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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? 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
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 & 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? 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 & 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 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 &
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.................................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, 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 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,
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%
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