Greens Fees

Kiwanis Club of Crofton will hold its 21st annual charity golf tournament May 21 at Walden Golf Club, with Greater Crofton Chamber of Commerce as co-host and Crofton Mobil its sponsor. The cost, including greens fees, cart, lunch, dinner and door prizes, is $125 -- with a discounted rate of $100 for those registering by May 12. Nongolfers may attend the dinner for $30. Sign-in for the event will begin at 11 a.m., with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. A hole-in-one contest will be featured, with prizes for "closest to the pin" and "longest drives."

Admissions and amusement tax revenues generated in Harford County fell 25 percent in fiscal 1992-1993 from the $432,449 collected during the previous 12 months, according to figures compiled by the state's comptroller's office.In fiscal 1992-1993, which ended June 30, a total of $7,018,881 was spent and generated $323,098 in tax revenue.Entertainment spending was $7,795,785 in the county during fiscal 1991-1992.Marvin Bond, a spokesman for the comptroller's office, said a large portion of taxes collected in fiscal 1991-1992 came from paid up, previously delinquent accounts.

The former pro shop manager at Aberdeen Proving Ground's Ruggles Golf Course faces a federal theft charge, with authorities accusing him of embezzling about $200,000 from the government-owned 18-hole course. Steward A. Hinch, 42, of Aberdeen was charged last week in a one-count indictment in U.S. District Court. No court appearances have been scheduled. The indictment accuses Hinch of altering daily receipts and financial records at the pro shop to divert money that was supposed to pay for such things as membership dues, greens fees, cart rentals and golf merchandise.

12 groups seeking right to build public golf courseTwelve investment groups are vying for the right to build and operate a public golf course on Fort Smallwood Road near Water Oak Point Road.The county is to spend two months examining their resumes and checking references before reviewing their proposals to develop course on a 130-acre horse farm, said Bill Rinehart, director of the county Department of Recreation and Parks.Some of the companies have been involved in other public-private ventures, including the Eagles Landing course outside Ocean City, Mr. Rinehart said at a meeting of the North County Golf Course Advisory Committee Wednesday.

Marty King led Chartwell Country Club's 18 Hole Group Wednesday witha low gross score of 78.Other low gross leaders included Doris Yount with an 88, Gwen Horrigan and Roe Fizgerald, each with a 94, andEls Anderson with a 103.Sonja MacLean turned in the most impressive low net score of 63, followed by Sigrid Kingsbury (64), Val Stamper (67), Pearl Crump (68)and Claudia Pardo (71).Cass Jacomini needed the fewest putts (27) to finish her round followed by Renee Bisciotti (28), Rosemarie DeVal (29)

The County Council continued tinkering last night with County Executive John G. Gary's bill to create a money-raising agency for golf courses, swimming pools and other public amenities, pushing it to the brink of expiration.Council members voted to prohibit board members of the proposed Recreation Revenue Authority from having a financial stake in any of the agency's projects. The ban would extend to the authority's staff and family members.Also, council members killed an amendment that would have required it to review the authority's projects as part of the Anne Arundel capital budget, which the administration has said would defeat the purpose of creating an independent agency.

If you think a round of weekend golf at Pine Ridge is expensive, be thankful that you don't live in Tokyo or Beijing.Weekend duffers who have been digging deeper into their pockets to pay for a round may find it hard to believe, but golf is a bargain in the Baltimore area when compared to major cities around the world.In Japan, for example, you'd fork out $150.26 for 18 holes on a public course, including sharing a cart with a buddy.Japan has the world's most expensive public courses, according to a survey by Runzheimer International, a management consulting company based in Rochester, Wis.At the other end of the spectrum, the cost for 18 holes is only $7.06 in Czechoslovakia, where the few courses are linked to diplomatic offices and players are usually foreign visitors.

Slade School's golf tourney is Aug. 30Arthur Slade Regional Catholic School will hold its seventh annual golf tournament Aug. 30 at Walden Country Club in Crofton.The Peroutka & Peroutka golf tournament -- named for a Pasadena law firm whose partners organize it and have children at Slade -- is held to raise money for the school on Dorsey Road.A $100 per-golfer charge includes greens fees, a cart, refreshments, an awards ceremony and dinner. There will be several prizes, including for longest drive and for best foursome, and door prizes.

Chartwell tourney's winners recognizedAnn Gillespie, Jean Dixon and Colette Mesich took two out of three categories in the "A", "C" and "E" flights, respectively, of Wednesday's Chartwell Golf and Country Club Regular Play Tournament.Gillespie scored a 77 and a 31 for lowest net and putts scores, respectively, in "A." Shirley McCoy was the top golfer in the low gross category of the A Flight, scoring a 90.Marilyn Fiertz netted a low gross score of 95 in "B" Flight play, as Marcy Specht and Cayo Hales registered a 77 and a 31 for low net and putts scores, respectively.

The best strategy off the tee was a short hop onto the fairway. This set up a long drive to the left, between the mahogany-lined mini-bar and black leather couch.With a little luck, a simple chip shot from there got you over the marble-topped Camden Club coffee table and onto the green, located in the middle of the owner's box at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Too strong a swing invited disaster: the ball could soar over the railing and onto home plate.And that was only the first hole of the 18-hole indoor golf tournament, the fifth annual such event for the Maryland Chapter of the Leukemia Society of America.