Despite the blustery conditions this past weekend in Baku, members Wade Droney, Nick McDonald, John McGhee, Dale Mcfadden, Paul Makey and GM Phil Jones escaped for golf in Qatar.  Starting the weekend at Education City GC host to this week’s Commercial Bank Qatar Masters the group enjoyed a warm up 9 holes on the idyllic par 3 course before being the last players on the 18 hole championship course before the stars arrive. With perfect playing conditions, the course was in impeccable condition with smooth greens which are currently tamed before they increase the speed further for Thursday morning.  A quick catch up with several of their members (and an invitation to join us for a match in Baku) the group then played the Sunday at the more traditional Doha Golf Club before flying back that night. Well done to day one Winner Dale Mcfadden and Day Two Nick McDonald who share the bragging rights till our next tour! Read on for A.I.G.S (Azerbaijan International Golf Society) news, the SOCAR CAPE Novruz Invitational sign up, a chance to play in the 8th March International Women's Day event and an update on the draw for the Celtic v Rangers. Looking ahead – don’t miss out on the Novruz Scramble on the 15th of March, and sign up for the 2020 Club Matchplay in association with MAXX Royal Antalya Turkey.

NEW 2020 DREAMLAND GOLF CLUB CALENDAR - SAVE THE DATES

2020 CALENDAR

AIGS Event - 1st March On Sunday 27 brave AIGS (Azerbaijan International Golf Society) members competed in very windy playing conditions. George Ball took first place with 37 points a very good scoring considering the wind, well done George! Les Tulleth took second place with 35 points, winning on countback over Rory O’Mahony. Rory missed on taking second place, however, no one has managed to hit closer to flag than him on 5th hole, winning the Nearest the Pin Prize. Stuart King won Longest Drive prize with his incredible drive on into the wind on the 12th hole.

Online Tee Sheet EZLinks For those members who wish to register, please refer to the advice notes in the below link as always our team are on hand to help  reservations@dreamlandgolfclub.com .

Online tee sheet user instructions

Sunday 8th of March – International Women’s Day Anyone wanting to have a game on Sunday morning may join our Mixed Social Scramble. Starting at 10.00am the idea is that we will have Gents and Ladies in each team as we recognise International Women’s Day. Registration is open to all after which time we will confirm the draw and send to all.

Click here to register for Mixed Scramble

Novruz Scramble Sunday 15th of March We welcome everyone to our Novruz Scramble. Supporting the First Prize we are delighted to promote The Chenot Palace Health Wellness Hotel.  Overlooking the peaceful Nohur Lake, the Chenot Palace Gabala represents a new concept of a health wellness retreat in the heart of the great Caucasian forest. Please register as a team of four people with the below link.

Click here to register for Novruz Scramble

Dreamland Golf Club Members OFFER - Special 2 Days Package We are delighted to extend the offer below for Dreamland Golf Club Members to experience Chenot Palace Health Wellness Hotel at Gabala with the below specially tailored 2 day experience. Please quote Dreamland2020 when speaking to the Hotel.    1500 EUR for single use, 700 EUR for the second person. Includes: Medical Consultation 1 Bio-energetic Check-up Body Composition Analysis with DEXA 2 Chenot Energetic Massages 2 Hydro-Aromatherapy Treatments 2 Phyto-Mud Treatments 2 Hydro-Jet Treatments Free access to the gym, indoor and outdoor pool, sauna and steambath with color therapy Detoxifying diet. 2x Breakfast, 2x lunch and 2x dinner  Deluxe Room

Chenot Palace Brochure

Chenot Palace Programmes

Celtic V Rangers Team Captains Bob McEwan and Les Tulleth have now confirmed their teams for Sunday 10.00am start. Please see the draw and rules sheet below.

Rangers V Celtic Match Play Draw

Rangers V Celtic Match Play Rules

SocarCape Novruz Invitational Stableford Trophy 2020 All Dreamland Members are invited to participate in the 2020 SocarCape Novruz Invitational Stableford THREE day event. Last year’s winner George Ball enjoyed a fantastic final round to win the closely fought battle. This year the dates are set for the Friday 20th and Saturday 21st of March at Dreamland Golf Club with one rest day before the final at The National Azerbaijan Golf Club on Monday 23rd of March. It promises to be a great Novruz Holiday for those staying in Baku so please see register below.  Main rule - Three day participation ONLY

SocarCape Norvuz Stableford 2020 registration

Dreamland Golf Club Members 2020 Match-play Championship Sponsored by MaxxRoyal, Turkey We are delighted to launch the sign up for our 2020 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 MaxxRoyal Belek, Turkey for their support with the winning prizes. Note the Matchplay Draw to be published from 1st of April 2020.

Please click here to register for Match-Play Championship

Saturday 29th of February 2020 – Saturday Roll Up Results Despite cold and windy playing conditions, 26 members participated in last week’s Saturday Roll Up. Last week’s winner is John Salins with 3 under par 39 points. David Seo took second place with 1 under par 37 points. There were tie for third place with Craig Dunn and Graham Beattie both scoring one over par 35 points. In order to determine third place winner, it required us to look at their back nine scores. After countback Craig took third place with better back nine score of 19pts vs. Graham’s inward score of 18pts were not enough to keep on the leader board. No one had a 2 on their scorecard, so we have roll over for this week’s Saturday Roll Up.

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Click here to check updated handicaps

Guest Security / Locker Rooms As golf season getting closer and more golf played, we have taken some measures to ensure better protection of our members belongings with new additional CCTV which will help us around the Cart Drop off area.  We are seeing increasingly that members are returning their carts with beer still left in the bottle, this is clearly a fine for most golf groups…. please stay hydrated on course! On a more serious note we can see if headcovers, phones, wallets etc have been left or taken off the buggy – one step closer to getting possessions back to members if they are forgotten.   Lockers  – We kindly ask all members to remove their belongings from the lockers each day. To ensure that guests have access to a daily use locker from Monday 2nd of March our security team will open each locker weekly and allow the cleaners to set up each locker. Any items found will be collected and kept at our lost and found area in the Pro Shop.

Dreamland Winter Eclectic As the Dreamland Winter Eclectic enters it final month it has been pleasing to see so many members take up this winter Golf Challenge. For those players that have rounds to complete we encourage you to play as much as possible through March. We look forward to announcing the winners at the end of the month!

Current Winter Eclectic Standings

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! We would like to wish all our “Birthday Ballers!” the very best wishes as they celebrate in March. Go easy on them out on the course and make sure you treat them to a drink on their special day.

Save The Date – Georgia Trip The date has been confirmed for our annual club match against Tbilisi Hills Golf Club - Georgia. Anyone wanting to participate is welcome to register their initial interest with Parviz and the  events@dreamlandgolfclub.com  team. The plan based on previous years would be:   Friday 26th of June – (Public Holiday) An option for many is to fly in the morning and play a Practise round that afternoon. Saturday 27th of June – Morning 4 Ball Better Ball Matches / Afternoon Foursomes Matches Sunday 28th of June – Singles Matches / Prize giving and return flight that night.   Accommodation - We have had offers from the MOXY Hotel by Marriott and the Mercure Hotel so we will issue more details in the coming weeks.   **We are looking at a way of transporting our clubs to Georgia in a vehicle supervised by members of our team. This shared cost between players could be more cost effective than travelling with Buta Airways and being charged for excess baggage (weight and size of golf bag).

ACADEMY NEWS

Skilz Putting Mirror The Skilz putting mirror is a simple yet extremely effective tool for improving the putting performance of all levels of golfer. Some of its many benefits include: Ensuring proper alignment and eye position Recognising the difference between Perception V’s Reality Putter face and shoulder orientation Stroke length and path Available to purchase from the Academy please contact Head Professional Alex Day for further details M: +994 55 333 0507 E:  alex.day@dreamlandgolfclub.com

Azerbaijan Junior Open As we begin to prepare for this years earlier scheduled Azerbaijan Junior Open, the following link provides a flash back to our 2019 competition in association with Bos Shelf - well done and thanks again to all those involved.  Our plans for 2020 include more opportunities for our Future Stars starting with a 2020 Junior Open with support from IMG. We are looking forward to welcoming an international filed of juniors on May 2-3 to experience Baku and compete over 36 holes at Dreamland. Open to boys and girls 11-18, the champions of each division will qualify for IMGA Junior World Championships in San Diego plus the top 3 of each division to qualify for IMGA Junior World Florida Challenge.

Members Special offer for 10 (ten) Brand New - Aston Martins Have you ever dreamed about being Mr.James Bond? Now there is a great chance as Autolux Azerbaijan official importer of Aston Martin cars in Baku offers special price for brand new Aston Martins from stock. New car with 3 year warranty awaits all golfers to drive them or even export overseas subject to customs procedures. Please see special prices for Dreamland Golf Club, Baku members.

Aston Martin special offer

Hyatt Regency Fitness Center & Spa Dear members, please see below Special offers from Hyatt Regency Fitness Center & Spa from 1st March 2020 until 15  March 2020.

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