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WISHING GOOD LUCK!!! to members Khalil Huseynov, Tofig Afandizada and Iain Grant who will compete in the GEC OPEN final round in Dubai this coming weekend. Played at the Race To Dubai venue – Jumeirah Golf Estates, the Earth course it promises to be an exciting finish to this global series. Scroll through for updates from last weekend: Friday’s International Ladies Day event on Friday was a success, a farewell event on Saturday followed by Sunday’s A.I.G.S (Azerbaijan International Golf Society) Stableford rounded off a great weekend. This Sunday will host our Novruz Scramble which will lead us into the public holiday and a chance for some social golf.
Bye Bye Butcher
The Bye Bye Butcher! event was held on Saturday to wish member Gary Barclay (famed for his red and white golf attire) the very best for his new venture with BP. Five teams competed in a four player Texas Scramble to determine the winners and ultimate bragging rights. A tie for the top meant that a count back was required. The winning team were Alastair Anderson, Susan Drummond, Dean Sankey and Mark Showler who scored an excellent net 62.4. A memorable day for Alastair Anderson and wife Becky who will also depart for a new challenge with BP at the end of March. Best wishes from all at Dreamland Golf Club!
AIGS White Tee Stableford
Last Sunday 24 players compeeted in ASIGS White Tee Stableford event, battling with the afternoon wind. Iain Grant was the winner on Sunday with a one under par with 35 points followed by Elman Rzayev with 33 points. In third place was Michael Young with 33 points. Nearest the Pin on hole 13 was George Ball with Dean McEwan winning the Longest Drive on Hole 4. 
Novruz Sramble on 17th of March
For those players looking for competitive fun why not join us for our March’s 4 player “Novruz” scramble to be played on Sunday the 17th of March. Please see below for sign up details. If you cannot make a full team of 4 players please advise the events team and they will do their best to find additional talent! events@dreamlandgolfclub.com
8th of March - International Ladies Scramble
Thanks to ALL our ladies who battled the windy conditions last Friday to participate in our 8th of March International Ladies Day Scramble. With 3 teams competing in possibly the strongest winds so far this season the scoring was excellent. Congratulations to the team of Becky Brannan, Sabina Stewart and Sevda Askerova for their win with 41 gross, 28.5 net score. Side contest winners were Nearest the Pin on hole 5 Sabina Stewart and Longest Drive on Hole 4, Sofia Roumbaki. 
Becky's Leaving Scramble
Perfect playing conditions yesterday for the farewell of Becky Brannan who will move with husband Alastair to the USA. Only fitting that Becky’s team score of 34 gross 20,5 net was good enough to award her and fellow team members, Susan Garnham, Sofia Roumbaki and Khayala Winkle - Victory! 
Well done to Sevda Askerova winning Nearest the Becky’s Drive on hole 1 and Sabina Stewart winning Nearest the Pin on Hole 5.
Dreamland Golf Club Members 2019 Match-play Championship Sponsored by Garmin Azerbaijan
We are delighted to launch the sign up for our 2019 Match-play Championship which will be played through the summer months. Please feel free to click the below link for more information regarding the rules and format. A huge thanks to Garmin Azerbaijan for their continued support to Dreamland Golf Club. 
Saturday 9th of March 2019 – Saturday Roll Up Results
The weather was perfect for golf with 30 players participating in last week’s Saturday Roll Up. The winner was Sang Jun Park with 3 under par 39 points. Alistair Macduff took second place with 1 under par 37 points. There was a tie for third place with Alan Ferguson and John Bruce both scoring 1 over par 35 points. In order to determine third place winner, it required us to look at their back nine scores. After countback Alan took third place with a better back nine score of 19pts and John’s back nine score of 17pts were not enough to keep on leader board.
 
Last Saturday four players had 2s on their card, unfortunately not a huge pay-out to your member account. Alistair Macduff birdied the 5th and 17th holes, Les Tulleth birdied the 10th and 17th holes to win 2 shares each in 2s club. George Ball birdied the 10th hole and Alisdair Still birdied the 13th hole to put a 2 on his scorecard.
2019 Season Calendar
We are pleased to share our Draft Calendar of events for the 2019 Golf Season. We have 90% confirmations on the dates for our key events and look forward to final confirmations ahead of April. In addition to those events listed we will launch the Garmin Dreamland Match Play event and continue to introduce Members Trips and Club Matches. Please feel free to contact the events team   events@dreamlandgolfclub.com  for further details.
IMG Prestige Clubs - Baku and other destinations
As a part of IMG Prestige - Dreamland Golf Club members have a preferred rates to visit more than 130 golf courses around the world. Please see attached lastest offers from IMG Prestige Clubs and don't forget to ask you personal Golf Tourism Coordinator Sevda Esgerova if there is any special offers for destinations you plan to go. From Turkey to UAE and Grand Canary Islands and Mauritious our department will assist you with your Golf Getaways at the best price.
Please feel free to contact Sevda at Sevda.Esgerova@dreamlandgolfclub.com for further details.
Winter Eclectic Series
It is the final few weeks for our Winter Eclectic Series, we hope that players have enjoyed this format which has allowed people to keep competitive through the cooler months!. Click down below to see the current leaderboard and who may finish at the top after round 10!
  • 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.
Good Luck to All !
Trip Advisor
With the soon to OPEN! Dreamland Golf Hotel we are continuing to see interest from golfers wanting to visit Baku for the first time.  With the popularity of Trip Advisor we call upon any members who would be willing to write a short review about Dreamland which would help encourage players come to Azerbaijan! It only takes a minute and would really help us boost awareness of our beautiful course!
The Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Given the success of last years Dreamland Golf Club hospitality suite at Saturdays F1 race qualifying we have once again reserved the meeting room at the Hilton Hotel. Join us for an afternoon of racing with an open buffet and a beverage package to get close up action ahead of Sunday’s race. 20 tickets are available on a first come first served basis - AZN395 per person for the full program. Please contact General Manager Phil Jones –  philip.jones@dreamlandgolfclub.com  for more details.
On Course by Martin McGavock – Golf Course Superintendent
It continues to be a productive time for the GCM team as we see out the end of winter. The lake cleaning project is now completed and we have started to refill the lakes, tree bases are being re-defined with fresh hazelnut shells added, bunkers are being topped up with new sand where required. As the temperatures warm we will start putting down some grass seed in weaker areas of the course in anticipation of some warmer weather coming in. One major in house project going on in the background is our new turf nursery. 13,600 m2 to be exact located just outside the boundary of the 14th hole. The crew are working well to install the 1,000+ meters of irrigation pipe, 10,000+ meters of irrigation cables and 5,000 tons of sand required before we start the seeding process.
Once completed we will have a mixed use turf nursery with fairway and rough grass varieties, which will allow for the following course enhancements. Players will notice that during the course grow in on holes such as the 4th – the wind caused the greens seed to move forward to the front apron and approach of the putting surface. When playing you will be aware that should your ball land short on the 4th – it doesn’t roll up onto the fringe, it generally sits and stops quickly. With turf from the nursery we will be able to replace these areas with the fairway grass ensuring that all approaches around the course play more consistent. We look forward to showing you the progress of our nursery very soon….
ACADEMY NEWS
Welcome to Golf!
In keeping with the Spanish theme for International Ladies Day -Head PGA Professional Alex Day and the Academy team invited ladies to try golf with their “El Putt & El Chip” competition. With prizes awarded for the best shot of the morning and putting excellence it was a pleasure to host over 80 ladies and show them game for the first time.  
Dream Skills
Congratulations  to Nabi Efendi who became February’s Zero Hero. The Dream Swing challenge win was achieved by producing just an impressive 0.2 degree difference between club path and face aim. Well done Nabi!
March’s challenge is called ‘Flightscope Finesse’ and focuses on approach play. Available at the Academy Every Wednesday and Saturday simply attempt to hit 10 balls to a 40 yard target.  Points shall be awarded according to proximity.  Just 10azn to enter – the winner shall receive a dozen Bridgestone Tour B XS (Tiger Woods preferred ball)
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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