We would like to take this opportunity to wish all our members and their families a very blessed EID Celebration this week. Safe travels to our members travelling to Belek in Turkey today for the 6th annual B.O.B (Baku Old Boys) Golf Tour – Good luck to all the rest, may the best Quinn Win.
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As temperatures crept over 30 degrees last weekend we welcomed Jim Depew, Mik Triolo and his son for the 7.30am weekend tee time, completing their round by 10.15am, the group were able to enjoy the remainder of their day with the advantage of escaping the heat.
**Please note these measure are in place for the summer season and support the demand from members for quicker morning rounds at weekends. We will still accommodate walking players with a starting tee near the academy (16th Hole) this will allow them to feed back into the 1st tee within the walking times.
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Magnificent at The Marriott!
Azerbaijani golfers dominated the leader board for last weekend’s JW Marriott Absheron Scramble. Traditionally a busy event on the calendar, 2019 was no exception with a full field of players on course and even teams waitlisted that we sadly couldn’t accomodate. Side contests for the day were awarded to Ilgar Ahmadov for his Nearest the Pin on Hole 5, Martin Kleinmann with Nearest the Pin Hole 17, Susan Drummond won the Ladies Longest Drive on Hole 4 whilst Nabi Efendi claimed the Gents Longest Drive Hole 12. Well done to our 2019 champions - the all Azerbaijani team of Khalil Huseynov, Ilgar Ahmadov, Elman Rzayev, Huseyn Babazade with a Gross 7 under par - Net 58.2. Runners up were David Lawson, Gavin MacKenzie, John Quinn, Billy Quinn with a Gross 70 Net 61.4 – we hope that their “form” continues into this week for the B.O.B trip to Turkey! Third place was Andrew Hulston, Wade Droney, Sean Harrison and Nick McDonald with a Gross 67 Net - 61.5.
Players also had the opportunity to win extra prizes with the chipping competition from the garden to the 18th green. In the first round Nick Hore won a bottle of Prosecco with his nearest to the pin shot. Players then battled it out for an overnight stay in an executive suite in the final game – well done to Ian Grant who beat the field with his silky short game!
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JW Marriott - Absheron Brunch
Treat yourself to an elevated brunch experience in an exciting atmosphere. Our lavish buffet consists of international and local dishes from around the globe, and it just got better. Live BBQ station with assorted meats, seafood, pasta & risotto stations, sushi, ice cream cart along with dessert counters and much more! In addition to all the irresistible flavors, enjoy lemonades, cocktails and Prosecco in accompany of live Jazz music.
Kids will love our brunch as we have put together a children’s entertainment area with special show programs, games and more for the comfort of our little friends and their parents.
9 June from 12:00 to 16:00 | starting from 69 AZN per person
For reservations: +994 12 499 8888
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2019 Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup
We are delighted to announce that the Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup will be played on Sunday 16th of June
10.00am
Start. All members should have received an invitation email from Mr. Seyfullah Ilyas - General Manager of Turkish Airlines Baku. If you have not received invitation email and would like to participate in the event, please contact
events@dreamlandgolfclub.com
and we will speak to Turkish Airlines Baku on your behalf.
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Dreamland Golf Club Members 2019 Match-play Championship Sponsored by Garmin Azerbaijan
Congratulations all players who have won their first rounds matches in 2019 Matchplay Championship. Please note that second round games to be played by
Monday 24th of JUNE.
The draw is 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.
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Saturday 1st of June 2019 – Saturday Roll Up Results
Excellent playing conditions were enjoyed on Saturday, with 32 members using this opportunity to participate in the weekly Saturday Roll Up. As with the temperature, our members’ scores have also increased and Gary Gault took 1st place with incredible 6 under par 42 points. Patrick Park took second place two weeks in a row with 4 under par 40 points. William Wall’s 3 under par 39 points were enough for him to take third place.
Last Saturday 3 players had 2s on their card. Paul Winkle, John Salins and Stuart King all birdied the 5th hole to put 2 on their scorecards.
PLEASE PUT YOUR CARD IN
- 13 players on Saturday NCR’d (no card returned) to the scorebox following their round in the Saturday Series. Without officially posting a score you can not make a claim on the leaderboard so we ask all players to follow this rule and submit their score.
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Medal Series 2019 - June Monthly Medal
On Sunday 9th of June we will hold our third Monthly Medal Series - June Monthly Medal. Be sure to sign up and we will arrange the draw with morning tee times. As with last year we will offer points to the leading 10 players in each handicap division 0-21 & 22-36. As well as monthly awards, the series Grand Final will be played on Sunday 20th of October 2019. The entry fee is free for all members, with an optional 5AZN if you wish to join the 2’s club. Good Luck to all!
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Longest Day - Golfing Fundraiser
It would appear that doing this madness once is not enough, so this year once again, myself and a group of others at the club are going to be doing the “Longest Day” challenge, which means playing 4 full rounds of stroke play golf on the day of the summer solstice. Just to make it a bit more interesting, this year I’ll be attempting to walk all four rounds. This should be approximately 45 km of walking, with a forecasted temperature of around 27 degrees Celsius. That’s about 80F for the uneducated.
The plan is to tee off at about 5am on
Saturday the 22nd of June
at Dreamland Golf Club and keep going till we all complete four rounds, probably somewhere around 8:30 that night.
Other than this just being a challenge to try to complete, I have set up a Givealittle page below, in an attempt to use this to raise funds for the Cancer Research Trust New Zealand, a cause that unfortunately many of us, either directly or indirectly, will benefit from. I’ve set a goal of $NZ5000 as a target, which is slightly more than was raised last year. Any and all donations, large or small, are greatly appreciated. Please feel free to pass this on to any others that you think would be keen to donate.
Looking forward to a challenging day, if anyone is interested to join us please contact me directly
BThomas@miswaco.slb.com
Thanks to you all in advance,
Bryan Thomas, Dreamland Golf Club Member
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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 May. 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.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
We would like to wish all our “Birthday Ballers!” the very best wishes as they celebrate in June. Go easy on them out on the course and make sure you treat them to a drink on their special day.
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Retail News
There has never been a better chance to use your prize winning vouchers with us. Presenting the 2019 Ralph Lauren collection on display for the first time at Dreamland, choose from a range of fresh and vibrant summer colours. If you are travelling this summer be sure to spread the word of Golf In Azerbaijan by gifting the new national flag Titleist cap.
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Members Trip to Kazan - 26-28 July 2018
With matches between golf clubs and great beautiful locations around the world with direct flights from Baku, Dreamland Golf Club team announces a trip to Kazan, Russia. Located only 2h40 minutes from Azerbaijan with Buta or Azal flight.
Golf Course was opened there on the top of the hill which offers fantastic views and elevation drop up to 50 meters on some holes.
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Par 3 Order of Merit
Last Friday the Academy Par 3 Course hosted round 2 of the Order of Merit. Continuing on from his round 1 success, Tural Valizade produced another consistent round to remain on top of the leader board. Congratulations Tural! We shall look forward to seeing more members pegging it up for round 3 on Wednesday 31 July. With five rounds remaining in the series, there are still plenty of points and prizes available to play for.
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Beat the Breeze Lesson Package
Next week the world’s best shall be preparing to triumph in the US Open - the seasons third major at Pebble Beach Links along the picturesque Californian coastline. In typical links conditions, the champion shall have to control their ball flight in various wind directions. To coincide with the seasons third major, Head professional Alex Day is offering a lesson promotion for the remainder of June covering the following topics:
- How to play the low punch
- How to hit the high ball (maximising distance downwind)
- How to fade and draw the ball
Beat the Breeze lesson package consists of
3 x 50 minute sessions for only 295azn
. To learn how to better control your ball flight in windy conditions, please contact Alex on E:
alex.day@dreamlandgolfclub.com
M: +994 55 333 0507
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Junior Summer Camp
Following the success of last year’s inaugural Junior Summer Camps, the Academy team are happy to announce the return of a new and improved itinerary. Dreamland shall be joining forces with Baku Tennis Academy to offer a range of fun activities over 5 days, and with various dates throughout the summer all children have the opportunity to get involved. Watch this space for further information.
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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.
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