The Links Card is the next evolution of a discount card.
We’re creating a network of partner courses that are using collective marketing benefits to drive traffic into hard to market slots – expiring tee times.
From members
From partner courses
Years in the business
gaps filled every year
Remember, our primary goal is to protect your brand so we encourage you to use restrictions in order to limit your offer to where you need results. That might be 24 hour advanced booking and limited to Mondays after 12pm or no limit booking 7 days a week. It's wherever you want results.
Tighter restrictions can limit traffic but it protects your brand and yields.
This is a very common question and concern for both courses and golfers. How many times can an offer be redeemed?
Because of the nature of our platform, our default is unlimited because we want to continually drive results into the time frames you need whether or not it's accomplished by the same golfer over and over. This creates a long term affect where value golfers are pushed into slots you need filled - ie, turning them into an effective yield management crowd.
However, you're welcome to limit the number of uses. Just add it as a restriction.
Once we have our restrictions set, it's time to figure out an offer to drive traffic into our desired time frames. First, consider the opportunity cost. If your tee time expires at $0, what would you wish you had sold it for?
Next consider the restrictions. If you have broad restrictions like 7 day advanced booking and good anytime then we suggest smaller savings. If you're using 24 hour advanced booking on weekdays only, we suggest a larger discount to motivate action.
We will say that the most successful offers are tighter restrictions + bigger savings.
Of course, there are plenty of other factors to consider like audience size, demographics, or even the season. Luckily, your offer isn't set in stone and you can change it anytime throughout the year.
Carts are another opportunity for win-win.
Including them can boost the effectiveness of your offer and keep your pace of play where you want it.
90% of our partner courses include them.
This is the savings off your retail rates for greens fees and cart fees, if applicable.
Not currently a partner course
3's Greenville, formerly known as Crosswinds Golf Club and CrossWinds Par 3, is a public executive course located in Greenville, South Carolina. Established in 1997 and designed by renowned architects such as John LaFoy, Bob Cupp, Dan Maples, and Tom Clark, this 18-hole course offers a par of 36 and a total length of 1430 yards for regular tees and 993 yards for fun tees. While slope and rating information is not available, the course is known for its well-maintained Diamond Zoysia grass greens, providing an enjoyable experience for both beginner and intermediate golfers seeking a shorter yet challenging game. Amenities include a driving range (members only), pitching/chipping area (members only), putting green (members only), and professional instruction services. Proper golf attire is required at all times.
Golfers who have played at 3's Greenville have shared their experiences through player reviews. Overall, the feedback has been positive, with many praising the course conditions, layout, and friendly staff. The course is described as a "fun par 3" with excellent greens and fairways, and the layout is appreciated for its well-designed nature by PGA professionals. The staff, particularly Jim, the owner, is known for their friendliness and helpfulness.
However, a few criticisms have also been raised. Some golfers felt that the greens fees were slightly overpriced compared to other options in the area, especially for a par-3 course. Additionally, some expressed disappointment due to changes made by the new owners, such as reducing the number of holes from 18 to 12.
Based on player reviews and overall ratings, The Links Cards considers 3's Greenville to offer great value for golfers. With a rating of 4.4 out of 5 based on 25 reviews, the course stands out as a well-maintained and enjoyable executive-style par-36 course. The positive feedback on course conditions, layout, and staff friendliness further supports its value proposition.
While there are some concerns about pricing and changes to the course, the majority of golfers seem satisfied with their experience at 3's Greenville. For golf enthusiasts seeking an affordable and conveniently located round near downtown Greenville, 3's Greenville is certainly worth considering.
*Our information is based on reviews and descriptions from across the internet
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tournament M: 54.9/101 | 154 | 92 | 147 | 158 | 174 | 181 | 175 | 157 | 152 | 1390 | 101 | 144 | 118 | 154 | 92 | 147 | 158 | 174 | 181 | 1269 | 2659 |
| Third Tees M: 53.1/100 | 125 | 72 | 114 | 145 | 148 | 127 | 149 | 132 | 126 | 1138 | 78 | 119 | 95 | 125 | 72 | 114 | 145 | 148 | 127 | 1023 | 2161 |
| Fun W: 55.0/103 | 113 | 55 | 67 | 108 | 72 | 76 | 100 | 91 | 89 | 771 | 64 | 78 | 80 | 113 | 55 | 67 | 108 | 72 | 76 | 713 | 1484 |
| Handicap | 17 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 12 | |||
| Par | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 54 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3’s | 36 | 1430 yards | ||
| Fun | 36 | 993 yards |
**We have not verified the course website. Many links are based on google search results**
Our partner courses have come to love, enjoy, and look forward to their staff memberships each year.
Our members call your proshop and identify themselves as Links Card members. When paying their greens fees, they show their membership card to your staff.
You can restrict it to a 1 time offer or allow our members to redeem it as many times as they'd like.
Most of our partner courses allow for unlimited redemption because the special offer restrictions are so beneficial yields.
We don't charge our partner courses to participate on The Links Card platform.
Our revenue comes from selling memberships to golfers to access the special offers.
We simply want you to have the systems in place to reduce $0 tee times, even if they are rare for you.
Our platform allows you to create offers that increase demand during times that you need it, even if it's as small of a window as after 2pm on Mondays.
From what we've seen, it's the time frame when chances of bookings drop drastically and the expected value of a tee time rapidly approaches $0. For most courses, it's the last 24 hours before a tee time.
24 hours if our default but you're welcome to extend your offer out to meet the needs of your course. For example, a more rural course may want to use 72 hours while a resort near a city may want to use 24 hours
Great question and you absolutely can!
It's easy enough to build out an audience of value golfers. From what we've heard from our partner courses, the more difficult and time consuming part is utilizing them without damaging your brand.
Instead of adding another set of processes to your to do list, you can leverage The Links Card and our process to increase your yields for free.
If your course is consistently booked with foursomes and zero gaps, we congratulate you!
The Links Card is a platform that let's you put systems in place to reduce $0 tee times, even if they are rare for you.