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SocarCape Novruz Stableford Trophy 2019
It was a nerve biting few days as players competed in the SocarCape Novruz Stableford Trophy over the holidays. With two rounds played here at Dreamland the stage was set for an exciting final round at the National Golf Course of Azerbaijan in Quba. The early pace was set by Khalil Huseynov who opened his account with 41pts on day one along with Ilgar Ahmadov the tournament host in second place with 39pts. Day Two introduced a new player to the leaderboard Eldar Kerimov scoring 36pts to position himself in the top three before Quba. 
 
A cool damp start to the final day witnessed some movement in the leaderboard with George Ball putting together a memorable 40pts (and hcp cut!) to set the early target. Despite efforts from the day two leaders they were unable to catch him with the final results showing:
 
SocarCape Champion 2019 George Ball – 104pts
Runner Up: Eldar Kerimov, 96 points
Third Place: Elmran Rzayev, 94 points (38pts final round score)
Day 1: Nearest the Pin 10, Ilgar Ahmadov, Longest Drive 4, Khalil Huseynov
Day 2: Nearest the Pin 5, Tofiq Afandizade, Longest Drive 18, Darren Thomson
Day 3: Nearest the Pin 4, Darren Thomson, Longest Drive 15, Elman Rzayev
 
A massive thanks to Ilgar Ahmadov of SocarCape for his support to this event, we look forward to it growing even bigger in 2020!
Pictured: Kurtulus Gulsen GM of Quba Palace with George Ball 2019 Champion and Ilgar Ahmadov General Director of SocarCape.
GEC Open 2018-2019 Grand Final
Well done to the Dreamland Team of Khalil Huseynov, Tofiq Afandizade and Iain Grant who represented Azerbaijan at the GEC Open Grand Final in Dubai last week. Played over the Earth and Fire course the scoring was naturally high for such finals on day one, however windy conditions on the final day meant a challenging finish for all. Iain Grant was our highest finisher in 11th place, Round 1- 32pts & Round 2- 27pts Total 59pts with Khalil Huseynov finishing in 19th place, and Tofiq Afandizade in 38th place.
Greenkeepers' Revenge 2019
Join Martin McGavock and his team on Sunday 7th of April for our second Green Keepers Revenge tournament. Be sure to see the golf course in a different light with some twists and turns during your round. Tee off slots will be offered between 9am and 11.30 for this fun format. Each player will play their own ball in a full handicap Stableford White tees – Gents, Gold tees – Ladies (sometimes) with 2 scores to count per hole towards the team total. Throughout the round the team will be on hand to meet the members and show some of the pieces of equipment used to maintain our 66 hectares of fantastic turf!
Sign up below as a team of 4 and we will allocate the tee time draw .
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. Deadline for registration is 31st March.
Saturday 23rd of March 2019 – Saturday Roll Up Results
The weather was good on Saturday, however, both due to Novruz holidays and SocarCape Tournament held in Quba, only 14 players participated in the Saturday Roll Up. Sean Harrison took first place with fantastic gross 73, 11 under par 47 points, which resulted with 2.2 handicap cut and Sean is now a single figure handicapper (8.6). There was tie for second and third places between 3 players – Stuart McLean, Leslie Tulleth and Nick Hore – scoring 6 over par 30 points. In order to determine second and third place winners, it required us to look at their back nine scores. After countback Stuart and Les tied again on13 back nine points narrowly beating Nick. In order to determine the outright second place winner, we checked Les and Stuart’s back six scores. After countback, Stuart took second place with 10 points and Leslie took third place with 9 points on back six. Last Saturday’s the only 2 came from Sean Harrison, thanks to his birdie on 10th.
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.
Winter Eclectic Series
Its proven to be a great battle! Well done to all who competed in the 10 round Winter Eclectic, with the final few days remaining the current leader board looks like:
1. Mitch Hughes: -18 – 10 Rounds Completed
T2. Tadeus Herrold: -17 – One Round Remaining
T2. Nick Hore: -17 – 10 Rounds Completed
T2. Sean Harrison: -17 – 10 Rounds Completed
T5. Bryan Thomas: -16 – 10 Rounds Completed
T5. Yeanhyuk Yim: -16 – 10 Rounds Completed
We look forward to announcing the winner in April!
On Course with Martin McGavock
Over the last couple of weeks we have been working on cultural works on the rough, fairways and foregreens, spiking and punching holes to allow the surfaces to breathe and create air channels aiding in the season ahead with water, nutrient uptake and root growth. On fairways and foregreens this is followed by a heavy sand application to keep surfaces firm and help retain the much needed airspace in the soil. We will be repeating a similar process on the course and practice greens on the 1 st and 2 nd of April, there will be some sand and holes visible for a few days but recovery will be rapid as we have a solid fertility plan and near ideal growing conditions in April.
Turf Nursery Update – Sand is being delivered to be used as the 20cm of topsoil and being spread by bulldozer, then a finishing floating of the levels by our team. This will continue after the Novruz holiday and we will aim to complete in preparation for seeding in the coming weeks.
Irrigation is now complete with the below pictures showing Irrigation foreman Nurlan installing the final part of the system - the satellite for irrigation control. This is the control box that allows us to manually or remotely set irrigation programs from the pc in the office…or in the anywhere from a mobile with an internet connection. Each sprinkler will operate independently as we will require different watering programs on the nursery as we start to harvest, with re-seeded areas requiring more water than the established turf. 
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.
ACADEMY NEWS
U.S. Masters Lesson Package
With the season’s first major, the US Masters, taking place next month, we are offering a tuition package focusing on the qualities required to win at Augusta National. 
Over the decades research has proven that it’s the shots ‘tee to green’ that have won golfers the green jacket. In addition both course management and decision making have been vital in players success or failure going down the famous stretch of finishing holes at Augusta.

Head Professional Alex Day is offering a promotional package of 5 x 50 minute sessions plus a FREE 2 hour on course playing lesson for 550AZN . Emphasis during the sessions shall be placed on improved ball striking and course management skills. However, should you wish to work on developing other aspects of the game, Alex shall be happy to tailor a specific package to meet your needs.
US Masters Sweepstake
To coincide with the US Masters Tuition package we shall be running another Masters sweepstake. The sweepstake is a lucky dip/lottery where a prize (shop/ golf lesson vouchers) will be awarded to various winners. The winning places can be seen below. There are 90 players due to be announced and the cost to enter will be 10 AZN (for one lucky dip ). Members and guests are both eligible to enter and can purchase as many ‘lucky dips’ as they wish at Academy reception. Based on the entire field (all players) being purchased, the winning amounts for the various places will be as follows:
  • Tournament winner: 350 AZN
  • Runner up: 250 AZN. Amount will be split between players on the same score.
  • Best placed amateur: 75 AZN. Amount will be split between players on the same score.
  • Best placed European: 75AZN. Amount will be split between players on the same score.
  • Best placed Asian: 75AZN. Amount will be split between players on the same score.
  • Players making a hole in one: 75AZN. Amount to be split between any players making an ace
  • Wooden spoon (Worst score after 2 rounds) : 50 minute Performance Studio session with Head Professional Alex Day
  • Oldest player to make the weekend: 50 minute Performance Studio session with Head Professional Alex Day
**If all players are not sold, the prize amounts will be based on the same percentage breakdown of the total amount of entry money received
TPI - Golf Specific Fitness
Titleist Performance Institute, or TPI, is the world's leading educational organization dedicated to the study of how the human body functions in relation to the golf swing. From an early stage in his coaching career, Head Professional Alex Day has taken a keen interest in golf specific fitness and last year became TPI level 2 certified. A common misconception is that being golf fit is only of benefit to elite players. This is certainly not the case as golfers of all ages and level have the ability to hit shots longer and straighter by becoming stronger and more flexible.

The first step to adding speed and power to your swing, gaining greater control of the club, and reducing your chance of injury is to undertake a 16-point physical screen . This is a comprehensive assessment of strength, mobility, and functional movement patterns specific to the golf swing. On completion of this, a specific program can be planned to strengthen the areas of weakness and reduce the limitations that exist.

Throughout March and April Alex is offering two TPI sessions for the price of one.  1) A TPI 16 point screen 2) A session of individual correctional exercises / physical training.   To discover more or book your first session please contact Alex on M: +994 55 333 0507    E: alex.day@dreamlandgolfclub.com
Dream Skills
The series of fun challenges to put your all round game to the test continues. March’s challenge is called ‘Flightscope Finesse’ and focusses 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)
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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