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
Anaconda Country Club, nestled in the charming town of Anaconda, Montana, offers golfers a delightful and picturesque golfing experience. Established in 1908, this historic course underwent a redesign by renowned golf course architects Gregor MacMillan and Carl Thuesen in 1998. With nine holes to conquer, it presents a semi-private course with a par of 35 and a total length of 3,020 yards. Golfers of varying skill levels can relish the challenge of the course, which boasts a moderate slope rating of 108 and a course rating of 33.9, making it suitable for players with different handicaps. Beyond its well-manicured fairways and greens, Anaconda Country Club provides golfers with a driving range, pitching and chipping area, putting green, and rental services for carts and clubs, ensuring a comprehensive golfing experience. Whether you're an intermediate golfer seeking a stimulating challenge or a beginner embarking on your golfing journey, this historic course promises an enjoyable day on the links.
Anaconda Country Club has garnered a mix of reviews from golfers. Some players have expressed concerns about the course's maintenance, citing overwatering and standing water on certain fairways. Additionally, the layout of the course has been described as confusing at times, even with the aid of a map. Despite these criticisms, many golfers have lauded the course for its scenic beauty, particularly the stunning views of "the stack." Positive feedback has also been directed towards the friendly and welcoming staff, as well as the excellent pace of play.
One golfer, while acknowledging the presence of standing water, maintained that the overall course conditions were average for a golf course. Another golfer shared their positive experience, praising the staff's friendliness and the absence of any feeling of being rushed during their round.
While there is room for improvement in areas such as course conditions and layout clarity, Anaconda Country Club appears to offer a generally enjoyable golfing experience, thanks to its picturesque setting and the warm hospitality of its staff.
The Links Cards, a reputable golf course review platform, provides valuable insights into the perceived value of Anaconda Country Club. According to their analysis, the course offers a mixed experience for golfers. While some players have encountered issues with overwatering and confusing layout, others have commended the course for its scenic beauty, friendly staff, and excellent pace of play. The Links Cards acknowledges the need for improvements in certain aspects, but also highlights the positive aspects that contribute to an overall enjoyable golfing experience.
*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/Blue M: 68.9/124 W: 75.1/136 | 367 | 160 | 379 | 378 | 378 | 503 | 346 | 140 | 369 | 3020 | 6223 |
| Red/Yellow M: 65.1/108 W: 70.4/124 | 295 | 148 | 332 | 313 | 338 | 384 | 346 | 124 | 369 | 2649 | 5464 |
| Handicap | 5 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 1 | ||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 35 | 3020 yards | 33.9 | 108 |
| Red (W) | 37 | 2701 yards | 34.9 | 110 |
**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.