Golf Channel's Being John Daly gives us a raw look of PGA's bad boy...

I settled in last night and watched the first segment of the Golf Channel's reality show, Being John Daly. It was a raw look into the life of Big John -- the PGA's bad boy who is back on the tournament trail.

The initial episode shows John as a Kevin Costner's Tin Cup --waffle house, --good ole boys at his side outcast, who rolls into town in his RV ready to battle with the PGA elite. He's changed his ways. He's left drinking and gambling behind. He' lost weight and has endorsed a colorful clothing line that would brighten up the dullest course on the tour.

In one scene you get the impression his tailgating buddies would just as soon he pop a cold one. Instead, Big John tells them he's down to two vices, cigarettes and sex. The reality show takes a: Will he make-it-approach scenario? Will Daly overcome his demons and set the PGA tour on fire with his booming drives and his soft touches around the green? You get the feeling that the Golf Channel will be there to the end, whether he succeeds or fails.

I spent the last few days blog-surfing and I found that my fellow bloggers and their readers are split on whether they love or hate Mr. Daly. But they all agree, he's a cult figure, a hero to the common, weekend golfer. Chances are not all of the TV golfing audience will tune in and watch Daly's plight every week, but Golf Channel is counting on a majority of them will.