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
A-Ga-Ming Golf Resort's Antrim Dells Course in Atwood, Michigan, is a public parkland-style course that offers an enjoyable golfing experience for players of all skill levels. Designed by Jerry Matthews and established in 1971, this 18-hole course spans 6,622 yards with a par of 72. The course features Bent Grass fairways and greens, providing smooth playing surfaces throughout the golf season from May to November. With a slope rating of 123 and a rating of 73.1, the Antrim Dells Course offers just the right amount of challenge without being too difficult for average golfers. Whether you're looking to test your skills or simply enjoy a round surrounded by beautiful scenery, A-Ga-Ming Golf Resort – Antrim Dells Course is sure to provide an exceptional golfing experience.
The player reviews for A-Ga-Ming Golf Resort – Antrim Dells Course in Atwood, Michigan, are a mix of positive and negative feedback. Some golfers praised the course conditions, layout, and staff friendliness, while others expressed concerns about the slow pace of play and average conditions.
One reviewer mentioned that the course was well laid out and maintained, with great greens and friendly staff. They also noted that the pace of play was excellent. Another golfer stated that it was their first time playing at Antrim Dells Course and they had an excellent experience overall, giving high ratings to the conditions, value, layout, friendliness, and pace of play.
However, some reviewers voiced their frustrations about slow rounds due to groups ahead being slower or no ranger present to speed them up. One reviewer even received a lecture from staff while signing in which left a sour impression on them.
Overall, there seem to be more positive than negative comments regarding this course's features such as its beautiful topography, maintained fairways, nice spongy greens, elevation changes making shots interesting, and accommodating, friendly staff.
A-Ga-Ming Golf Resort – Antrim Dells Course in Atwood, Michigan, offers golfers a mixed experience according to player reviews. The course boasts well-maintained fairways, beautiful topography, and spongy greens that provide an enjoyable challenge for all skill levels. The layout is praised for its elevation changes which add interest to each shot.
Positive comments often mention the friendliness of the staff and excellent pace of play. Some reviewers have had their first experience at Antrim Dells Course and were thoroughly impressed with the conditions, value for money, and overall enjoyment.
However, some players express frustration about slow rounds due to slower groups ahead or lack of ranger presence to speed up play. One reviewer even mentioned receiving a lecture from staff while signing in which left them feeling disappointed.
Overall, there seems to be more positive than negative feedback regarding this publicly accessible course's characteristics such as its stunning terrain, nicely maintained fairways, lush greenery, elevation variations making shots interesting, and welcoming, friendly staff that make it worth considering if you're looking for good value during your next round!
*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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 72.2/133 | 520 | 463 | 196 | 373 | 157 | 499 | 383 | 404 | 398 | 3393 | 402 | 371 | 543 | 172 | 320 | 384 | 192 | 509 | 379 | 3272 | 6665 |
| White M: 70.6/129 | 508 | 444 | 173 | 354 | 143 | 440 | 364 | 395 | 392 | 3213 | 393 | 356 | 521 | 158 | 303 | 368 | 179 | 480 | 364 | 3122 | 6335 |
| Gold M: 67.1/119 W: 72.5/128 | 446 | 393 | 159 | 334 | 120 | 384 | 307 | 386 | 332 | 2861 | 353 | 321 | 450 | 147 | 250 | 336 | 141 | 458 | 311 | 2767 | 5628 |
| Red M: 65.4/113 W: 70.3/125 | 383 | 383 | 145 | 278 | 116 | 380 | 292 | 292 | 328 | 2597 | 343 | 313 | 442 | 108 | 250 | 332 | 136 | 344 | 306 | 2574 | 5171 |
| Handicap | 5 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 10 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6622 yards | 73.1 | 123 |
| White | 72 | 6163 yards | 70.7 | 121 |
| White (W) | 74 | 6163 yards | 74.9 | 129 |
| Red (W) | 74 | 5342 yards | 70.3 | 117 |
**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.