LINKS 2007 Travel Poll Results
The results are in. With all precincts reporting, the winner of the 2007 LINKS Magazine Travel Poll is—Pebble Beach for the second consecutive year. The California resort was the most popular of the four biggest golf destinations in the world according to the more than 2,500 responses from our Web site.

If you could only go to one golf destination for the rest of your life, where would you go?

Pebble Beach.........................................................................43%
St. Andrews...........................................................................29%
Pinehurst...............................................................................19%
Bandon Dunes.........................................................................9%

How many golf trips do you take each year?
One.......................................................................................27%
Two.......................................................................................25%
Three to four...........................................................................21%
None......................................................................................20%
Five to six.................................................................................5%
Seven or more...........................................................................2%

What is your major reason for going on a golf trip?
Playing new courses.................................................................36%
Bonding with friends/family.....................................................27%
Getting away from everyday life................................................. 26%
Seeing a new part of the world...................................................10%

How many scores from a golf trip do you post for your handicap?
All............................................................................................45%
None.........................................................................................41%
Some, depending on how I play....................................................14%

What is the most you would pay for a green fee at a resort?
$150.........................................................................................53% $250.........................................................................................31%
$400.........................................................................................10%
No limit......................................................................................5%
$600..........................................................................................1%

What is the most money you have won or lost betting on the course during a golf trip?
None........................................................................................38%
$1-$20.....................................................................................18%
$21-$50...................................................................................14%
$51-$100..................................................................................13%
$101-$200.................................................................................8%
$201-500...................................................................................5%
$501-$1,000..............................................................................2%
More than $1,000.......................................................................2%

Which of the following types of specialty golf trips are you most interested in taking?
Adventure..................................................................................28% Casino.......................................................................................25%
Cruise........................................................................................19% Culinary.....................................................................................16%
Train...........................................................................................8%
Safari...........................................................................................5%

Next to golf,  the importance of the following categories in choosing a resort.
Location...................................................................................39%
Accommodations.......................................................................29%
Dining......................................................................................22%
Other activities/amenities (spa, tennis, pool, etc.).........................18%
Service......................................................................................17%
Price..........................................................................................8%

What is the biggest golf-related issue that will keep you from returning to a resort?
Poor course conditioning............................................................41%
High prices................................................................................29%
Poor service...............................................................................16%
Slow play....................................................................................9%
Carts on paths only......................................................................5%

You're on a business trip in Atlanta and have an important meeting that cannot be rescheduled. The night before the meeting, you receive a last-minute invitation to play Augusta National Golf Club the following morning. What do you do?
Skip the meeting and play...........................................................57%
Attend the meeting.....................................................................43%

Which Northeast resorts would you most like to visit? (In all regions, respondents could make up to three choices.)
Sugarloaf, Maine.......................................................................36%
Hershey Resorts, Pa...................................................................32%
New Seabury on Cape Cod, Mass..................................................29%
Equinox Resort & Spa, Vt............................................................28%
Turning Stone Resort & Casino,  N.Y............................................25%
Foxwoods Resort Casino/Lake of Isles, Conn................................25%
Marriott Seaview Resort & Spa,  N.J..............................................21%
Otesaga Resort Hotel, N.Y...........................................................17%
Sagamore,  N.Y...........................................................................14%

Which Mid-Atlantic resorts would you most like to visit?The Greenbrier
Greenbrier, W.Va.................................57%
Kingsmill Resort & Spa, Va....................44%
Homestead, Va.....................................41%
Williamsburg Inn/
    Golden Horseshoe Golf Club, Va.........41%
Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, Pa..........15%
Wintergreen Resort, Va..............................................................10%
Tides Inn,  Va.............................................................................9%
Landsdowne Resort, Va...............................................................7%
Keswick Hall, Va........................................................................6%

Which Southeast resorts would you most like to visit?Pinehurst

Pinehurst Resort, N.C..............................59%
Kiawah Island Golf Resort, S.C.................58%
Sea Island Resorts/Cloister, Ga.................36%
Sea Pines Resort, S.C................................36%
Reynolds Plantation, Ga...........................17%
Barefoot Resort, S.C..................................17%
Pine Needles Lodge/Mid Pines Inn, N.C.......................................12%
Palmetto Bluff,  S.C......................................................................7%
Eseeola Lodge at Linville Golf Club, N.C........................................5%

Which Florida resorts would you most like to visit?Marriott Sawgrass Resort

Marriott Sawgrass Resort & Spa..........39%
Bay Hill Club & Lodge........................37%
Doral Golf Resort & Spa......................36%
Ritz-Carlton Naples, Naples................29%
Doral Golf Resort & Spa, Miami............17%
Ponte Vedra Inn & Club, 
        Ponte Vedra Beach...............................................................16%
Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club, Palm Harbor.............................16%
Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort, Destin......................................13%
Villas of Grand Cypress, Orlando.................................................13%

Which Midwest resorts would you most like to visit?The American Club
American Club, Wis. .............................52%
Treetops Resort, Mich............................43%
Inn at Bay Harbor, Mich.........................36%
Grand Geneva Resort, Wis......................28%
French Lick Springs Resort, Ind...............21%

Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa, Ill......................................................18%
Fortune Bay Resort Casino, Minn................................................13%
Grand View Lodge, Minn............................................................11%

Which Texas resorts would you most like to visit?Barton Creek Resort
Barton Creek Resort & Spa...................48%
Westin La Cantera Resort....................42%
Hyatt Regency Hill Country 
                Resort & Spa..........................35%
Horseshoe Bay Resort.........................31%

Four Seasons Dallas at Las Colinas............................................30%
Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort & Spa........................................19%
Lajitas, The Ultimate Hideout,Lajitas..........................................16%

Which West resorts would you most like to visit?Bandon Dunes Golf
Bandon Dunes Golf Resort, Ore................50%
Broadmoor, Colo.....................................32%
Coeur d’Alene Resort, Idaho.....................31%
Jackson Hole Golf &
     Tennis Club,Wyo.................................31%

Fairmont Banff Springs, Banff, Alberta.......................................28%
Fairmont Chateau Whistler, British Columbia..............................25%
Sun Valley Resort, Sun Valley, Idaho...........................................19%
Lodge & Spa at Cordillera, Colo...................................................14%
Sunriver Resort, Ore...................................................................13%

Which Southwest/desert resorts would you most like to visit?La Quinta Resort PGA West
La Quinta Resort & 
        Club/PGA West, Calif...........................40%
Wynn Las Vegas, Nev...............................40%
Boulders Resort & 
        Golden Door Spa, Ariz..........................32%
Phoenician, Ariz........................................28%
Lake Las Vegas Resort, Nev.........................................................28%
Arizona Biltmore Resort & Spa......................................................21%
Fairmont Scottsdale Princess, Ariz................................................21%
Lodge at Ventana Canyon, Ariz.....................................................21%
Wigwam Golf Resort & Spa, Ariz...................................................10%

Which California resorts would you most like to visit?Pebble Beach Resorts
Pebble Beach Resorts.................................78%
Lodge at Torrey Pines.................................39%
Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay........................36%
La Costa Resort and Spa.............................30%
Four Seasons Aviara...................................17%

Quail Lodge.................................................................................16%
Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa.............................................16%
Ojai Valley Inn & Spa....................................................................11%
CordeValle....................................................................................4%

Which Hawaii resorts would you most like to visit?Kapalua Resort
Kapalua Resort, Maui................................50%
Turtle Bay Resort, Oahu.............................40%
Princeville Resort, Kauai............................32%
Grand Wailea Resort Hotel & Spa Maui.......30%
Four Seasons Hualalai, Big Island..............25%
Lodge at Koele/Four Seasons 
        Lana'i at Manele Bay, Lana'i...................................................23%
Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, Big Island...............................................20%
Mauna Lani Resort, Big Island......................................................19%
Waikoloa Beach Resort, Big Island................................................11% Which Mexico/Central America resorts would you most like to visit?
Cabo del Sol, Mexico...................................................................54%
Four Seasons Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo........................... 44%
Hilton Cancun Golf & Spa Resort, Mexico.....................................38%
Cabo Real, Los Cabos, Mexico.....................................................27%
Four Seasons Punta Mita, Mexico................................................23%
One&Only Palmilla, Mexico........................................................18%
Fairmont Mayakoba, Mexico.......................................................17%

Which Caribbean/Bermuda resorts would you most like to visit?Ritz Carlton Jamaica
Ritz-Carlton Golf & 
        Spa Resort, Jamaica............................39%
Four Seasons Great Exuma 
        at Emerald Bay, Bahamas....................33%
Casa de Campo,
                                                     Dominican Republic...........................32%
Tucker's Point Club, Bermuda......................................................27%
Four Seasons Nevis, Pinney's Beach, 
        Charlestown, Nevis, West Indies...........................................23%
Westin Rio Mar Beach Golf Resort & Spa, Puerto Rico....................23%
Tierra del Sol Resort & Country Club, Aruba...................................21%
One&Only Ocean Club, Bahamas.................................................19%
Sandy Lane, Barbados.................................................................18%

Which courses in Scotland, England and Wales would you most like to play?
Old Course, Scotland ................................................................ 71%
Carnoustie Golf Links, Scotland..................................................47%
Muirfield, Scotland....................................................................35%
Westin Turnberry Resort, Scotland..............................................25%
Royal Dornoch Golf Club, Scotland..............................................21%
Royal Birkdale Golf Club, England...............................................19%
Royal St. David's Golf Club, Wales...............................................15%
Cruden Bay Golf Club, Scotland....................................................11%
Sunningdale Golf Club, England..................................................10%

Which courses in Ireland and Northern Ireland would you most like to play? Ballybunion Golf Club
Ballybunion Golf Club, Ireland ........................ 50%
Royal County Down Golf Club, 
    N. Ireland...................................................43%
Old Head Golf Links, Ireland...........................33%
Royal Portrush Golf Club, Northern Ireland.......22%
Lahinch Golf Club, Ireland...........................................................21%
Doonbeg Golf Club, Ireland..........................................................20%
Ballyliffin Golf Club, Ireland.........................................................17%
Portmarnock Golf Club, Ireland.....................................................17%
Waterville Golf Links, Ireland.......................................................16%

Which of the following international destinations would you most like to visit?
Australia.....................................................................................45%
New Zealand...............................................................................23% Spain..........................................................................................12% China...........................................................................................5%
South Africa..................................................................................5%
United Arab Emirates (Dubai)........................................................ 4%
Other............................................................................................4%
Argentina......................................................................................2%