Patrick Rhyne

Patrick Rhyne

Kiawah Island: Lowcountry high life
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Kiawah Island: Lowcountry high life

A second home is not only a getaway, but a luxury.

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Staying true to the land
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Staying true to the land

The southern Blue Ridge Mountains, filled with colorful, broad-leaved hardwoods and dense firs, roll on over soft peaks and breathtaking valleys.

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The discovery visit, Abaco Club style
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The discovery visit, Abaco Club style

Throughout the private community world, there is a promotion called the discovery visit. The trip offers a prospective member and spouse the opportunity to kick the tires, play the golf course, drink at the bar, enjoy a few meals and meet potential friends. The process is akin to a courtship ritual.

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Sailfish Point serves up prime surf, turf

As destinations go, Florida is really hard to beat.

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The gesture that created a community

The 1969 Ryder Cup.

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Going big in Texas’ hill country
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Going big in Texas’ hill country

Texas is big.

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The Wright brothers' kind of place
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The Wright brothers' kind of place

BURNSVILLE, N.C. — An early, fall afternoon in the North Carolina mountains offers up blue skies and far-off peaks. Somewhere to the left, a strong, buzzing sound grows louder and louder. And then, with little notice other than a few strategically-placed blinking red lights, a four-seat Cessna…

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The best guide you've likely never heard of

Located just south of Savannah, Ga., pushed up against the banks of the Ogeechee River and spread out across 1,800 acres, The Ford Plantation has come to be known as one of the finest private sporting clubs and residential communities in the country.

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