
ACADEMY NEWS
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.
Modernised Rules
Global governing bodies the R&A and USGA recently announced a number of modernized rules new for 2019. These rules shall take effect from January 1st and have been introduced to make the game faster to play and easier to understand. The key changes cover a wide range of topics and summaries can be found in the following link and list.
Break 100
Earlier this month Becky Brannan achieved a golfing milestone by Breaking 100 and has since gone on to prove it was no flash in the pan by shooting in the 90’s a further three times. Well done Becky!! The super progress is no surprise as the effective practice on improving fundamental skills and technique always leads to positive results  
Academy Membership Promotion
With Dreamland Academy becoming increasingly busy with new visitors we are offering a membership promotion to entice novice golfers between now and the end of the season. Should you know of any colleagues or friends that might be interested in learning the game, please kindly share this great value offer. 
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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