Here’s a look at one of the gems of golf in Las Vegas tucked into the Red Rock Mountains, Red Rock Country Club. Don’t get enamored by the views, though. The first two holes will eat you up if you don’t pay attention.

This is posting about a great celebrity golf event I’ll be playing in. It takes place Sunday and Monday June 14 and 15 in the Baltimore area. If you’re anywhere in the area or you want a quick get-away to the Mid-Atlantic States, you won’t regret the fun. The proceeds go to the Cool Kids Campaign which helps youngsters with cancer. The Cool Kids Campaign Celebrity Golf Event is one of those events you will come back and play in year after year. This year’s event is June 14 and 15 at Hunt Valley Golf Course in Phoenix, Maryland. ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – No, I’m not at Augusta National to witness The Masters. This will be my 17th year not at The Masters. Am I whining that no media outlet will send me? No way. I probably wouldn’t go if they did. You see, I’ve already been there. It was 1992 the year Freddie won his only green jacket. In fact, I was on the 15th hole when Freddie was way behind a tree in the left rough as he launched the biggest and highest draw that landed on the green. You don’t remember that. That’s because it happened during Wednesday’s ...

LAS VEGAS, Nev. - The winds of media change are howling like a mild day on a west Texas golf range. GolfObserver.com, in a well-researched article by Sal Johnson, documents and laments the loss of the golf beat writer. Welcome to the new media. As Mark Nessmith, editor and COO of the WorldGolf.com Network, wrote in an e-mail alerting me to the story, “My take would be that, as newspapers lay off writers, other outlets (online) will in time pick up the slack.” He’s right. (But editors are always right.) Golf beat writers will exist. They just won’t write for major dailies ...

PINEHURST, N.C. - I’m a golf nerd. The best is example is the way I use a scorecard during every round. I’ll use a whole scorecard - just for myself. The top box will contain my overall score for the hole. The box underneath it will contain an F for fairway in the upper left-hand corner and a G for green in regulation in the lower right-hand corner. The box below that contains the number of putts in the upper left-hand corner and a Y, for yes, or N, for no, for getting up and down. I don’t leave the course until I’ve ...

PINEHURST, N.C. - America is losing their sports. What’s happening here? First, Padraig Harrington wins the PGA Championship at Oakland Hills. That’s his second major this year; his third in the last six majors. Granted, Tiger’s on the shelf, but an Irishman dominating golf? Second, Lebron James says he may play in Europe. That’s right. He’d skip the NBA to play in Italy or Spain for huge Euros foregoing the once mighty dollar. I’m watching all this from Pinehurst Resort - the most American and traditional of sports locations. But wait a minute: didn’t a Kiwi win the U.S. Open here? It’s time for ...

This is the video of a great moment - not caught on tape. I shot this May 31 at the Duke University Golf Course which is right behind the Washington Duke Inn. I was there for the Duke Celebrity Golf Classic, but certainly not as a trained journalist. Clint Davidson, VP of Human Resources for the Duke Children’s Hospital, had a hole in one on the 12th hole.

Here’s your first look at the site of this year’s Ryder Cup Matches. I got some insight into what Captain Paul Azinger is doing to the golf course just outside Louisville, Kentucky. Granted this video blog was shot before we found out Tiger was not playing. This was part of a great celebrity golf event put on by USA Harvest.

Some folks think I should change my name to either “The Real John Daly” or “No, Not That John Daly.” No way. I’ll take the good with the bad. Sure, some non-sports fans have been leery of me when they see me taking a drink. Others have left celebrity golf events after seeing me, and not Big John, teeing off for an event. (I’d leave, too.) But these confused folks seem to be a small percentage. Actually, it’s led to some decent tee times and some good conversation-starting moments. Plus, Big John’s been great to me over the years. He ...

My goal is to become scratch by May, 2009. That means shaving down a 7 handicap. That’s GolfTEC’s goal too. GolfTEC is golf meeting the Information Age. GolfTEC is an online golf instruction company. Lessons are filmed and then uploaded online. GolfTEC also includes on-course playing lessons. In fact, GolfTEC is like a golfers’ Viagra. My wife the other day on the course in an admiringly way said, “Even the ball sounds different coming off your club.” My Las Vegas golf instructor, Tim Sam, has improved my swing in the first five lessons, but it hasn’t been as easy as popping a little ...

This is a posting about the upcoming World Series of Golf show, airing on CBS, in which I played and was interviewed. If you have a golf swing and the guts of a gambler, then this is the event for you. LAS VEGAS, Nev. - When you watch the World Series of Golf, chances are you won’t see me during the competition. But you’ll probably see some interviews with me. That’s good since my on-air talents were better than my on-course talents. But you will see a guy by the name of Dee Tiller, a giant round-faced Texan, “From San Antone,” ...

Recently I was able to combine two of my favorites: golfing at Siena with my good buddy Gary Mule Deer. Gary plays joints around the world. He sings and sounds just like Johnny Cash. But more importantly, Gary Mule Deer is the world’s funniest man. Don’t take my word. Bob Goen said it first. Bob, you’ll remember, was the host of “Entertainment Tonight.” He was the one without the good-looking legs. When Bob introduced Gary to an audience at a celebrity golf event with the “funniest man in the world” moniker, I was skeptical - but only for a few minutes. In ...

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. – Would you be willing to pay $5 per gallon for gas if our troops were no longer killed or wounded in Iraq and other parts of the Middle East? Try to answer it honestly. My answer is yes. Granted, I think we need to increase the price of gas (as much as I hate the idea) to force the creation of new forms of energy. But my other big reason for saying yes is guys like Joey Bozek. Joey’s got one great golf swing. His left shoulder turns under his chin while his left hand extends the club ...

Welcome to my LasVegasGolf.com golf blog. My editors and bosses here wanted me to write an introductory posting explaining what I’ll be doing here and who I am as a golfer. Since I’m an 18-year resident of Las Vegas, I have played every golf course in town. Yes, even Shadow Creek and The Wynn. So, I’ll be giving you my impressions of these courses - along with the folks who play with me. Those playing partners will vary. You might read a posting about a local business person or even a well-known celebrity. You will also hear about my knucklehead friends: Jake ...