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
Alta Mesa Country Club, nestled in the heart of Mesa, Arizona, offers a traditional-style private golf course that promises an engaging and challenging experience for golfers of all skill levels. Designed by renowned architect Dick Phelps and established in 1984, this 18-hole course spans over 160 acres, featuring tree-lined fairways and meticulously manicured greens. With a par of 72 and measuring 7,100 yards from the gold tees, Alta Mesa provides ample length for those seeking a true test of their golfing prowess. The course boasts an impressive slope rating of 134 and a rating of 73.7, indicating its challenging nature. Strategically placed bunkers and eight picturesque lakes create water hazards on various holes throughout the layout, adding an element of excitement and difficulty. Notable signature holes include the par-4 ninth with water hazards to the right of the fairway and the picturesque finishing hole on number eighteen.
Alta Mesa Country Club has garnered rave reviews from golfers who have had the pleasure of playing there. One experienced player, with a handicap of 5-9, highly recommends the course, lauding its exceptional design, meticulous upkeep, thoughtful set-up, and professional management. The course caters to golfers of all skill levels, ensuring that novice players can enjoy themselves without feeling overwhelmed, while low-handicap members are consistently challenged to improve their game. Beyond the course itself, the staff at Alta Mesa Country Club is renowned for their warm and welcoming demeanor, treating guests like family. One reviewer, an employee in the restaurant, expressed their delight at feeling welcomed by both members and staff, even after playing the course hundreds of times. The overall conditions of the course have also received glowing praise, with the greens, in particular, earning high accolades from those who have participated in amateur and professional tournaments hosted at Alta Mesa Country Club.
Alta Mesa Country Club, while a private club, offers accessibility to non-members through The Links Card program. This exclusive program allows golfers to experience the championship layout, stretching over 7,100 yards with a par rating of 72, without the need for full membership. The course provides amenities such as golf carts for added convenience during play. The Links Card recognizes the exceptional value that Alta Mesa Country Club offers, providing access to a challenging yet enjoyable course that has consistently received positive reviews from golfers of all skill levels.
*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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold M: 73.7/134 | 394 | 419 | 559 | 356 | 179 | 406 | 247 | 452 | 564 | 3576 | 556 | 424 | 204 | 442 | 394 | 390 | 556 | 160 | 425 | 3551 | 7127 |
| Blue M: 71.9/130 W: 78.0/140 | 361 | 396 | 529 | 316 | 162 | 386 | 211 | 403 | 541 | 3305 | 529 | 399 | 175 | 420 | 365 | 378 | 536 | 152 | 408 | 3362 | 6667 |
| Champions M: 70.9/127 W: 76.5/136 | 361 | 370 | 529 | 316 | 162 | 359 | 191 | 372 | 541 | 3201 | 529 | 364 | 156 | 380 | 326 | 378 | 536 | 152 | 379 | 3200 | 6401 |
| White M: 69.6/126 W: 75.1/133 | 326 | 370 | 498 | 285 | 120 | 359 | 191 | 372 | 525 | 3046 | 510 | 364 | 156 | 380 | 326 | 335 | 495 | 137 | 379 | 3082 | 6128 |
| Black M: 68.2/123 W: 72.7/127 | 318 | 337 | 465 | 275 | 120 | 349 | 169 | 360 | 472 | 2865 | 471 | 356 | 138 | 357 | 314 | 320 | 473 | 127 | 330 | 2886 | 5751 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 72 | 7100 yards | 73.7 | 134 |
| Blue | 72 | 6667 yards | 71.9 | 130 |
| Champions | 72 | 6362 yards | 70.7 | 127 |
| White | 72 | 6128 yards | 69.6 | 126 |
| White (W) | 72 | 6128 yards | 75.1 | 133 |
**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.