MOUNT AIRY, Md. -- A golf tournament at the Hope Valley Golf Course in Carroll County recently offered more than just a round of golf, WBAL-TV 11 News reporter Barry Simms reported.
The Mount Airy course gained national attention -- but not for golf or the way the greens are kept. Cameras from a helicopter focused on the golf course and found that some of the golfers were nude during what was supposedly a charity tournament.
The television show "Inside Edition" reported that scantily-clad women were all along the course, and even with the camera rolling, some of the women didn't seem to mind taking off what little they had on, Simms said.
The tournament was supposedly a fund-raiser for a benevolent charity, but the manager of the golf course, Nick Vance, said he had no idea about what was going on outside the clubhouse.
"All I was aware of [was] that there were girls out there at each spot, but I wasn't aware of anything else," Vance said. "They're serving hot dogs or they’re serving beer, that's all they were supposed to be doing."
Vance said he knew the women wore bikinis. But the camera showed them doing a lot more, Simms said. According to the "Inside Edition" report, the women were brought in from Kaos, a gentlemen's club located in Towson, Md. Its Web site says Kaos specializes in exclusive parties, premier events and other sizzling affairs.
Some golfers were asked if they knew the event was a fund-raiser.
An unidentified man said; "No, the guy just called and asked if I wanted to play in a golf tournament."
The golf course has denied the event was for charity. WBAL-TV 11 News was unable to get a comment from a spokesperson for the gentlemen's club.
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Barry Simms Reports: Topless Women Attract National Attention To Golf Course
