The IMG Trophy 2019 - Sunday 25th of August
Thanks to everyone who has signed up for Sunday’s IMG Trophy we look forward to welcoming Chris Brown from IMG UK for the weekend.  We are currently waitlisted now for players wishing to enter, so if you have signed up and now can’t make Sunday it would be great to offer other players the chance to play. Please contact events@dreamlandgolfclub.com  if anything changes.
AIGS Trophy 2019
Last Sunday The Azerbaijan International Society (A.I.G.S) held their fourth annual Trophy here at Dreamland. With a field of 31 AIGS members and guests and perfect weather it clearly helped with the scores!. Well done to Elman Rzeyev winning the 2019 title with 39 points on a countback from Darren Thomson (who obviously stayed in the night before) strong back nine’s for Elman (20pts) and Darren (19pts) earned a hcp cut. The third place title didn’t get any easier with Kevin David and Dr Khalil Huseynov both scoring 38 points. After countback, Kevin David took third place with better back nine point of 20. Wade Droney won a prize with his Nearest the Pin shot on 5th hole and Darren Thomson was the longest hitter of the day for his Longest Drive on 9th hole. Well done to all and congratulations on your new handicaps :)
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:
SENSATIONAL SATURDAY!!!! 17th of August 2019 – Saturday Roll Up Results
Excellent playing conditions were enjoyed on Saturday, with 37 members using this opportunity to participate in the weekly Saturday Roll Up. Beautiful August weather had a clear effect on players’ scores and  13 players scored par or under par scores . Winner of the day was John Deane with fantastic 48 points, which resulted with 3.8 handicap index cut! Grant Watson took second place with incredible 44 points, +3 over par - 75 gross score. David Hamilton took third place with 4 under par 40 points.
Last Saturday 5 players had 2s on their card. Alistair Macduff birdied the 5th, Ilgar Ahmadov birdied the 10th, Paul Winkle and Martin Docherty birdied the 13th and Robert McEwan birdied the 17th hole to put 2 on their scorecards. They also shared last week’s rolled over 2s club prize money.
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. 
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
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.
We start the series with the greenside bunker shot. For many greenside bunkers are often feared and viewed as a likely drop shot. However, should you be able to consistently deliver loft and the correct entry / exit point (amount of sand), you should be more in control of your ball than when playing from the long grass.
The Drill:
Address the shot by standing predominantly on your lead leg (left leg for right handed golfer) and holding the club with only your trail hand (right hand for a right handed golfer). The club face should be opened at least 30 degrees relative to your target line. Your trail leg you can withdraw with only the tips of your toes touching the sand. Your lead hand you can place in your pocket. From here, apply light grip pressure, make a smooth swing, and feel the clubhead is overtaking the hands to impact. Attempt to complete this movement whilst maintaining good balance through your lead leg. In doing this correctly you will have a greater chance of entering the sand at a consistent point and delivering the clubhead with a great amount of loft. See the attached link for a demonstration. 
PING G410 Custom Fitting
With the PGA tours FedExCup finale next week I was checking out some of the seasons stats and in particular ‘Off the Tee’. Leading the average Driving Distance chart by a significant margin is Cameron Champ averaging 318 yards using the G410 LST driver. Other notable G410 players featuring in the top ten Driving Distance on tour are Bubba Watson and Tony Finau both with the G410 Plus in the bag. To discover your G410 spec please contact the Academy team to book an appointment.
Junior Par 3 Order of Merit
Last month the Academy team launched a new junior initiative - the Junior Par 3 Order of Merit. Every Monday we welcome juniors aged between 7-17 years to have fun competing on our Academy short course. To accommodate juniors of different golf abilities, players are divided into two playing categories. After 4 rounds of the Order of Merit Amir Kerimov and Daria Dmitriyeva lead their respective divisions – Amir with 32 from category A and Daria 44 points from Category B. Congratulations to our current leaders and well done to all players! Still plenty of points to play for between now and when the new school term starts. 
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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