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The Queen’s Birthday Celebrations
It was great to see many of our members at Her Majesty the Queen’s 92nd Birthday Celebrations hosted by the British Embassy last Thursday. Thanks to our friends at the Hyatt Regency who staged a memorable evening of entertainment, music and games, including golf! Our team of PGA Professionals, Alex and Anton were on hand allowing guests to try golf, many of them for the first time. Our H.R.H putting challenge allowed players the chance to win some hole in one prizes and pitch their score against Alex Day’s floorless 3 single putts for the 3 hole challenge!!!
The Buddha-Bar Professional's Challenge 
This coming weekend is the long awaited Buddha Bar Pro’s Challenge where Alex, Anton, Elshan and Phil will post their team scramble score against the rest of the field of 19 teams to see how they fare. All players are invited to Buddha Bar (alongside the JW Marriott Hotel) on Saturday evening at 20.00pm for a welcome drink and a chance to discuss tactics and some possible speculation.  AZN100 per team is the maximum that has been set for each team to wager against the pros! … and yes as the course slopes from blue tees, scratch handicaps will get 1 shot so the aggregate handicap for the team will be 4, with 10% offered, meaning 0.4 will be deducted from their gross 58 – which will leave them a net 57.60…… Inshallah.
Registration is now full for teams, however, if you are single player and looking for a team to join, then please write Parviz Parviz.Muradov@dreamlandgolfclub.com and he will accommodate you in a team who are looking for a player. A s an added gift from our Golf Professionals – Ladies will play from the Green Tee’s (Slope Rating Applies) for the 2018 Buddha-Bar Professional's Challenge.  
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!
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. 
Care of YOUR Course
All members and their guests are reminded to please pick up their broken tees and use the bins provided at each hole for waste such as cigarettes, boxes and waste paper. “It is amazing how much waste can accumulate as you pick up odd tee’s, bottle tops and rubbish during your round” commented our General Manager Phil Jones, playing the course on Sunday afternoon he spent a couple of extra seconds on the tee boxes to tidy up what had been left behind by previous play. “The course is in stunning condition and we owe it to fellow golfers to keep it that way, no player enjoys walking on the tee to see bottle tops, broken ties and cigarette butts left lying – it’s the same with pitch marks on the greens, if we all do our bit it will make a HUGE difference, we appreciate your support!”. Peace…..  
Golf Marathon
Not long now till the 72 Hole Golf Marathon – Tuesday 19th of June 5.30am start. The final list of athletes competing in this challenge for 2018 are, Bryan Thomas, Bruce Ferguson, Les Tulleth, Ali Still, Nabi Efendi, Dave Kavanagh, George Ball, John Quinn, Brian Knowles, Luka Ivkovic, George Park and John Bruce. Bryan has set up a “Givealittle” page with proceeds going to Hospice Taranaki in New Zealand, who provide a range of community or hospice inpatient services for patients and their family who are living with life limiting illness. To support the gang with their day and make a sponsorship donation that will help the Hospice click on the link below. For a full run down of the event format and timings please follow
Black Tee Challenge
We are delighted to see our 2018 champion excepting his trophy. G.G. aka Grant Gilmour was presented with the illustrious title after scoring a remarkable 96 gross, 68 net in the recent event. Well done from all the Dreamland Golf Club team, a very worthy Champion.   
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
Saturday 9th of June 2018 – Saturday Roll Up Results 
Excellent playing conditions were enjoyed on Saturday, with 43 members using this opportunity to participate in the weekly Saturday Roll Up. Good weather had clear effect on players’ scores and 16 golfers scored par or better on the day. Winner was Martin Docherty with 6 under par 42 points. Darren Thomson had an incredible round and set a new official amateur course record of 1 under par 71 gross. His 5 under par 41 points not only gave him the second place, but also a well deserved handicap adjustment ahead of Sunday’s Buddha Bar Pro’s Challenge. There was a tie for 3rd place with Rory O’Mahony and John McGhee both scoring 4 under par 40 points. Since both players had equal – 20 back nine points, it required us to look at their back 6 scores. After countback Rory took 3rd place with 13pts vs. John’s 12 inward points.
 
Last Saturday four players had 2s on their card. Tadeus Herrold birdied the 4th, John McGhee birdied the 10th   , Andrew Hulston birdied the 17th hole and Bruce Ferguson birded the all three(!) Par 3s of Back Nine to put 2 on their scorecards.
Medal Series 2018 - June Monthly Medal
Congratulations to all that participated in the Dreamland Golf Club Medal Series 2018 - June Monthly Medal. Players enjoyed excellent playing conditions and excellent scores habe been shot.

1st Place (hcp 0-21) GOLD MEDAL – Bruce Munroe Ferguson, gross 85, net 69
2nd Place (hcp 0-21) SILVER MEDAL – Sean Harrison, gross 86, net 70, after countback.
3rd Place (hcp 0-21) BRONZE MEDAL –  Darren Thomson , gross 77, net 70

1st Place (hcp 22-36) GOLD MEDAL – John McGhee, gross 96, net 65
2nd Place (hcp 22-36) SILVER MEDAL – Robert McEwan, gross 98, net 69
3rd Place (hcp 22-36) BRONZE MEDAL – Callum Stewart, gross 106, net 70

Nearest the Pin on 5th Hole – Bruce Munroe Ferguson   - 50 AZN shop voucher
Nearest the Pin on 13th Hole – Bruce Munroe Ferguson   - 50 AZN shop voucher

Two’s Club  - Last Sunday only one player - Steven Parkes had a two on his scorecard, with his birdie on 17th hole he won the 2s club prize fund of 165 AZN.
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. 
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.   
ACADEMY NEWS
DreamSkills
This week ’ s challenge – " Call the shot "– test your skills in shaping the golf ball at will. Using Flightscope technology and useful PGA Pro advice, this challenge will measure your ability produce specific ball flights with various clubs. How many ‘draws’, ‘fades’, high and low trajectories can you hit!?
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
Knowing the Rules
Last week’s question:
When taking a drop under the unplayable ball rule, if the ball, when dropped, rolls back into the original unplayable position the player can re-drop the ball. False (Decision 28/3)

This 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 or False?
Top Tip – Face wide open
When playing a greenside bunker shot open your clubface a sufficient amount so you can rest your favourite tipple on the face. Be sure to open the clubface first - and then take your grip (so the club doesn ’ t return square). This will ensure you use the ‘ bounce ’ of the clubhead and maximize the launch angle = ball sitting softer on the greens.
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.
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
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
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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