Welcome back to everyone who has returned from summer leave. After a mixed week of weather, it seemed the correct decision to allow the Black Tee challenge to be played over the entire Eid holidays, well done to those who took on the challenge! Read through for our IMG Trophy which will be held later this month along with a look ahead to September which promises to be a busy month for Golf!
The IMG Trophy 2019 - Sunday 25th of August
Our annual IMG Trophy will take place on Sunday 25th of August. Join the IMG team for an enjoyable Betterball Stableford pairs format. For those players who may not have a playing partner we will be happy to accommodate individual requests. To enter please click on the link below.
Black Tee Challenge 2019
Congratulations to all players who competed in our Dreamland Black Tee challenge. With the course measuring 7400 yards / 6838 Metres it was the ultimate test and showed the full ambition of our architect Cynthia Dye.  From the 39 strong field we must congratulate 5 players who were successful in scoring under par to their handicap. Due to expected strong wind on Sunday (actual tournament day), we extended the Black Tee Challenge from Saturday to Tuesday, to allow more players to compete. Most of our members played their challenge on Saturday, Monday and Tuesday and only 2 were brave enough to test the course from Black Tees on Sunday with strong wind gusting up to 70 kmh. After all players finished their rounds, we are glad to say that our 2019 Black Tee Challenge Champion is John Harkins with 102 gross, 69 net score. Alistair Macduff took second place with gross 89, net 70. A tie for third place was Lee Henderson, Ian Grant – both scored gross 88, net 71 and our very own Susan Drummond who took on the challenge and we decided to award all three with third place and the best gross of the day was Tural Velizade with 85 gross score with 2 birdies on his scorecard.
Members' Trip - Moscow
Last week Dreamland Golf Club members flew over to Moscow, for matches with four of the leading golf clubs. Starting with the Moscow Golf and Country Club a Robert Trent Jones Jr. design, followed by Agalarov Golf Estate then onto Tseleevo GC a Jack Nicklaus design and former host to the Russian Open European Tour before ending the weekend at the exclusive Pestovo Golf & Yacht Club.
 
Surprise weather (seen also in Baku!) meant the first two days of play were hampered with cool temperatures and daily rain showers as the team adjusted not only to the style of courses.  With a strong home team advantage the Moscow clubs took an early lead in the first three games over Azerbaijan. However with the jackets off and the sun shining, the final day brought luck for Azerbaijan, as Eldar and Elshan performed well with a tie against Pestovo’s strongest pairing. The inform Nabi Efendi and Tofiq Afandizade won their match (3 up) giving the team the momentum to win the Pestovo Golf Club match! Well done to team captain Khalil Huseynov and players Ilgar Ahmadov, Eldar Kerimov, Nabi Efendi, Elshan Guliyev and Tofiq Afandizade who flew back with the trophy which will stay at Dreamland GC ahead of the rematch!
2019 Azerbaijan Open
Thanks to everybody for the interest shown to the 2019 Azerbaijan Open which will be staged here at Dreamland Golf Club on Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th of September. We are currently confirming the final list of registered teams and will update ALL players who may be currently waitlisted. For any corporate companies wishing to discuss branding or further sponsorship opportunities this is great opportunity to be part of a fantastic weekend of golf in Baku. For further details e-mail Parviz Muradov Golf Operations Supervisor:
Saturday 10th of August 2019 – Saturday Roll Up Results
Weather was perfect for golf on last Saturday, however, due to strong expected wind, most of the member played Black Tee Challenge on that day and only 14 players participated on weekly Roll Up. Winner on the day was Patrick Park with 3 under par 39 points. Ian Allan took second place with 1 under 37 points. There was a tie for third place with Mitch Hughes and Alistair Macduff both scoring level par 36 points. In order to determine third place winner, it required us to look at their back nine scores. After countback Mitch took third place with better back nine score 19pts and Alistair’s inward score of 18pts were not enough to keep him on the leaderboard. No one had a 2 on their scorecard, so we have roll over for this week’s Saturday Roll Up.
IAGTO Azerbaijan Tourism Familiarisation Tour
The Dreamland team are busy working with the Azerbaijan Tourism Board and the International Association of Golf Tour Operators to stage our first Tourism Familiarisation Tour which will take place from the 17th – 20th of September. With 15 global tour operators confirmed from markets such as Europe, India, China and Korea the attendees will enjoy the hospitality of Baku before heading to the Azerbaijan National Golf Club – Quba for the first round of a Golf competition.  After staying in the regions the group will join us at Dreamland for the final round of the competition and prize giving gala dinner  “September promises to be a great month for Golf in Azerbaijan, starting with the WYDER Cup then the 2019 Azerbaijan Open followed by this Fam trip, there will be a good buzz about the sport” commented Phil Jones.
Dreamland Golf Club Members 2019 Match-play Championship Sponsored by Garmin Azerbaijan
Due to annual leave and the work schedules for players arranging their matches we have extended Fourth round date and it is now due by 2nd of September and Finals to be played by September 16th.   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   Well done to all players.

When booking a tee time, please let us know that your intention to play a match, so our team can prepare scorecards with the number of strokes given or received during the game. 
New in store for the Holiday Week and selling fast! 
We are pleased to announce that the Chandler, Quinn and Eugene PING collection polo shirts have arrived in Baku. With UPF 50+ sun protection and PING's SensorCool technology you will not find a more comfortable shirt to wear on course.
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.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
We would like to wish all our “Birthday Ballers!” the very best wishes as they celebrate in August. Go easy on them out on the course and make sure you treat them to a drink on their special day.
ACADEMY NEWS
Hyatt Regency Baku 
Enjoy summer at the Hyatt Regency Baku and take advantage of their daily poolside pass. With a newly refurbished gymnasium and yoga studio it truly offers 5 star luxury in the heart of the city.
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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