A fun EID Holiday weekend which meant lots of players joining us for some great events and the pleasant summer temperatures. We were sorry to see Steve and Sharon Reid and Julie and Paul Robinson head back to the UK for their next adventure! Thanks for their support to our tournaments and the spirit Sharon and Julie have brought to the ladies section of the club, they will be missed! As a send-off, a mixed competition was held on Saturday afternoon with 3 teams battling it out for the title. The team of Steven Reid, Michael Zanghi, Elaine McFadden and April Lemley were the winners with a 74 gross, 62.7 net. Steven continued his winning streak claiming the Gents longest drive on hole 16, with Sharon winning the ladies longest drive on the 4th Hole. Dale McFadden won the final side contest with a fantastic shot at the 5th hole to take the Nearest The Pin award.
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The Buddha-Bar Professional's Challenge
The team of Alex, Elshan, Anton and Phil were on course to challenge the member teams in Sunday’s Pro’s Challenge. Despite windy conditions the pro’s managed to record 7 birdies in a bogey free round. Their net 64.60 was only good enough for 8th place from the 20 competing teams so bragging rights and some AZN were handed over to places 1st – 7th. Our 2018 champions were the team of Leslie Tulleth, Alisdair Still, Stuart McLean, Elaine McLean with a net 57.8 (Gross 67). Runners Up were Darren Thomson, Rory O’Mahony, William Blanchard, Bruce Ferguson with a net of 59.7 (Gross 66). The final team in the prizes winning a golf lesson with Alex Day were the team of Ian Allan, William Walls, Mitch Hughes and Chris Bernardi – 59.8 net (Gross 71). The side contests winners were Nearest the Pin Hole 5 - Leo Troup, Nearest the Pin Hole 13, Chris Wood-Woolley, Longest Drive Hole 3 Darren Thomson (rescue club for safety), Longest Drive Hole 14 Brian Knowles. The final prize of the day was awarded to the team who predicted their scramble score – which was won by Chris Wood Woolley, Tadeus Herrold, Mark Jarvie and Jason Lenihan.
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VOTE FOR THE BEST CLUB IN AZERBAIJAN
As part of growing the exposure for Azerbaijan as a golf destination we are nominated as a finalist of 2018 World Golf Awards! Your vote matters! Please support us and cast your valuable vote for Dreamland Golf Club!
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ACADEMY ACCESS – ROAD
Work will begin this evening to apply the final layer of Tarmac to the Academy Road surface. For the remainder of this week access to the Golf Academy will ONLY be from the main Golf Clubhouse using golf buggies. We apologies for any inconvenience this may cause and look forward to it being open again for this coming weekend.
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Re-Play Golf Cart Rental
Given the great weather and playing conditions we see good demand for players wishing to play additional holes after they have completed their morning round. To accommodate this and ensure we have the first tee runs smoothly we ask that players book in with the Golf Shop and hire the cart for a further 9 holes or 18 holes.
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Golf Marathon
An AMAZING effort from the players in yesterday’s 72 hole golf Marathon which has raised money for various charities around the world. Well done to athletes Bryan Thomas, Les Tulleth, Ali Still, Nabi Efendi, Dave Kavanagh, George Ball, John Quinn, Brian Knowles, Luka Ivkovic, George Park and John Bruce for completing the challenge. The on day winner was Nabi Efendi winning the Best Gross 328 shots, Best Net 304, and 130 Stableford pts in total. The best score per hole for the 4 rounds was calculated for each player with John Quinn winning with 49pts. Consistency prevailed as Brian Knowles won the Longest Drive on the 1st hole and the final 72nd Hole!!! In completing the challenge the players have raised over $2500 which will go to worthy causes such as the Hospice Taranaki in New Zealand, the Charter house old peoples home in Hull and other worthy charities. For those who wish to congratulate the team on their achievement there is still time to donate on the link.
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Members Trips
After speaking with Gary Dunkley of Ambassadori GC in Georgia the progress at the new course
Tbilisi Hills is moving well however they are looking more towards September before they can host our return match. Gary and Perry Einfeldt (GM of Tbilisi Hills) will update us asap so we can get our team ready to play for the 2018 Azerbaijan v Georgia Friendship Trophy.
Russia Update
- We are looking at taking names for players interested in playing golf in Moscow on the EID holiday 22nd, 23rd and 24th of August 2018. We have some great courses lined up to play including Moscow Golf and Country Club – home of the Senior’s Tour event and others located in close proximity. For anyone interested in receiving more details and to register interest please contact Anton Samsonov –
Anton.samsonov@dreamlandgolfclub.com
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Saturday 16th of June 2018 – Saturday Roll Up Results
The weather was perfect for golf on Saturday with 33 members using this chance to participate in the weekly Saturday Roll Up. Winner was Jungwon Choi with 4 under par 40 points. Robert McEwan took second place with his 1 under 37 points. There was a tie for 3rd place with 3 players – Ian Allan, Martin Docherty and Jason Lenihan scoring level par 36 points. It required us to look at their back nine scores. After countback Ian and Martin had 19 back nine points and Jason had 16pts. Since two players had equal – 19 back nine points, it further required us to look at their back 6 scores. After countback Ian took 3rd place with 12pts vs. Martin’s 11 inward points.
Last Saturday three players had 2s on their scorecard – Andrew Hulston birdied the 5th hole, Martin Docherty birdied the 10th and Brian Knowles birdied the 13th hole to put 2 on their scorecards.
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Dreamland Golf Club Members’ 2018 Match-play Championship Sponsored by Valedictorian Putters
We are delighted to see that the Round One club Matchplay ties were completed on time and that players are now looking to arrange Round Two games over the coming weeks – see below for the updated draw.
PLEASE ensure that you make early contact and play your second match before MONDAY 25th of June as we have provided a longer time frame for the second round. It’s the responsibility of both players to arrange your match, please feel free to contact reservations to request the e-mail address of your opponent.
reservations@dreamlandgolfclub.com
When booking a tee time for your game, please let us now that you are playing a match play, so our team can prepare scorecards ahead of your game.
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Retail News
The ever popular Volvik Golf Ball has arrived in Baku! With a choice of green, orange and red amongst others you are not going to miss them, or be missed on the course. With the putter the Vivid has a soft sound and feel, combined with a degree of firmness giving a little bit more feedback. With the short game, pitch and chip shots sit down quickly and the soft ball control is good. For players with a fast swing speed you may not find as much length from the tee with this softer compression but the control as you near the green makes up for any lost yards in our opinion. The added benefit is that we have some Vivid Balls on sale individually so you can find the colour that suits, before you purchase a sleeve.
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ACADEMY NEWS
DreamSkills
This week
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"Par 18". Learning to scramble well is an essential skill to produce consistent low scores. This simple short game drill has you playing nine par 2
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s from different locations around the Academy green. Join the fun between 18:00-19:30 this Thursday - only 10 AZN to enter.
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Par 3 Matchplay
Next month we shall be starting a new competition at the Academy, the ‘Dreamland Par 3 Matchplay’. Similar to the Club Matchplay, the format will be an individual knockout competition, handicap based, and over 18 holes (2 x 9 holes). Matches shall be played on the Academy Par 3 course on Mondays and open to juniors, ladies and men. Entry is just 20 AZN per person. To register and enter the draw please contact Alex on
alex.daydreamlandgolfclub.com
+994 50 983 8 172
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Knowing the Rules
Last week’s question:
A player is deemed to have made a stroke if the downswing and the clubhead is stopped by a branch of a tree.
True
– Rule 14-1
This week’s question:
A player can make a stroke at the ball whilst it is moving. True or False?
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Pre- Owned Clubs For Sale
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.
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Footgolf is now available on a Monday evening from 5pm till 8pm with floodlight play available on our academy Par 3 course. This is a great new initiative to grow awareness in Azerbaijan and to mix the worldwide passion for football into golf course concepts and scoring system. If you have not tried this then we would highly recommend you get along on a Monday evening to try it out. We will certainly look to grow this concept in 2018. The cost is 20azn per person for 18 holes and we will provide the footballs. For more information on Footgolf please contact
academy@dreamlandgolfclub.com
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JW Marriott - The Best Happy Hours in Town!
Start your evenings at terraces of Fireworks Urban Kitchen and OroNero Bar & Ristorante. Unwind after a long working day in a cool ambiance and relaxing atmosphere and enjoy 50% discount on beverages between 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm, 7 days a week.
For reservations: +994 12 499 8888
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Armaiti SPA
Located on the first floor of Hyatt Fitness Center & SPA, Armaiti SPA offers wide range of body and beauty treatments suitable for a luxurious day spa retreat. Take advantage of your special 15% discount on massage procedures by presenting your Dreamland Membership Card to Armaiti Spa reception. For reservations, please call +994 12 490 12 34 or e-mail to
teravet.aslanova@hyatt.com
HYATT REGENCY BAKU | 1033 Izmir street | Baku, Azerbaijan
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Dreamland Golf Club | +994 (0) 12 404 7 404 | reservations@dreamlandgolfclub.com |
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