Celtic V Ranger Golf Match
Last Sunday our Celtic and Rangers fans organised a Match-Play tournament among themselves ahead of the first tie of the season later that afternoon. 28 golfers participated in “singles match play” format aswell as members competing in the September Medal. With a winning total of 8pts - 6pts the friendship trophy was awarded to Team Celtic captained by Bob McEwan. Les Tulleth (Rangers Captain) expressed his wish for the golf game to be played in line with the football fixture to continue the great camaraderie between the groups of fans. 
Medal Series 2019 - September Monthly Medal
Congratulations to all whom participated in the Dreamland Golf Club Monthly Medal Series - September monthly medal. As we start approaching the final stages of our 2019 series, the top of leader board for both division becomes much more competitive. Wade Droney is dominating Division 1 with 40 points, followed by Craig Dunn, 27 points. Since there is only one round left to play, Wade will finish this year's Medal series as winner of Divison 1. However, we will see great battle on last round to name the Winner of Division 2, which Eldar Kerimov (44pts) has only 7 shots lead ahead of Ian Allan (37pts).
 
1st Place (hcp 0-21) GOLD MEDAL –    Darren Thomson   , gross 76, net 70
2nd Place (hcp 0-21) SILVER MEDAL – Graham Donovan, gross 90, net 71, 
3rd Place (hcp 0-21) BRONZE MEDAL –  William Blanchard, gross 87, net 72, after countback.
 
1st Place (hcp 22-36) GOLD MEDAL – Ian Allan   , gross 90, net 66
2nd Place (hcp 22-36) SILVER MEDAL – Eldar Kerimov, gross 91, net 69
3rd Place (hcp 22-36) BRONZE MEDAL – Leona Paterson, gross 106, net 70, after countback.
 
Nearest the Pin on 5th Hole – Leo Troup - 50 AZN shop voucher
Two’s Club   - Last Sunday 4 players had 2s on their card. Ian Allan, Darren Thomson, George Ball and Andrew Hulston birdied the 17th hole to share the 2s Club prize fund - 41.25 AZN each
2019 Dreamland Family Golf Cup
Spend time with your family on course with our annual Family Golf Cup! Played as a two player scramble format for just 9 holes we will start at 1:00 PM on Saturday 7th of September. With 20 teams competing it’s a great way to enjoy golf together followed by a BBQ prize giving. Teams represented can be made up from parents and children, relatives or golfers with their spouses. Please follow the sign up link below or contact Anton Samsonov for further details   Anton.Samsonov@dreamlandgolfclub.com
Wyder Cup 2019
Good to luck to both teams competing in the 2019 Wyder Cup this weekend at the National Golf Club of Azerbaijan – Quba.  It promises to be another great event as Team Scotland (Captained by John Bruce) take on the Rest of the World (Captained by Steve Parkes) – we look forward to sharing the result and event action in next week’s news. 
2019 Azerbaijan Open
We are only days away from the 2019 Azerbaijan Open weekend which will feature a host of on course and off course excitement. We are delighted to welcome new sponsors to the event and new entertainment with world renounced Trick Shot and Golf Entertainer David Edwards joining us in Baku for the first time. Team Captains will be contacted by our events team to confirm your final players, any additional gala dinner required and your pairings for each day of the event.
**In a slight change to the format teams will be divided for both days into playing pairs. Upon completion of play the team score (best 2 scores from the 4 will be determined). 
Care of YOUR Course!
Please, Please help us to keep the course and playing surfaces in fantastic conditions – a few simple minutes to repair pitch marks makes all the difference to fellow players . With this in mind we ask you to study the table below showing the groupings for the first Letter of your SURNAME. Beside this you will see the hole numbers that we ask you to help with repairing extra pitchmarks (your own and others you see) on these greens EVERYTIME you play!
31st of August 2019 – Saturday Roll Up Results
Excellent playing conditions were enjoyed on Saturday, with 32 members using this opportunity to participate in the weekly Saturday Roll Up. Lee Henderson took first place with 4 under par 40 points. Mitch Hughes took second place with 2 under par 38 points. There was a tie for third place with Alan Ferguson and David Seo both scoring 1 under par 37 points. In order to determine third place winner, it required us to look at their back nine scores. After countback Alan took third place with better back nine score 22pts and David’s inward score of 15pts were not enough to keep him on the leader board. Last Saturday 4 players had 2s on their card. Wade Droney and Grant Gilmour birdied the 5th, whereas Alan Ferguson and William Blanchard birdied the 17th hole to put 2 on their scorecards.
NEW Local Rule – PACE OF PLAY for Tournaments
Increasingly we are seeing the need to manage and monitor groups that fall outside the pace of play guidelines during competition days. We have occasion when cards have been returned over 5 hours after the first shot has been struck.

Whilst we recognise that tournaments are popular the average field size is still only around 72 – 80 players. This is relatively light in numbers to what the course could take and is more dependent on the number of golf carts we have in use (again to support pace of play). With a Pace of Play guideline at 4.30 for 18 holes we will allow a further 30 minutes to give a max 5 Hour TOTAL ROUND TIME for cards to be signed and returned to the tournament team. 
Further details below: 
  • All cards posted after 5 hours from the start of the event (first tee shot struck) will be shown as a N/R - No Returned Score. 
  • This will also apply to Cards not signed by teams who are at the clubhouse and have forgotten to submit.
  • On recording N/R Cards the events team will proceed to announce the final results of the day – out of respect for the rest of the fellow competitors and sponsors present.
  • A score is only shown on the leader board once checked and entered in by the Events Team. Whilst the use of Golf Genius is encouraged for our competitions the score is validated by two signatures on your card.
  • This amend rule will be shown on all sign up and rules sheets to avoid further confusion
  • PLEASE “Keep up with the game in front and not just ahead of the game behind”.
Dreamland Golf Club Members 2019 Match-play Championship Sponsored by Garmin Azerbaijan
Three games have been complated on Fourth round and only one game remains to name all semi-finalists of this year's Match-Play Championship. 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. 
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 September. Go easy on them out on the course and make sure you treat them to a drink on their special day.
ACADEMY NEWS
Constraint Led Winning Drills
Some of Golf’s greatest short game players, Seve, Mickleson, and Donald, certainly didn’t over analyse when learning how to get the ball up and down. Instead they discovered for themselves fun ways of how to deal with various challenges and difficult conditions. Over the coming weeks Head Professional Alex Day will introduce a number of short game drills to help you increase clubhead awareness and feel. Intended to promote improved impact conditions, see how you get on figuring these drills out.

This week we look at the benefit of practicing trail arm (right arm for a right handed golfer) only pitches. In weakening the support by removing the lead arm from the swing, it becomes necessary to move the club along the correct line/path in order to make consistent contact. The brain and arm soon realise that the club needs to ‘ride’ and not ‘hunt’ during the movement.    If you attempt to ‘hit’ the ball you will often engage muscles incorrectly during the transition from the backswing into the downswing, causing the swing to become disconnected. The feeling to focus on is to work with natural forces and allow gravity to help release the clubhead.  
The Drill:
Set up as normal to play a 50 yard pitch with your wedge – same ball position, stance width, posture etc. The only change is to remove your lead hand from the grip and position it behind the tricep of your trail arm. From here make half swings rotating the shoulders with light grip pressure allowing natural forces to occur. How many consecutive good strikes can you make? Please see the above video for a demonstration. 
10 Yard Bucket Challenge
Need a new wedge? Can you pitch a ball 10 yards through the air? The task is simple – how many attempts will it take you to hit a ball into the bucket (Dreamland bin). The challenge costs just 10azn and members/guests are free to enter as many times as they wish. The golfer with the lowest score by the end of September shall receive a Titleist Vokey wedge. Chris Wood-Woolley currently sits in first place after knocking Doctor Khalil from the top spot.
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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