WHAT A WIN! A tremendous final back nine on Sunday evening created one of the finest career comebacks in sporting history. Well done to Tiger Woods 2019 Masters Champion, achieving his 15th Major - something that many in the world of golf had written off. Alex Day follows the journey in our Academy News section, scroll through.   
 
With the start of our annual Medal series on Sunday the A.I.G.S (Azerbaijan International Golf Society) joined the Blue Tee Medal format. Good scoring in sunny conditions resulted in some handicap reductions. Well done to winner Eldar Kerimov with 39 points, Luka Ivkovic in 2nd place with 37 points and 3rd place Tofiq Afandizade with a level par 36 points. The side contest for the society was won by Darren Thomson for his Nearest the Pin on Hole 13. 
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.
Medal Series 2019 - April Monthly Medal
Congratulations to all that participated in the Dreamland Golf Club Medal Series 2018 - April Monthly Medal. Players enjoyed excellent playing conditions and excellent scores have been shot.

1st Place (hcp 0-21) GOLD MEDAL – David Seo, gross 84, net 69
2nd Place (hcp 0-21) SILVER MEDAL – Stuart McLean, gross 87, net 71, after countback.
3rd Place (hcp 0-21) BRONZE MEDAL –  Bryan Thomas, gross 90, net 71

1st Place (hcp 22-36) GOLD MEDAL – Eldar Kerimov, gross 93, net 69
2nd Place (hcp 22-36) SILVER MEDAL – Luka Ivkovic, gross 102, net 72
3rd Place (hcp 22-36) BRONZE MEDAL – Tofig Afandizade, gross 105, net 74

Nearest the Pin on 10th Hole – Alistair Macduff - 50 AZN shop voucher

Two’s Club - Last Sunday only one player had 2 on his scorecard - Darren Thomson birdied the 13th hole to win the 2s club prize fund - 190AZN
MercedesTrophy 2019 - 5th of May
For this year Azerbaijan will be included for the first time in the Mercedes World Series – The MercedesTrophy to be played at Dreamland Golf Club on Sunday 5th of May 2019. Both Mercedes owners and guests are welcome to enter and they will play in different categories. During registratoin priority will be given to Mercedes-Benz car owners, since places are limited. The final list of participants will be released on 1st of May.

Prizes will be awarded to the following Categories who will travel to the next qualifying round to be held in Bulgaria.
 
1st and 2nd places in Group A: Mercedes Owners Handicap index 0 – 17.5
1st and 2nd places in Group B: Mercedes Owners Handicap index 17.6 – 36.0
1st and 2nd places in Group C: Non Mercedes Owners Handicap index 0 – 36.0
 
Tournament entry is COMPLIMENTARY for all Dreamland Golf Club Members on behalf of Mercedes-Benz Azerbaijan. Please click the link below for registration and more detailed information.
Baku City Circuit Scramble 2019 - Full
We have the pleasure of introducing our next event on 21st of April at Dreamland Golf Club - The Baku City Circuit Scramble 2019 kindly sponsored and supported by Baku City Circuit. Format is 4 player team Scramble with  10:00 am Shotgun Start.
Dreamland Golf Club Members 2019 Match-play Championship Sponsored by Garmin Azerbaijan
Thanks to all who have entered our 2019 Matchplay Championship Please see the draw below with the first round games to be played by   Monday 13th of MAY.  The seeded draw will be updated with our Golf Genius software. As you enter the tournament website you will see it presented as a Left Side Draw and a Right Side Draw so you can track your progress. Please Note that for MATCHPLAY it is 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, please let us know that your intension to play a match, so our team can prepare scorecards with the number of strokes given or received during the game. 
Saturday 13th of April 2019 – Saturday Roll Up Results
Excellent playing conditions were enjoyed on Saturday, with 25 members using this opportunity to participate in the weekly Saturday Roll Up. Competition was tight at top of the leaderboard with 2 players – Graham Beattie and Patrick Clark both scoring 3 under par 39 points. In order to determine winner, it required us to look at their back 9 scores. After countback Graham took 1st place with 23pts vs. Pat’s 20 inward points giving him second place. Third place came from Darren Thomson with his 2 under par 38 points. Last Saturday’s only 2 came from Steve Baker, thanks to his birdie on 10th hole.
DLGC Welcomes Estonian Players
It was a big pleasure to welcome returning guests from Estonia “Golf Life Travel” to Dreamland last week. Players enjoyed 2 night stay at the largest conference hotel of Azerbaijan – Boulevard hotel and had a memorable time by playing golf with us before heading to Georgia to complete their trip with rounds at Tbilisi Hills GC. With a handful of players join us for the first time, having our golf team on hand as caddies was a great benefit to the players. We certainly think the caddies look the part in their new caddy bibs. We are always happy to see more guests from Estonia and all over the world at Dreamland Golf Club!
BIG 60!
Best wishes from all at Dreamland Golf Club to Alistair Macduff who celebrates his 60th birthday this week. The team at Socar Cape surprised him with a Masters Lesson package with Alex, our Head PGA Professional.  Enjoy the parties! We look forward to seeing your handicap tumble this summer. 
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.
ACADEMY NEWS
U.S. Masters
What a U.S. Masters that was!! So many players in contention from start to finish but then leaving the stage for Tiger Woods to taste major glory for the first time in 11 years. By winning the 2019 US Masters Tiger Woods achieved the incredible sporting comeback that so many of the games experts doubted would ever happen. Whilst reactions after sinking the final putt were wild, the final round itself was very much controlled and measured. Woods said "I was as patient as I have been in years. I kept control of my emotions, shots, placement". Indeed he knows Augusta National’s humps and hollows as well as anyone and it was his course management and distance control that ultimately won him the green jacket.

To assess your course management and ball striking skills please contact Head Professional Alex Day to take advantage of the current US Masters Lesson Package. E: alex.day@dreamlandgolfclub.com  M: +994 55 333 0507
U.S. Masters Sweepstake Prizes
Thanks to everyone who got involved in this year’s sweepstake. Based on the entire field (87 players) being purchased, the winning amounts for the various winning places are:

The Masters 2019 Champion – Tiger Woods / Winner Alex Day
Prize: 300AZN Gift Voucher (Donated to Junior Development Fund)

2019 Masters Runners up:
  • Xander Schauffele / Winner Stuart King
  • Dustin Johnson / Winner Tural Valizada
  • Brooks Koepka / Winner Eldar Kerimov
Prize: 85AZN Gift Voucher to be credited to your member account

Best placed European player - Francesco Molinari / Winner Bryan Thomas
Prize: 75AZN Gift Voucher to be credited to your member account

Best placed Amateur player - Viktor Hovland / Winner Nicolas Young
Prize: 75AZN Gift Voucher to be credited to your member account

Best placed Asian player - Si Woo Kim / Winner Stuart King
Prize: 75AZN Gift Voucher to be credited to your member account

Players making a Hole in One
  • Bryson DeChambeau / Winner Anton Samsonov
  • Justin Thomas / Winner Jason Lenihan
Prize: 40AZN Gift Voucher to be credited to your member account

Wooden Spoon
  • Jose Maria Olazabal / Winner Parvis Muradov
  • Angel Cabrera / Winner Jason Lenihan
Prize: 50 minute lesson with Head PGA Professional Alex Day

Oldest Player to make the Cut - Bernhard Langer / Winner Vasso Papadopoulou
Prize: 50 minute lesson with Head PGA Professional Alex Day
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.
Join the Tisa Titans Rugby Union Football Club (RUFC) annual ball with guest speaker and former international All Black legend, Zinzan Brooke, on 4th May 2019 at the Hyatt Regency, Guba Ballroom – Don’t miss out on this great event!
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