Arise! Alan Ferguson
With the 6th annual BOB Tour (Baku Old Boys) taking place last week in Belek Turkey, players enjoyed rounds at the Sultan, Titanic, The Faldo and Regnum Carya, home of the Turkish Open. The 4 round event sees a battle of nationalities as Baku residents past and present take on the challenge to win the BOB tour and don the Champions jacket. Enjoying a season of good form with confidence riding high as the main pre-tournament threat, David Lawson, sadly sustained a major injury and could not make a serious challenge this year. With Stableford scores close at the top it was Greg Boyle (former Dreamland member) who led the pack into the final day 5 points clear at the top. The “Boyler” unfortunately boiled over, malfunctioning from the previous night’s events and he fell from the top of the leader board in the closing straight. Spotting the opportunity Alan grasped it with both hands, finishing in spectacular style by chipping in from the bunker on the 18th at the Cornelia Faldo course.
Congratulations to Alan Ferguson on proving his worth on the BOB Tour, its confirmed that the 7BOB Tour will return to Belek again in 2020.
Article content supplied by Dave “Limping“ Lawson 2015 BOB Winner.
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Medal Series 2019 - June Monthly Medal
Congratulations to all that participated in the Dreamland Golf Club Medal Series 2018 - June Monthly Medal. Players enjoyed excellent playing conditions.
1st Place (hcp 0-21) GOLD MEDAL – Leo Troup, gross 87, net 68, after countback.
2nd Place (hcp 0-21) SILVER MEDAL – Wade Droney, gross 84, net 68.
3rd Place (hcp 0-21) BRONZE MEDAL – Bryan Thomas, gross 93, net 74, after countback.
1st Place (hcp 22-36) GOLD MEDAL – Giorgio Danieli, gross 100, net 71, after countback.
2nd Place (hcp 22-36) SILVER MEDAL – Chris Bernardi, gross 94, net 71
3rd Place (hcp 22-36) BRONZE MEDAL – Miguel McDonnel, gross 103, net 72.
Nearest the Pin on 5th Hole – İlgar Ahmadov - 50 AZN shop voucher
Two’s Club
- Last Sunday no players recorded a 2 on their scorecard, so we have roll over for next month's medal series.
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2019 Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup
The final few days of preparation are underway for the 2019 Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup. To view the list of entrants and current waitlisted players please follow the link. Breakfast will be served from 9am in the main clubhouse followed by the shotgun start at the Academy 10am.
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2019 Pro’s Challenge – Sunday 23rd of June
Our team of Golf Professionals Alex Day, Anton Samsonov and Phil Jones will be joined by Tural Velizade this year as they test their might against the members teams. As with previous years speculation is encouraged (within reason) to see if your team can beat the professionals on day score. Players are invited to meet in the Harbour Bar Port Baku on the Saturday evening from 7.30 where discussions may take place alongwith each team trying to predict their own score for the following days game.
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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 8th of June 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. Wade Droney took first place with 1 under par 37 points. There was tie for second and third places, with 2 players – Elman Rzayev and John McBrierty both scoring 2 over par 35 points. In order to determine second and third place winners, it required us to look at their back nine scores. Since both players had same – 18 back nine points, in further required us to look at their back six points. After countback Elman took second place with 13pts vs. John’s 10 inward points which were enough for him to take third place.
Last Saturday 5 players had 2s on their card, so unfortunately not a huge pay-out for your member account. Lee Henderson and David Seo birdied the 5th, Darren Thomson birdied the 13th and Tadeus Herrold and Sang Jun Park birdied the 17th hole to put 2 on their scorecards.
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Longest Day - Golfing Fundraiser
If you haven’t already joined Bryan and his team for this event, you still have time.
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, approximately 45 km of walking probably somewhere around 8:30 that night.
Any and all donations, large or small, are greatly appreciated. Fund raiser has just reached $1,440 of the targeted $5k so feel free to share the link and support this worthy cause.
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
Looking for some new accessories or sunglasses this season, we have all in store! The 2019 PRG accessories range includes new ball marker designs whilst also welcoming back into stock the popular heavier DUO marker. Players who carry alignment sticks in their bag for practise, can keep them in orderly fashion with a dreamland cover and for those miss placing your keys, the new Putter Cover key chain will help you find them.
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WITB (What’s In The Bag)
Last week Head Professional Alex Day became a proud ambassador of Ping in the Caucasus region. Alex first became affiliated with the brand when beginning his career as a PGA Professional at the Belfry’s National Custom Fit Centre. Since then he has chosen to remain loyal to the brand carrying their clubs during his time in the Middle East and more recently Russia. Alex commented ‘I feel privileged to be able to continue my allegiance with Ping here at Dreamland. Having visited their headquarters in the UK on numerous occasions, I know what a quality company and manufacturer they are. In my opinion Ping is one of the most prestigious brands in golf. The design and performance of their clubs is fantastic and I’m really happy to again be playing their latest product this season.’
Over the coming weeks we will delve into the bag of Alex to see the models and specifications of his chosen clubs. This week we begin with the most important club in the bag – the putter. Please see following link.
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Ping Vault 2.0
The next generation of PING’s 100%-milled putters are crafted and engineered to provide tour-caliber touch and performance through proven innovations like precision-milled, patented True Roll Technology (TR), plus a new custom-weighting system.
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Alex’s chosen spec
Model: Dale Anser [Stealth Finish]
Length: 36"
Lie Angle: +3°
Grip Type: PP58
Head Weight: 350g
Stroke Type: Slight Arc
Alex commented – ‘Having used a mallet putter for the last ten years or so I’ve been looking to make a change and get back to a more classic look. Many of the features from Karsten Solheims original Ping Anser are clear to see in the Vault 2.0 Dale. The stealth finish gives the putter a fantastic look whilst the slim pistol shape grip (that’s been popular since the 1970’s) feels great in my hands.’
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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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JW Marriott Absheron - Firelatino
Explore unique flavors of Latin America this June! Our Chefs Martin and Felipe are back again with gastronomic collaboration for the FireLatino dinner! Join us at Fireworks Urban Kitchen to enjoy special set menu full of unique flavors and textures.
21 June at 19:00 | AZN 60 per person.
Latino dancers and live music performance will set the tones for a fiery evening.
For reservations: +994 12 499 8888
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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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Dreamland Golf Club | +994 (0) 12 404 7 404 | reservations@dreamlandgolfclub.com |
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