We hope everyone enjoyed their golf this past weekend, it certainly was a busy time for us here at Dreamland. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr. Seyfullah Ilyas General Manager of Turkish Airlines Azerbaijan for their support to a fantastic event once again.
This weekend, our attention turns to the 2019 Professional Challenge where members have the chance to compete with our team of Professionals. We look forward to an action packed week – scroll through for all our news!
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Ecstatic Elman!
Our annual MAJOR to see who will represent Azerbaijan in the 2019 Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup was held this past Sunday. With 80 players competing in an individual stableford format, conditions were perfect for a low scoring round. Play was underway at 10am after a breakfast gathering, rules announcement and the main group photograph. Out on the course golfers warmed to the challenge with some great scoring in the early holes. Making the most of the First Class lounge on course, players took a refreshment break before trying their best in the final holes.
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For the 2019 Final we are delighted to have
Elman Rzayev
represent his club and country at the World Golf Cup in Belek. Scoring a personal best of Gross 86 - 47 stableford points Elman played a dream round. A tie for second place meant a count back to determine the podium places. Well done to Evgeniy Epifanov scoring 42 points (Gross 97) with an inward nine holes of 23pts. Emidio Deramo took the third place with his 42 pts (Gross 88). With a light breeze keeping the temperatures lower it was a pleasure to welcome Rob O’Donoghue back to the winners stage for his lowest gross of the day – 76 shots. The side contest were won with some wonderful play by Sang Jun Park - Gents Nearest the Pin on Hole 10 and Elaine McLean winning the Ladies Nearest the Pin - Hole 17. Pictures and the official event video will be uploaded to social media in the coming days.
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Congratulations Dr. Khalil!
Celebrating his 50th Birthday this past week, Dr Khalil Huseynov hosted a tournament for friends on Saturday morning before partying the night away with close family here at Dreamland. Winning the Saturday competition and a Hcp cut before the Turkish Airlines event was the inform Tofig Afandizada who scored 40 pts. Runner up was Rob O’Donoghue with a steady 36pts, however Rob also claimed the two nearest the pin prizes at holes 5 and 10. The final award for third place went to Elman Rzayev with a 33pt total with Nabi Efendi hitting the longest drive of the day on hole 4.
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Doctor Khalil pictured below singing a fitting rendition of “My Way” by Frank Sinatra with a slide show of his first 50 years of achievements. It was great to see his many golf victories however the highlight was his recent Medal of Honour, awarded by the President for his services to the medical profession.
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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 7.30pm
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 second rounds matches in 2019 Matchplay Championship. Please note that
Third round
games to be played by
Monday 22nd of JULY.
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 20 members using this opportunity to participate in the weekly Saturday Roll Up. Tofig Afandizada took first place with fantastic 6 under par 42 points which resulted him 1.6 index handicap cut just before the Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup. Wade Droney took second place with 2 under par 38 points. There was tie for third place, with 3 players – Andrew Hulston, Darren Thomson and Alisdair Still - scoring 1 over par 35 points. In order to determine third place winner, it required us to look at their back nine scores. After a countback Andy and Darren had 18 back nine points, whereas Ali had only 16pts. However, in order to determine the third place winner, it further required us to look Andy and Darren’s back 6 points. After countback, Andy took third place with 13pts vs. Darren’s 12 inward points which were not enough to keep him on leader board. Last Saturday’s only 2 came from Andrew Hulston, thanks to his birdie on 17th
hole.
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Longest Day - Golfing Fundraiser
The Longest Day Charity game is only days away with the following plans in place. On Friday Bryan Thomas and our very own PGA Professional Anton Samsonov will embark on playing 4 rounds of Golf – WALKING! Before fellow fundraising players will start on Saturday morning at 5am. For those players it will be buggies at the ready as they play their 72 hole Marathon. We appreciate our members support to this Golf Marathon, and so have fitted flags to the carts we will use for Saturday. If you see players approaching in a flagged cart please allow them to pass through quickly as time and daylight is somewhat limited. Any and all donations, large or small, are greatly appreciated. Fund raiser has just reached $1,690 of the targeted $5k so feel free to share the link below and support this worthy cause.
Thanks to you all in advance,
Bryan Thomas, Dreamland Golf Club Member
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2019 Season Calendar
We hope players are enjoying our 2019 season so far, Stay tuned for more events due soon. 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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U.S. Open Review
Gary Woodland held off a valiant challenge from defending champion Brooks Koepka to claim his first major. Woodland holed a 30-foot birdie putt on the last to finish a comfortable 3 shots clear and an impressive 13-under for the week.
His most impressive stats during the week were being 5th in Driving Distance with a 311 yard average, and 2nd in Greens in Regulation with 72% hit over the 4 rounds.
Contracted with Wilson irons, Woodland chooses to play a Ping G410 driver and fairway and it was the 3 wood he used to hit the crucial second shot on the par-5 14th that led to a birdie and 2 shot cushion.
- G410 Plus Driver (9 degrees set at 7), Accra RPG 472 M5+ shaft
- G410 LST 3-wood (14.5 degrees set at 13.6), Accra Tour ZX 4100 M5 shaft
To book a custom fitting for Ping G410 please contact Head Professional Alex Day on
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WITB (What’s In The Bag)
This week we look at the clubs we all love bashing most – the Driver & Fairway Woods. Like US Open champion Gary Woodland, Head Professional Alex Day has opted for the latest G410 model as his preferred choice of big sticks. His slightly softer specifications as follows:
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G410 Plus Driver (10.5 degree set to 9), Project X Even Flow 6.0, 75g.
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G410 LST 3-wood (14.5 degree), Project X Even Flow 6.0, 85g.
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Alex commented - Advancements in both forgiveness and ball speed are very much evident in the G410 Plus. Movable-weight technology provides simple options to customize and promote different ball flights whilst the Trajectory Tuning expands your loft and lie options.
The new smaller head in the LST 3-wood means the CG is positioned slightly further forward to still launch it high but with less spin.
In terms of the shaft option, the Project X EvenFlow Black hand crafted shaft provides a low launch and low spinning trajectory with fantastic feel. I chose a heavier shaft to help me feel exactly where my club head is during my swing. I’m really happy with how smooth and stable it feels.
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Beat the Breeze Lesson Package
Congratulations to Gary Woodland who last weekend won the US Open - the seasons third major at Pebble Beach Links along the picturesque Californian coastline. Ranking 2nd in Greens in Regulation, Woodland controlled his ball flight superbly 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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