Thanks to Bob and Les (Celtic and Rangers Captains) for the presentation of a memorable piece of artwork depicting memorable moments over Phil’s last years at Dreamland. Commenting “I will carry the stories and tales from Dreamland with me for the years to come, I have enough to complete a book! Seeing the Dreamteam in the picture, Lake Dunn and a bottle of Jägermeister clearly shows the “spirit” of the club we have created, Always welcoming and fun to be part of”. It looks like I will depart Baku early next month for my next journey serving Orange Juice in Saudi Arabia.
Parviz “Parman” our Golf Operations Assistant Manager – 2021 / 1995
“Ali Bali Bee”
Excellent playing conditions for founder member Ali Still as he celebrated his 50th Birthday with the “Ali Bali Bee” competition. With 14 teams on course for a team Texas Scramble the scoring proved to be incredibly low under the new World Handicap System Guidelines. In third place was the team of Grant Watson, Les Tulleth, Chris Williams and Michael Young with a net 53.2 The Runners up were Alistair Macduff, Graham Beattie, David Kavanagh and Vasso Papadopoulou with a gross net 53.1. Winning the event and a Dreamland Voucher were the team of Andrew Ikstrums, Grahame Stevenson, Kenny Martin (Ali’s Boss) and John Wright with a Gross 62 net 50.7.  Side contest winners were Nearest the Ali’s Drive Hole 7 Rory O’Mahony. Nearest the Pin Hole 13 Andrew Ikstrums, Nearest the Pin Hole 17 Les Tulleth, Nearest the Pin in Two Hole 6 Huseyn Babazade, Longest Drive Hole 12 Andrew Ikstrums. Celebrations continued late into the afternoon at Café T at the Golf Academy.
Dreamland Golf Club Members Match-play Championship 2021
EXTENDED deadline for Entries. We are delighted to launch the sign up for our Match-play Championship 2021 which will be played through the summer months. Please feel free to click the below link for more information regarding the rules and format. Deadline for registration is 1st of MAY and matches will commence from 8th of MAY.
MAXX Royal Qualifier – Dreamland Members Only
We are delighted to host a new event on the Calendar, the MAXX Royal Golf Cup. Dreamland Members have the chance to win 4 day golf package at Belek, Turkey to participate in MaxxRoyal Golf Cup 2021 series final which will take place in 6-10 December 2021. The winner will stay for a 4 days at 5* MaxxRoyal Belek Golf Resort and play golf with Final competition to take place in Montgomery Golf Course. The Runner up of the event will win a 2 nights stay at Argentario Golf Resort & Spa in Tuscany, Italy, including 2 rounds of golf for 2 people.
Sunday 9th of May, 10:00 shotgun start.
Entry Fee - 50 AZN, includes shared cart hire and drinks during prize presentation
Online Tee Sheet EZLinks – UPGRADE
We are in the final stages of upgrading our Tee Sheet booking system, the new format will allow for more features in online bookings.
Should members experience issues please feel free to contact our reservation teams via e-mail and we will be glad to assist reservations@dreamlandgolfclub.com
Our opening times are extended for the month of May with last balls at the Golf Academy issued at 7pm (8pm Close) and last tee off on course 6.00pm (8.00pm Close).
IMG Prestige Travel Feature
Dreamland Golf Club and Golf Hotel are pleased to feature in the 2021 IMG Prestige collection of courses and managed properties.  Remember that as a Member of Dreamland you can avail of preferred pricing through this network. Don’t delay in preparing your plans for when the airlines resume flights!
Membership
Thanks to everyone that has renewed their membership for 2021, you voucher packs will be distributed from the GOLF ACADEMY. For those members still undecided we would like to offer the month by month option for you to continue your time with us until your circumstances become clearer. Feel free to contact the team on membership@dreamlandgolfclub.com

Our 2021 Draft Events Calendar is attached on the below link – We trust you will enjoy your season with us!
DREAMLAND GOLF CLUB – COVID Statement
Whilst maintaining our existing measures of cleaning and disinfection on a regular basis, we continue to monitor and Test our Operations team for the safety of all. We ask guests to be respectful of the measures in place and act responsibly at ALL TIMES. 
Dreamland Management
 
In line with the announcements we are OPEN TUESDAY – SUNDAY offering the following services.
 
  • We will continue to operate from the Golf Academy and Dreamland Golf Hotel for Food & Beverage services until further notice.
  • The Driving Range will OPEN until 18.30pm. Last balls issued at 18.00pm.
  • Golf Lesson appointment to be made by contacting  academy@dreamlandgolfclub.com
  • GOLF COURSE - OPEN MEMBERS / GUESTS and VISITORS welcome bookings online or by contacting reservations@dreamlandgolfclub.com
  • GOLF SHOP – AVAILABLE for online requests and sales on Weekends - retail@dreamlandgolfclub.com
  • LOCKER ROOM – CLOSED
  • CLUBHOUSE ACCESS – CLOSED (Wash Rooms and Take Away Beverage Service only)
  • DREAMLAND GOLF HOTEL –  OPEN – please email Gulnara.Asadova@dreamlandgolfhotel.az for details
**The above situation may be reviewed at any time in line with changes to the current Quarantine measures. 
ARRIVAL
  • Access through the MALL entrance
  • Each guest will have their temperature checked and Vehicle Baggage Check at the GATEHOUSE. Any person (Member or Employee) recording a temperature of 38 degree will not be allowed access to the property. If you are feeling unwell with a temperature we ask that you please STAY HOME.
  • Travel through Dreamland Access Barriers to the GOLF ACADEMY CAR PARK.
  • Your Golf Equipment will be prepared for READY GOLF, our team will have as little guest interaction in the interests of safety.
  • Upon Completion of your game be sure to wash your hands. The Dreamland Golf Hotel is open for after game Drinks and Food with the COVID government regulation guidelines. 
 
SAFETY MEASURES
We have the following safety measures in place at Dreamland, for Golf Members and Employees.
  • The wearing of a MASK IS COMPULSARY AT ALL TIMES including your during Your Game!
  • Social distancing is a MUST – maintaining a 2 metre distance is crucial AT ALL TIMES.
  • Hand washing and sanitizing is VITAL– we have stations in place for this to happen.
  • Always follow the hygiene instructions and disinfect or wash your hands before and after the game, avoid touching your face, mouth, eyes.
  • No contact with playing partners (replace 18th-green handshake with shoe bumps, elbow bumps, or Namaste bow….)
Finny Gormley storms to the top of April standings with a big win last week in Spain! The Gran Canaria Lopesan Open was hosted by Rafa Cabrera Bello, with young Garrick Higgo of South Africa taking all the honours. Finny not only picked Garrick Higgo but double downed picking him as his captain which double his fantasy point’s winnings. Finny takes a 51 point margin over Parviz into this week’s Tenerife Open in Spain. Best of luck as its tight at the top of the leader board. 
Saturday 24th of April 2021 – Saturday Roll Up Results
Excellent playing conditions were enjoyed on Saturday, with 39 members using this opportunity to participate in the weekly Saturday Roll Up. Competition was tight at top of the leaderboard with 2 players – Tom McGarry and Azzubair Jwayyed both scoring 4 under par 40 points. In order to determine winner, it required us to look at their back nine scores. After countback Tom took 1st place with 22pts vs. Azzubair’s 18 inward points which resulted him to take the second place. Andrew Ikstrum’s 3 under par 39 points (gross 68!) were enough for him to take the third place. Last week’s Two’s Club winner was Andrew Ikstrums, thanks to the birdie on 17th hole.
Academy News
Ladies Clinic
Ladies classes will return to the Golf Academy on Thursday 6th May. These classes are open to all so bring your friends along with you.
To book your space please contact Thomas.Henderson@dreamlandgolfclub.com.
Range Balls
We apologies that range users are finding some inferior practice balls within the current consignment. We have contacted the manufacturer and are in talks to replace over the coming weeks. We look forward to providing an update very soon – Academy Team.
Course Update
Great weather for golf over the weekend and I hope everyone is enjoying the course. We have been lucky enough to get some support from Qarabag Football club in lending us their Verti Drain machine.

Over the next 10 days we will complete a deep tine aeration down to depth of 250mm on our fairways and fore greens. This cultural practice has never been performed on these surfaces and will be huge benefit to the course condition throughout the summer. This will have a huge impact on water percolation into the root zone, along with elevating over 5 years of compaction, releasing years of Co2 gas build up and much needed oxygen deep into the root zone. With temperatures now perfect for cool season grass growth, this cultural practice will help our root mass drive deeper into the root zone. This improves the overall plant health and will be much more resilient to the hot and dry weather we face during the summer months in Baku.
Our greenside bunkers are receiving some much needed attention. We will work through each bunker 1 by 1 checking sand depths are correct, adding sand where required and a clean out of all foreign materials. We have 136 bunkers on course so please understand it will take some time to complete these works. A sustainable bunker plan for the future is a goal of mine and I plan to work on moving forward with our management team and IMG for the overall benefit for our members, guests and shareholders prospective.
Over the next few weeks please take an extra few moments on the greens to find and repair any ball pitch marks. The greens will be quiet soft for few weeks after aerating and would greatly appreciate everyone’s support doing there bit to look after our immaculate greens.
Please click on the link for short video on how to correctly repair a pitch mark. 
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