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 Rumbling Bald Resort on Lake Lure, North Carolina, Apple Valley Golf Course offers a delightful golfing experience for players of all skill levels. Designed by renowned architect Dan Maples in 1986 and later updated by Michael Gleason, this 18-hole resort course features a par of 72 and stretches to an impressive length of 6,625 yards from the back tees. With a slope rating of 144 and a course rating of 73.2, it provides ample challenges for even the most experienced golfers while remaining enjoyable for beginners. The course showcases stunning views with its layout winding through lush forests and offering breathtaking vistas of Lake Lure. Additional amenities include practice facilities like a driving range and putting green, as well as services such as club rentals and professional instruction. Whether you seek scenic beauty or a test of your skills on challenging holes, Apple Valley Golf Course promises an unforgettable golfing experience at Rumbling Bald Resort.
The player reviews for Apple Valley Golf Course at Rumbling Bald Resort on Lake Lure in North Carolina are overwhelmingly positive. Golfers have consistently praised the course conditions, layout, and staff friendliness.
One reviewer described the course as "a mix of thrilling and occasionally head-scratching but overall good-natured golf holes." They also mentioned two split-fairway par 4s that add decision-making to the round and a gorgeous par-3 with scenic views.
Another golfer found Apple Valley to be one of the better values they have encountered in resort golf lately, with green fees topping out below $100.
The staff has been consistently praised for their friendliness and accommodation. One player mentioned how retirees working at the course go out of their way to treat people right.
Overall, players enjoyed playing at Apple Valley Golf Course due to its excellent conditions, beautiful scenery, fair pricing, and friendly staff.
Apple Valley Golf Course at Rumbling Bald Resort on Lake Lure in North Carolina offers golfers a fantastic value for their round. With positive reviews highlighting the course conditions, layout, and staff friendliness, it's easy to see why players enjoy this resort course.
Golfers have described Apple Valley as a mix of thrilling and occasionally head-scratching holes that provide an enjoyable challenge. The course features two split-fairway par 4s that add decision-making to the round and a stunning par-3 with scenic views.
One golfer even mentioned how they found Apple Valley to be one of the better values they've come across in resort golf lately, with green fees below $100.
The staff at Apple Valley has consistently received praise for their friendliness and accommodation. Retirees working at the course are known to go out of their way to ensure players have a great experience.
Overall, if you're looking for excellent conditions, beautiful scenery, fair pricing, and friendly staff during your golf outing in North Carolina's Lake Lure area, Apple Valley is definitely 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 72.5/143 | 361 | 531 | 152 | 387 | 388 | 505 | 340 | 194 | 423 | 3281 | 428 | 330 | 376 | 367 | 168 | 558 | 390 | 165 | 562 | 3344 | 6625 |
| White M: 69.8/134 | 333 | 505 | 117 | 364 | 350 | 450 | 325 | 188 | 368 | 3000 | 400 | 300 | 341 | 338 | 150 | 534 | 357 | 148 | 532 | 3100 | 6100 |
| Yellow M: 67.4/125 W: 72.7/134 | 313 | 427 | 106 | 330 | 338 | 420 | 310 | 141 | 349 | 2734 | 323 | 275 | 312 | 330 | 128 | 507 | 338 | 123 | 507 | 2843 | 5577 |
| Silver M: 64.6/121 W: 69.0/127 | 313 | 376 | 106 | 298 | 244 | 420 | 250 | 80 | 256 | 2343 | 323 | 275 | 282 | 257 | 128 | 416 | 338 | 123 | 413 | 2555 | 4898 |
| Red M: 63.2/120 W: 67.3/121 | 289 | 376 | 80 | 298 | 244 | 405 | 250 | 80 | 256 | 2278 | 245 | 222 | 282 | 257 | 81 | 416 | 289 | 90 | 413 | 2295 | 4573 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6625 yards | 73.2 | 144 |
| White | 72 | 6095 yards | 70.7 | 135 |
| Yellow | 72 | 5557 yards | 67.1 | 124 |
| Yellow (W) | 72 | 5557 yards | 72.3 | 133 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 4468 yards | 67.0 | 120 |
**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.