Laura wrote:I am so excited to announce that I myself am heading down to V-town mid March!! So Tom, guru of all golfing in Vegas, where can a girl like me go knock some balls around? I don't want to spend a ton. I don't want to have to drive far if at all. Be my magic 8-ball

Give Las Vegas National a go...........it is close and does not, typically, cost an arm and a leg.
If you just want to bang a few balls there is a range on the strip called the Callaway Golf Center......I used to work for the company that owns that facility (don't hold the way they dealt with me against them ha ha ha).
They have a pretty cool par 3 course too if you are looking to sharpen your shorter irons.