Welcome to 2020 and a new decade for Golf in Azerbaijan! On behalf of the entire team at Dreamland we wish you a very happy and prosperous New Year both on and off the Golf Course! It seems we have been blessed with great weather so far this year with our ladies playing their first scramble event yesterday. Congratulations to Alisdair Still on winning our top prize the Cobra F9 Driver in the Festive Draw, scroll through to see a host of lucky winners below.   Calendar Our 2020 events calendar is currently under final revision with what promises to be an action packed season of golf for us all to enjoy, we look forward to sharing it by the end of January. For now all eyes are on our Winter Eclectic which is a ten round tournament whereby you have the chance to improve your score at each hole every time you play. Scroll down for further details.   With only a few people signed up for our Qatar Trip this month we may consider moving the date back to February. Should anyone be interested to hear more about the trip please e mail Phil Jones on  Philip.jones@dreamlandgolfclub.com   We look forward to seeing you all at the club very soon. Well done to all our winners – your prizes can be collected from the Shop Team on your next visit!

2020 Membership Please contact our Membership Team memberships@dreamlandgolfclub.com to let us know of your membership intensions for this year. As with previous years we will offer a 6 month membership which takes you till the end of June for anyone unsure of their future plans. To avoid any unnecessary confusion we will amend players' privileges by the end of the week if we have no further updates.

Membership Rates 2020

Ladies Scramble Our lady members opened the golf year with first Ladies Scramble of the year with participation of 12 ladies in 9 hole scramble format. Winners were the team of Susan Drummond, Burenzaya Burenbayar, Paula Robertson and Irene McLeod with a 32.5 net, gross 39. Side contest winners were Nearest the Pin hole 17 Alison Grant and Straightest Drive hole 4 Elaine McFadden.

Pacific Links NEW for 2020 we are delighted to announce that in addition to our IMG Prestige network, Dreamland Golf Club members will benefit from discounted green fee’s with partner clubs of the Pacific Links Network . This privilege grants you a 50% discount on the published 18 hole fee’s for over 500 clubs worldwide including Regnum Carya Golf Club, National Golf Club & Sueno Golf Club in Turkey and a host of properties in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. For those members who travel to further afield, the network includes 15 golf clubs in Vietnam and more than 12 golf courses in Thailand such as the famous Red Mountain and Laguna Golf Phuket.   Step One – Follow http://www.pacificlinks.com/en/explore  t o see the full extent of their network Step Two – ALL reservations must be made by Dreamland Golf Club 14 days in advance and be for a maximum of Four (4) DLGC Members through Sevda – Our Golf Tourism and Events Coordinator. E mail Sevda.Asgerova@dreamlandgolfclub.com with the following information - Course Name / Country / Exact Date and preferred time you wish to play. Once the booked you will receive a confirmation direct from the chosen club.  Step Three – You will enjoy the discounted benefit for your game! (we have tested it already with one of our members at Trump Dubai last week!) ** Pacific Links rates are offered to members of Dreamland Golf Club on an allocated tee time basis. Tour operators may not offer or amend their rates based on previously agreed package tour or group offerings.   We are confident that through www.IMGPrestige.com and www.pacificlinks.com our members will enjoy global golf for 2020!

Qatar Golf Trip Last Shout Out – 4 players interested so far. Contact Phil Jones if you want to go but may consider a date change to February?  Beat the “January Blues” by joining us for a memorable weekend in Doha playing at the newly opened Education City Golf Club. We are looking for 8 players to join us for a two round tournament Saturday-Sunday which will see the winner receiving an all-expenses paid trip to play in the 2020 Qatar Masters Pro AM on the 4th March.     If anyone has Qatar Airways Air Miles this could be the perfect chance to use them and experience this outstanding course.    Friday 17th January  – Depart Baku 22.15pm – Arrive DOHA 00.10am - Transfers to the Hotel – Holiday Inn Saturday 18th January  – 18 Holes Education City Golf Club (afternoon tee off) Sunday 19th January  – 18 Holes Education City Golf Club (Morning tee off) Flight Departs Doha International Airport at 17.25pm arrives Baku 21.15pm   Or (As Monday 20th is a day of mourning in Azerbaijan – it is shown as a rest day) Additional Room Rate – 105USD / 180AZN Monday 20th January – Doha Golf Club – 18 holes morning – Additional Green Fee TBC Flight Departs Doha International Airport at 17.25pm arrives Baku 21.15pm   COST – 2 day / 2 night accommodation – 455USD / 775AZN FLIGHT – Economy Class Return – 330USD / 560AZN (However early bookings will be able to redeem Q Miles) Total 2 day package – 785USD / 1335AZN (Addition charges for taxis will be shared between all participants) Please contact Phil Jones to register your interest:  Philip.Jones@dreamlandgolfclub.com

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Saturday 4th of Janaury 2020 – Saturday Roll Up Results Due to most of our members being away for the festive holidays, only 12 members participated in the first Saturday Roll Up of the year. Brian Lawson took first place with level par 36 points. Graham Beattie’s one over par 35 points were enough for him to take second place. There was a tie for third place with Michael Young and Leslie Tulleth both scoring 5 over par 31 points. In order to determine the third place winner, it required us to look at their back 9 scores. After a countback Michael took third place with 16pts whereas Leslie’s 15 back nine points were not enough to keep him on leader board. No one had a 2 on their scorecard, so we have roll over for this week’s Saturday Roll Up.

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Dreamland Winter Eclectic The Dreamland Winter Eclectic  has started Sunday 1st of December and will run until the 31st of March. An eclectic tournament is a 10 round golf tournament that produces one final 18-hole score per player. For each of the 10 rounds the system will amend your best score on a particular hole to show improvement towards your final Eclectic card. Example if on your 1st round you take 6 shots at the 1st hole – your eclectic card with show Hole 1 – 6, if in a future round you score a Par 4 on the 1st hole – your eclectic card will be amended to show 4 (your best score so far in the 10 round competition).   Below are some additional bullet point rules:- Golfers will need to submit 10 scorecards during this period.  20 AZN one time entry fee should be paid while taking the first Eclectic Scorecard. Players who have submitted 10 scorecards can join again for next 10 rounds by paying new entry fee. Gents will play from WHITE TEES and Ladies from GREEN TEES. 75% of your CURRENT playing handicap  (at the date of the round) is used to calculate your Nett Eclectic score for that day. Eclectic Score Cards must be picked up before play and returned after play to the competition box  . If a score card is not turned in, player will loose that one round from their series – it will be shown as No Card (NC). Members playing the Saturday Roll Up still can use that score for their Eclectic tournament, all they need is to mention it while taking the scorecard and use same scorecard for both Roll Up and the Eclectic.   Prizes will be awarded as below: Winner 30%, 2nd place 25%, 3rd place 20%, 4th place 15% and 5th place 10%. Best Gross score also will be rewarded by Dreamland Golf Club with 10% of total prize pot.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY! We would like to wish all our “Birthday Ballers!” the very best wishes as they celebrate in December. Go easy on them out on the course and make sure you treat them to a drink on their special day.

ACADEMY NEWS

Control Your Ball in the Wind In addition to the recently published video by the UAE’s leading Golf Magazine - World Wide Golf, Scott Grayston and Jordan Smith spent time with Alex Day out on the 3rd hole to produce an instructional video on how to control your ball flight better in the wind.

Fooore Hole Challenge Available every Monday around Dreamland's Par 3 Academy course come and experience our FREE Fooore Hole Challenge. Played over four short holes participants will be faced with four different skills including the fun concept of Foot Golf. Prize awarded to the best aggregate score.

Burn’s Supper Places for the 2020 Burn’s Supper are selling out fast. Don’t miss out by contacting Laura Moore or Dreamland Member Susie Drummond  susiedrum@hotmail.com for further details of what promises to be another event in Baku.

The Hyatt Has That “Festive Feeling” Be sure to enjoy the various seasonal offers from the Hyatt Baku. With seasonal Menu’s and events, gift ideas or gourmet goodies be sure to follow the link and contact their team direct who would be happy to assist.

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