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 charming town of Walton Hills, Ohio, Astorhurst Country Club stands as a testament to the allure of public golf. Designed by the renowned Harold Paddock and established in 1968, this 18-hole course offers a captivating experience for golfers of all skill levels. Measuring at 6,138 yards with a par of 71, Astorhurst presents a fair challenge without overwhelming difficulty. Its slope rating of 120 and course rating of 70.3 ensure an enjoyable round for both seasoned players and those just starting out.
Astorhurst Country Club has garnered a diverse range of reviews from golfers, reflecting the subjective nature of golf course experiences. While some players have lauded the course layout and its challenging nature, others have expressed disappointment due to its impending closure at the end of the year.
Positive feedback often centers around the course's interesting design. One reviewer even went so far as to say, "This is a very interesting and challenging course…Astohurst is better [than Shawnee Hills]." The friendliness of the staff has also been a consistent highlight, with players describing their interactions as "excellent." The pace of play has also been praised, adding to the overall enjoyment of the golfing experience.
However, not all reviews have been glowing. Some golfers have expressed concerns about the course conditions, with opinions ranging from average to fair. It's important to note that these reviews span several years, so the conditions may have fluctuated over time.
Despite the mixed reviews, The Links Cards believes that Astorhurst Country Club offers golfers a great value for their money. The challenging course layout, friendly staff, and enjoyable pace of play make it a worthwhile experience, especially considering its reasonable rates. While the course conditions may not be pristine, they are certainly adequate and do not detract from the overall golfing experience.
If you're seeking an interesting and challenging round of golf at an affordable price, Astorhurst Country Club is definitely worth considering. Just be sure to visit before the end of the year, as it will be closing its doors permanently.
*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: 70.3/120 | 364 | 475 | 164 | 375 | 279 | 131 | 577 | 380 | 305 | 3050 | 315 | 117 | 482 | 199 | 305 | 430 | 383 | 359 | 498 | 3088 | 6138 |
| White M: 68.7/118 | 359 | 470 | 155 | 370 | 279 | 125 | 567 | 370 | 305 | 3000 | 315 | 112 | 477 | 189 | 305 | 420 | 383 | 354 | 498 | 3053 | 6053 |
| Red W: 74.2/124 | 330 | 400 | 116 | 346 | 264 | 104 | 424 | 313 | 269 | 2566 | 295 | 92 | 403 | 106 | 297 | 384 | 371 | 301 | 484 | 2733 | 5299 |
| Handicap | 9 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 6 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 71 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 71 | 6138 yards | 70.3 | 120 |
| White | 71 | 6053 yards | 68.7 | 118 |
| Red (W) | 73 | 5299 yards | 74.2 | 124 |
**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.