JASPER, AB - Cleopatra never looked more radiant. Spread out in front of her “Pyramid,” with the mid-day sun highlighting her curvaceous shape, the men standing before this natural beauty quiver with excitement as they get set to approach her.

JACKSON, MISS. - The sun broke through a cluster of tall pines as we made our way up a winding road in the direction of a Mississippi golf resort nestled in the rolling hills area of the state’s idyllic east central region.

MEADOWS OF DAN, VA. - Primland Resort’s Highland golf course sits atop Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains like a crown on green velvet.

MORGANTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA - The traffic on normally hectic High St. has all but vanished as we stroll along the main downtown thoroughfare on a delightful summer’s evening in this charming home of West Virginia University.

WEST POINT, MI. - The maroon coloured cap sits on my mantle like a trophy. The fabled Mississippi State University bulldog mascot known as “Bully” is embossed on its side. Above the brim sits a cupola with a pennant flying proudly above.

SANTEE, SOUTH CAROLINA - When does a “truck stop” become a “must stop” for northern golfers looking for quality courses in the cooler months without a whole lot of cold hard cash in their pockets?

TUNICA, MI. - We arrived in Memphis by air, took a 30-minute drive south – passing Elvis Presley’s former Graceland Estate along the way - and stopped in this self proclaimed “Casino Capital of the South” around noon.

GREAT ABACO ISLAND - The first time Sean Connery (yes, THAT Sean Connery) stood on the opening tee at The Abaco Club's magnificent new golf course, he apparently scanned the breathtaking scenery that surrounds it, and, in his thick brogue, said: "Lads, this reminds me of Scotland."

BALD HEAD ISLAND, N.C. - Just a few minutes into our journey on a ferry boat packed with vacationers, a young shipmate spots some dolphins playing in the choppy surf.

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. - The man behind the wheel of our rental car zigged when he should have zagged at the roundabout and suddenly we were travelling in the opposite direction of our intended destination, Pinehurst.