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Destination Doha!
Greeted with sunny weather and great playing conditions, Dreamland Golf Club members Nikolai Beckers, Wade Droney, John McGhee and Rory O'Mahony travelled to Qatar’s capital city Doha to enjoy their latest golf offering. Accompanied by General Manager Phil Jones, the team were hosted at the soon to open Education City Golf Club followed with a Sunday round at Doha Golf Club home of the Qatar Masters European Tour event.
Designed by José María Olazábal (former Ryder Cup Captain) Education City is expected to be open for members and guests from January 2019, the course is a mix of undulating fairways, well-guarded greens with established landscaping. Golfers can enjoy using their Centre of Excellence with modern tuition facilities and a Trackman range which will allow players to study data from every ball struck. Course choices include a 9 hole Par 3 course, a 6 hole full course (both are floodlit) and the main 18 hole master piece. Our Dreamland guests were accompanied by the ECGC team of Michael Braidwood GM, Head Professional Anthony Caira and Deputy GM Mohamed Al Naimi. 
Day Two was spent at Doha Golf Club with the rocky out crops providing a stunning contrast to the lush green of the course. A long par 72 with some challenging par 5 holes, it’s no wonder the elite players have enjoyed the Qatar Masters since its inception in 1998. Overall a great weekend, we look forward to hosting a return game in May 2019. 
Summary
Flights – We flew with Qatar Airways. Whilst the price of the flights is high compared to other GCC countries, Qatar Airways offer many on wards destinations, if your trip allows a half day in Qatar we recommend a game before taking your next flight.
Accommodation – The excellent Grand Hyatt Doha, a 5 star resort with beach and a host of none golf offerings. A superb location close to both golf courses and other amenities such as the Lagoona Shopping Mall and the downtown West Bay area. 
For the coming mid-week days (non-tournament days) we will operate an on course drinks service via the course ranger / beverage cart. The Café T Lakeview will be open for restroom access daily however the bar area will not be in operation. 
Due to Monday – Wednesday evenings being quiet at the Golf Academy we will stop serving food at 5pm. The Bar will be available for drinks as usual until last balls at 8.30pm. The Clubhouse Lounge and Restaurant are open till 9.00pm during the weekdays so players can pop over if they wish to have food after their practice. 
Christmas Scramble 2018
Join us for the annual Christmas 4 player Texas Scramble on Sunday the 9th of December at 11.00am Start (due to the BBG Christmas Party the night before). Teams can register with the link below, Fancy Dress is encouraged with prizes awarded to the best dressed team. Come and join us for a memorable sendoff to 2018! 
Currently only 1 team place left to walk with the use of electric trolleys. Please write your interest to events@dreamlandgolfclub.com
Saturday 24th of November 2018 – Saturday Roll Up Results
Despite cold playing conditions on Saturday, 36 members participated in the weekly Roll Up. Ilgar Ahmadov took first place with fantastic 4 under par 40 points. He credits his excellent scores to his new midsize grips which have been re-gripped by the Academy team. There was a tie for second place with Callum Stewart and John McBrierty both scoring 1 under par 37 points. In order to determine winner, it required us to look at their back nine scores. Since both players had equal – 19 back nine points, it further required us to look at their back 6 scores. After countback Callum took second place with 13pts vs. John’s 11 inward points which resulted him to take third place.
Last Saturday 4 players had 2s on their card. Dana Smith birdied the 5th hole, whereas Callum Stewart, David Lawson and Paul Winkle birdied the 17th hole to put 2 on their scorecards.
Movember!!!
November recognizes the support to a global men’s health, with the “Movember” fundraising efforts as Gents around the world grow a moustache to increase awareness. One such fundraiser is Dreamland Golf Club member George Park who is well on his way to not only a great charity fund raise but also an impressive moustache! We would be delighted if members would support George’s appeal with donations to the following link…. Well done George!
Retail News
We look forward to launching PING clothing, which will be in store later this month. The 2018 collection includes a range of winter fleeces, jackets and wind stoppers all designed to keep you warm on course with freedom of movement to swing the club.
ACADEMY NEWS
New Rules for 2019
This week we shall highlight a few changes to the rules that might be more relevant during these autumnal damper months.  
Firstly search time for the ball (rule 18). Be sure to keep your eyes peeled as of January 1st as search time shall be reduced from 5 minutes to 3 minutes.  
Should you accidentally move your ball while searching (rule 7) e.g. kicking when hidden underneath a leaf, there is no penalty and the ball should be replaced.
Another rule change that makes sense when playing in these damper conditions is that you can now take free relief from an embedded ball (rule 16) from the rough and semi rough.
And finally dropping (rule 14). Until 1984 it was a case of dropping the ball over your shoulder. Until the end of this year we should drop from shoulder height. However from the beginning of next year we shall drop from knee height.
King Hamad Trophy Trip
In recognition of the hard work and success champion golfer Tural Valizada has achieved this season, Dreamland arranged for him to participate in Royal Golf Club's 11th King Hamad Trophy.  
The Montgomerie designed championship course in Bahrain offers a great test of golf with heavily undulating greens and steep run offs. The tournament attracts both elite amateurs and former European Tour players from around the world. Congratulations to Rayan Thomas winning with a score of -17 for 3 rounds and a further 24 golfers finishing under par it was no doubt an unforgetable experience for our aspiring scratch golfer. 
Tural commented 'The five day trip provided me a very big experience. I now feel how tour player life is and how good you have to be to even make the cut. I learnt a lot both on and off the course and look forward to hopefully returning to compete in the future'.
Arccos Caddie
Winner of three-straight Golf Digest Editor's Choice Awards for "Best Game Analyzer", ARCCOS features 14 sensors – one for every club in your bag - and access to golf's Smartest Caddie, powered by Artificial Intelligence. Golf's first and only fully-automatic shot-tracking system records and analyzes every shot you hit. It provides "plays like" distances to any point on the course and tour analytics to help you make smarter decisions to shoot lower scores. 
User Benefits:
•  Get Artificial Intelligence-powered caddie advice for every shot, on every hole
•  Know your exact distance to any point on the course
•  Learn precisely which club to use in every situation
•Identify your actual strengths and weaknesses
ARCCOS really is an easy way to improve your game. To understand more about these benefits please see the following link:
In conjunction with the launch of this fantastic product to Dreamland, Head Professional Alex Day is offering a customized lesson package. Through access to player’s online data, Alex will analyse player’s individual on course performance FREE for a month and then tailor 3 x 50 minute sessions covering Driving, Iron Play, and Short Game. In addition Alex shall offer a FREE 2 hour on course session ensuring the course management skills are in check. This package is perfect for the season end to highlight and provide focus on what needs most attention over the coming winter months.
  • ARCCOS Caddie - 595AZN (565AZN with member discount)
  • ARCCOS Caddie with lesson package – 995AZN
Stocks are limited with only 6 pieces remaining. Please contact a member of the Academy team to purchase.
17th Golf Mad Pro Am
Due to popular demand and the success of last year’s trip, Dreamland's Golf Professional team have opened up more places to participate in the 17th Golf Mad Pro Am. Please see attached flier for details. To register for this great event and follow in the footsteps of the European Tours leading Professionals please contact Alex Day on  alex.day@dreamlandgolfclub.com or +994 50 983 8 172
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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