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
Nestled in the picturesque town of Alder Creek, New York, the Alder Creek Golf Course offers golfers a delightful blend of challenge and enjoyment. Designed by renowned golf course architects Geoffrey Cornish and Bill Robinson in 1977, this public/resort course boasts a captivating 9-hole layout with a par of 36 and a total length of 3,178 yards. With a slope rating of 113 and a course rating of 35.1, it caters to golfers of all skill levels, ensuring an engaging experience for everyone.
The course features meticulously maintained fairways and greens, providing golfers with a pristine playing surface. Various tee options are available, including black tees measuring 3,178 yards with a par of 36, a course rating of 35.1, and a slope of 113, as well as red tees measuring 2,741 yards, designed specifically for women players. Golfers can also take advantage of the course's excellent practice facilities, including a driving range and a golf school academy staffed with experienced teaching professionals ready to assist players in honing their skills. After a challenging round of golf, golfers can unwind and socialize at the course's well-appointed bar and grill area.
Alder Creek Golf Course has garnered positive feedback from golfers who have experienced its well-designed layout and enjoyable atmosphere. One player described the course as a "solid Cornish course" that offers a "fun and very playable" experience. The course's routing over slightly rolling terrain and its nine large undulating greens were particularly praised for their design and challenge. Golfers also appreciated the course's overall condition, noting that it was well-maintained and provided a pleasurable playing experience.
The friendly and welcoming staff at Alder Creek Golf Course further contributed to the positive reviews. Golfers mentioned the staff's helpfulness and professionalism, which added to the overall enjoyment of their time at the course. One golfer even mentioned that they decided to play the course on a whim while driving by and were pleasantly surprised by the experience, describing it as "worth a play for a quick 9."
The Links Cards, a respected golf course review platform, also recognizes Alder Creek Golf Course as a great value for golfers. The course's combination of a well-designed layout, good course conditions, and friendly staff makes it an attractive option for golfers seeking quality and affordability. Whether you're a seasoned golfer or just starting out, Alder Creek Golf Course offers an enjoyable and challenging experience that won't disappoint. So if you're looking for a great value golf course in the Alder Creek area, be sure to give Alder Creek Golf Course a try!
*Our information is based on reviews and descriptions from across the internet
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White M: 70.7/121 W: 71.7/123 | 515 | 352 | 158 | 350 | 175 | 525 | 423 | 347 | 333 | 3178 | 6356 |
| Yellow M: 69.2/117 W: 70.2/119 | 490 | 327 | 141 | 336 | 152 | 501 | 405 | 315 | 308 | 2975 | 5950 |
| Handicap | 5 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 15 | ||
| Par | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Handicap (W) | 1 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red (W) | 36 | 2741 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.