Second week of July brought some challenging conditions to golfers especially with AIGS's Annual Summer Party, but it didn't stop 39 golfers to come and compete as tees were moved closer for the windy weekend and allowed golfers to enjoy their rounds
2019 AIGS (Azerbaijan International Golf Society) Summer Party
It was a great pleasure to host the A.I.G.S (Azerbaijan International Golf Society) Summer BBQ and Tournament on Sunday, great to welcome so many members and guests. With stronger winds than usual for July, it was decided to play from the forward tees for the day so the field of 42 players could enjoy the Stableford format. Congratulations to Bob McEwan on winning with a fantastic 40pts (Hcp cut for the IMG pairs trophy…. more pressure on Salins). The 2019 Runner up winning on a back 9 count back was Craig Dunn with 33 pts, and in third place Elman Rzayev again with 33 pts.  Side contest winners were Elman Rzayev on Hole 10, Michael Young on Holes 13 and 5. Longest Drive - Sean Harrison.
Thanks to Martin Docherty AIGS Chairman for his support in organising the day and Aygun from Savalan Wines for their superb hospitality in hosting a wine tasting and also a chipping shoot out which was one by Rob O'Donoghue and Ilgar Ahmadov!

British Open Medal - 21st July 2019
With Mr.Steve Baker flying to The Open on behalf of Mercedes-Benz Azerbaijan - we hope to get some pictures from him and get us more thoughts on the tournament next week, but for now we would be glad to see all members participate in the July Medal Qualifier which will also be played with our annual Open Medal tournament on Sunday 21st of July. All our Medal players will have the chance to draw a player name among the players who made the cut in the 2019 Open Tournament which will be played at Royal Portrush, Northern Ireland. Your Net score will be added to the professional player's 72 hole score to determine our winner here in Baku. Be sure to play in the British Open Medal to be part of this event!
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 the  Third round  dates to  Monday 28th of JULY. Fourth round 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. 
Saturday 13th of July 2019 – Saturday Roll Up Results
This Saturday 12 golfers went out to challenge strongest wind of the summer in Baku! And event wind didn't stop players from scoring good scores! Congratulations goes to John McGhee with 33 stableford points for the first place, Leona Paterson with 32 points secured second place and Callum Stewart for the third place with 31 points. The 2's Club had two people to score birdie. John McGhee did one on hole #5 and Mr.Iain Grant scored one on hole #10
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 July. Go easy on them out on the course and make sure you treat them to a drink on their special day.
ACADEMY NEWS
Tour News - The Open Championship
Striking the first tee shot at this week’s Open Championship will be Darren Clarke. Former winner of the Open in 2011, Clarke has a home in Portrush and is a member of the club. Despite the opening tee shot normally being reserved for a golfer who is not considered to have a great chance of lifting the Claret Jug, Clarke said he had no hesitation in accepting the R&A’s offer. ‘Mr Slumbers asked me about three weeks ago if I would do them the honour of hitting the opening tee shot’, Clarke revealed. ‘It’s Royal Portrush and, when the R&A ask you, it’s a definite yes. I said I’d love it.’
 
Course knowledge is likely to give players an advantage at Royal Portrush this week, and with Clarke’s 6.35am tee time on Thursday, he could well prove a few people wrong. A player without Clarkes local knowledge, that also feature this week, is former runner up of the 2012 Open Championship - Adam Scott. Scott has spent the whole week preparing at Portrush and has so far this season rediscovered some of the form that saw him become world number one in 2014. With three top tens in the last three majors, he’s definitely one to watch and has a great chance to be in the mix come Sunday afternoon.
PXG & Cobra coming to Dreamland GC
We are delighted to announce that you will soon have the opportunity to trial all the very latest PXG and Cobra equipment at the Academy on  Saturday 3 August and Sunday 4 August . From PXG, the new and highly rated GEN2 Drivers will be available for fitting including the 0811XF model which was recently awarded My Golf Spys Most Wanted Driver for forgiveness. 
From Cobra, the F9 Speedback Driver played by Rickie Fowler has received similar accolades. Runner-Up in the overall Most Wanted category ‘by the slimmest of margins, the all-around performance of Cobra's F9 was better than exceptional, finishing in the top tier for the majority of the metrics we consider – it’s a driver without any discernable weakness.’  https://mygolfspy.com/2019-most-wanted-driver/
 
If you’re wanting more distance off the tee, or to be more accurate and find more fairways, you owe it to yourself to demo the equipment of these quality brands. To schedule a fitting, visit the Academy or email  academy@dreamlandgolfclub.com   or   Alex.day@dreamlandgolfclub.com
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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