Country Club of Hilton Head, Hilton Head, South Carolina

The Country Club of Hilton Head has that relaxed, lazy, country club feel to it on the front nine: a pleasant golf course, birds chittering in the trees, leisurely people doing leisurely things. There are some challenging holes, but still you almost find yourself nodding off.

Then, on the back nine, it opens up and - bang. The South Carolina scenery hits you in the face. It's still relaxed and leisurely, but now you have something close to spectacular to look at as you work your way around this fine, parkland course.

The rest of the way, you play around shady little creeks and ride over little wooden bridges over ponds with deep blue water, listening to the neighbors playing basketball in their back yards. All the while in the shade of some very old, moss-draped oak trees.