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Thanks to all the players who joined us this weekend for some memorable golf events. On Saturday we staged the Pat “Ace” McArdle’s Bus Pass Tournament as Pat retires from his position with Socar Cape at the end of the month. 28 players competed in a series of three six hole games using the formats of Texas Scramble, Pairs Betterball and finally Foursomes to finish the round. Congratulations to the all lady team of Sharon Reid and Leona Patterson with their superb three under par net 69. Team of Michael Paterson and Khalil Huseynov took second place with net 72, better back 9 score. Our own team of Phil and Parviz also scored net 72, however lost to the runners up on a countback and took third place. On course prize winners were Nearest the Pin on the 5th   hole: Robert O’Donoghue and Longest Drive on the12th   hole was claimed by Darren Thomson.
SATURDAY 28th of APRIL - F1 QUALIFYING IN STYLE
We have 4 remaining places to the Dreamland Golf Club SKY Box at the Hilton Hotel for Saturday 28th of April for the Grand Prix qualifying. Don’t miss out for a chance to view the track from the Hiltons luxury lounge on level 3 overlooking the starting grid and finishing straight. The package includes SKY Box access from 12noon – 18.00pm with Japanese Buffet served and complimentary alcohol for the afternoon.  Following on from the qualifying we will finish the evening with the RED BULL party hosted in the hotels 360 restaurant. This is a not to be missed opportunity on Saturday 28th of April ahead of Sunday’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix . The price on a first come first reserved basis is AZN395 per person (170GBP). For further details of to register please e-mail events@dreamlandgolfclub.com with the subject Hilton Sky Box F1
Baku City Circuit Scramble 2018
On Sunday we staged the annual Baku City Circuit Official Golf Tournament recognising the start of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix week. Over 80 players competed in the scramble format with the 2018 winners title going to the team of Alastair Anderson, Susan Drummond, Grant Watson and Ewan Drummond with a gross 67 net 59.9. In second place also with a net 59.9 but loosing on a countback were the team of Lee Henderson, Stephen Chapman, Graham Beattie and Steve Baker after they recorded a 68 gross. The third place team was Alistair Macduff, Andrew Hulston, Nicolas Young and Garry Gaul with a three under par 68 groos, net 60.8.

The side contest winners for the tournament were - Nearest the Pin Hole 10: Alan Ferguson, Nearest the Pin Hole 17: Khalil Huseynov, Longest Drive Hole 9: Susan Drummond, Longest Drive Hole 16: Lee Henderson and the fastest recorded ball speed was Mik Triolo – 146.1mph. 

Commenting on the event Bulent Ozerdim, Commercial Director for Baku City Circuit, “We are delighted to sponsor this community event for the third year and see so many new faces to the tournament. The feedback from the players has been superb with everyone enjoying the golf course and the hospitality here at Dreamland Golf Club Baku. We look forward to an exciting race next week on our famous street circuit”.
Wind Cup 2018
With Azerbaijan becoming more popular for golf tourism we were happy to see 17 golfers from Moscow, Kazan, Yekaterinburg to fly for the third year to play at Azerbaijan. With two days at Dreamland and two days at Quba, golfers were impressed with facility which golf in Azerbaijan provide.

With fantastic quality of the golf courses and great traditional Azerbaijan food even wind at Dreamland and rain at Quba didn’t stop them from enjoying their rounds of golf before golf season in Russian opens. Very soon Dreamland will organize a trip to Moscow to play the matches against Russian golfers and if you are interested – please talk to Phil Jones or Anton Samsonov about the dates. We glad that golfers from different cities discovering Azerbaijan together with us and also become a single digit players as one of the Olympic Champion and Stanley Cup Winner, Ice-hockey player Malakhov Vladimir did and also another golfer who made 46 stableford points with his 10.9 HCP drop to 8.9. They will remember Azerbaijan for a long time now! 
HOLE IN ONE
Congratulations to Danny Lee on achieving a hole in one on the 17th   hole this past week. The perfectly executed 7 iron landed to the left of the hole before some excruciating side spin kicked in, propelling the ball towards the flag and ultimately the bottom of the cup. Danny takes the honours for our seventh hole in one at Dreamland and joins such players as Pat McArdle and Frank Wilson who have also Aced this Par 3. 
GOLF OPERATIONS
We believe most members are enjoying new course layout which as well as giving you a great finishing hole, allows for you to watch players conclude their round from terrace while enjoying your post round refreshments. As with all change we have experienced some confusion and disappointment with the storing of your clubs at the Clubhouse. 

The smoothest way would still be to arrive at the clubhouse, take your clubs and cart for the game and head to the academy for some warm up practice, then return to the 1st tee.  If you are a player that enjoys a warm up practice before each game why not consider us keeping your clubs at the Academy (as before) and the team can make them ready. Feel free to send an e mail to Parviz - Parviz.Muradov@dreamlandgolfclub.com and he will update the list to ensure your clubs are always at the Academy. We will continue to help players for the best possible solution and smoothest start to each round. 
CALLING ALL MERCEDES OWNERS!!!
2018 MercedesTrophy “DRIVE TO THE MAJOR” QUALIFIER
Be sure to register for Sunday the 6th of May AFTERNOON 12.00noon shotgun where we will host our first MercedesTrophy. Open to Mercedes OWNERS and GUESTS you will see the sign up is defined as two categories. Mercedes Owners, if you are able to supply the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) and some simple details on your vehicle, Mercedes will confirm you as one of the players Eligible for "Drive to the Major" trip to Scotland.  There is a small entry fee of 40AZN for DLGC Members and 125AZN for Guests (non-members) The format is individual Stableford with handicap categories with prizes awarded to Mercedes owners with a separate category and prizes for people wanting to be a Mercedes Owner!
 
**For players wishing to play in the morning, outside the event we will host an 8.30am start for walking groups only as the golf carts will be required for event in the afternoon.
Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup
We apologies for the slight delay on this event – we are awaiting the final registration details from Turkish Airlines for their World Golf Cup. Be sure to book the date of Sunday 13th of May in your diaries – registration will open this week through their registration process.
Saturday 14th of April 2018 – Saturday Roll Up Results 
Due to rainy playing conditions only 22 players took part in last week’s Saturday Roll Up last Saturday. Park Sang Jun managed to score 3 under par 39 points to become the winner of last week. Iain Grant took second place with level par 36 points. William Walls took third place with 2 over par 34 points. No one had a 2 on their scorecard, so we have roll over for this week’s Saturday Roll Up. 
Dreamland Golf Club Members’ 2018 Match-play Championship Sponsored by Valedictorian Putters
We are glad to see that first round of matches of Dreamland Golf Club Members' Match Play Championship is under way and 6 players have already advanced to next round with a win over their opponent. Please not that first round of games to be played by Monday 14th of MAY. PLEASE ensure that you make early contact and play your match within the required dates – we have provided a longer time frame for the first 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. 
IMG NEWS
Don’t miss out on the latest news from the IMG Prestige network in this month’s addition of THE VIEW.
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!
ACADEMY NEWS
On Thursday 3rd of May we shall be launching ‘DreamSkills’ @ The Academy. This shall be a series of fun challenges to put your all round game to the test. Sessions shall run every Thursday from 18:00-20:00 with prizes awarded to weekly winners. DreamSkills is 10 AZN for MEMBERS to enter - for further details and to register, please contact the Academy team Academy@dreamlandgolfclub.com  
DreamSkills Schedule
PART 1
Thursday 3rd May - DreamSwing
Blind balance – Balance is a major factor in producing efficient and powerful golf swings. To test your balance attempt to hit 10 shots as long and straight as possible whilst blindfolded. The amount of deviation from your target line shall be subtracted from your total distance.

Thursday 10th May - DreamApproach
Flightscope finesse – The 40 yard pitch is arguably one of the trickiest shots to master. Using ‘Flightscope’ test your distance control by attempting to hit 10 balls inside the bullseye. Points awarded according to proximity.

Thursday 17th May – DreamPutt
SAM lab – Test your tendencies, timing and consistency using Dreamlands start of the art putting technology. Simply perform 10 of your best strokes from 7 feet for the system to calculate an overall rating. Best percentage wins.
Break 100 Club
Break 100 Club got off to a good start with 11 members attending the first session last week. Classes run either every Monday from 14:30-15:30 or Wednesday from 11:00-12:00 – both at 25 AZN per person per. For more details or to sign up please contact the Academy team Academy@dreamlandgolfclub.com or Alex directly Alex.Day@dreamlandgolfclub.com  
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
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

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