The council was not the least in favor of it. We just don't need another golf course. We've certainly got our share of golf courses and our share of golf course problems.

Maryland is on the verge of enacting legislation that will ensure transparent elections that voters can trust. When HB 244/SB713 becomes law Maryland will move from a state with the least secure and least transparent election system to a state with one of the most secure and transparent systems.

They did not study an optical scan system, which most places in the country use, which have been used for years and years and years, which could address the concerns of citizens about security and verification.

Attendance figures in golf are oftentimes nebulous. There are no turnstiles, but if we drew 10 to 15,000 per day on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, it would be terrific. The golf course will certainly hold more than that, but I don't like to paint the sky blue.

We have been inundated with requests from sponsors and from other golf courses who are interested in being associated with next year's event.

You've got to be rich to have a swing like that.