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Golf Real Estate Roars Back as Vacation Homes Boom in Pandemic
As interest in vacation homes skyrockets, buyers are rethinking life on the greens.
Illustration: Jovaney Hollingsworth
Wayne Swadron wasn’t looking to be near a golf course when he bought a plot of land at South Carolina’s Palmetto Bluff in 2018.
Sure it had an 18-hole, par-72 course designed by the great Jack Nicklaus. But the 55-year-old architect in Toronto was more impressed by the area’s natural beauty and the breadth of other amenities. “We were principally looking for an escape from cold winters,” he says.