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2 Player February Scramble
A superb turnout to our February Two Player Scramble this past weekend. With 32 teams on course it promised to be a true fight in somewhat cool but sunny playing conditions. Congratulations to Darren Thomson & Daniel Lee with a 62.6 Net (71 Gross), followed by Bruce Ferguson & William Blanchard, 67 Net (74 Gross) in second place. The final prize was awarded to Jinyoub Choi & Euichil Noh Gross 76, net 67.7. The on course prizes were won by Eldar Kerimov for Nearest the Pin on Hole 10, Robert McEwan made his first shot of the day count winning Nearest the Pin on Hole 17. The Longest Drive on Hole 4 was won by Leo Troup with Elaine McFadden claiming the Longest Drive on Hole 12.
Novrus Sramble on 17th of March
Next month we start a four-person scrambles before Novruz and before everyone's additional holidays! Sign up now for a great Sunday golf with your team-mates!
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 23rd of February 2019 – Saturday Roll Up Results
The weather was significantly better than the previous Saturday which allowed for 31 golfers to play in this week’s Roll-Up. Some fantastic scores, with a tie for third place between Paul Winkle and Jinyoub Choi with 37 points, after a back 6 count back it was Mr Choi that took the honours with a 3 point lead on the closing stretch.
Second place went to Darren Thompson with 38 stableford points with this week winner Lawrence McLeod with a fantastic 39 points.
It was a busy day for the 2’s Club with Steve Baker and Darren Thompson recording Birdies on the 13th Hole. However, consistent play for member David Seo who managed two birdies on Saturday (hole 10 and 13!). Great to see the numbers of golfers increasing and some good results! See you next Saturday!!
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
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
Local Rule for O.B. or Lost Ball
  Another time saving change made by golfs governing bodies allows clubs to introduce a local rule for when a player hits a ball out of bonds or loses a ball. In addition to the general rule where the player is required to return to the spot of the previous stroke and take a one shot penalty, there is now another option. 
 Instead of the player returning to the spot of the previous shot, the player can take a drop in the nearest spot of the fairway (within two club-lengths of the edge of the fairway), no nearer the hole than where the ball crossed the OB line, but with a two-stroke penalty. The same local rule applies to a lost ball, with the player able to drop in the fairway across from where the previous ball is estimated to have come to rest. Please note this is only a local rule, and the rules committee of the club you are playing will deem its use.
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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