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
Atkinson Resort & Country Club in Atkinson, New Hampshire, boasts a meticulously maintained Par-3 Course, catering to golfers of all skill levels. Designed by an anonymous architect and established in 2009, this 9-hole course offers a challenging yet enjoyable experience with a par of 27 and a total length of 1118 yards. Although slope and rating information is unavailable, the course provides various tee options to accommodate players' abilities, with blue tees at 1118 yards, white tees at 830 yards, gold tees at 679 yards, and red tees at 493 yards. The well-maintained conditions and friendly staff ensure a delightful golfing experience. Additionally, golfers can rent carts and clubs if needed, and a driving range is available for practice.
Golfers rave about their experiences at Atkinson Resort & Country Club – Par-3 Course, with overwhelmingly positive reviews. The course conditions, layout, and staff friendliness consistently receive high praise. One satisfied golfer remarks, "Another wonderful round at the Atkinson Par 3. Looking forward to next season." Another review highlights the course as an "Excellent course to practice short shots" amidst "beautiful condition and wonderful surroundings."
Golfers consistently rate the conditions as excellent, along with value, layout, friendliness of staff, and pace of play. One golfer even declares it impossible to give anything less than perfect scores in all categories. These glowing reviews underscore the players' appreciation for the well-maintained course and their overall enjoyment at Atkinson Resort & Country Club – Par-3 Course.
The Links Cards echoes the positive sentiments expressed by golfers, recognizing Atkinson Resort & Country Club – Par-3 Course as a hidden gem in Atkinson, New Hampshire. With an impressive overall rating of 5 stars, this course stands out for its exceptional conditions and picturesque surroundings.
Golfers particularly value the opportunity to hone their short game on this well-maintained course. The layout is highly regarded for providing a challenging yet enjoyable experience for players of all skill levels. The friendly and helpful staff further enhances the golfing experience.
In addition to the positive reviews, players consistently rate the value and pace of play as exceptional. Golfers feel they receive excellent value for their money when playing at Atkinson Resort & Country Club – Par-3 Course.
This publicly accessible par-3 course, stretching 1118 yards with a par of 27, offers a fantastic option for those seeking to improve their short game or simply enjoy a relaxing round in a beautiful setting.
Based on these glowing reviews and impressive ratings across various categories, it's evident that Atkinson Resort & Country Club – Par-3 Course delivers outstanding value and an 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 52.2/102 | 117 | 121 | 160 | 98 | 145 | 93 | 120 | 140 | 124 | 1118 | 2236 |
| White M: 51.0/101 | 103 | 106 | 137 | 73 | 122 | 78 | 98 | 106 | 103 | 926 | 1852 |
| Gold M: 50.1/99 W: 54.5/102 | 73 | 79 | 84 | 65 | 58 | 69 | 68 | 93 | 90 | 679 | 1358 |
| Red W: 53.0/99 | 51 | 54 | 71 | 65 | 48 | 38 | 45 | 57 | 64 | 493 | 986 |
| Handicap | 9 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 7 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 27 | 1118 yards | ||
| White | 27 | 830 yards | ||
| Gold | 27 | 679 yards | ||
| Red | 27 | 493 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.