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
Autumn Ridge Golf Course, nestled in the charming town of Valders, Wisconsin, is a golfer's paradise. Designed by renowned architect Ernie Schrock and established in 1996, this 18-hole public course offers a delightful playing experience throughout the golf season, which spans from April 1st to November 1st. With its meticulously manicured bent grass fairways and challenging bent grass greens, Autumn Ridge promises an enjoyable round for golfers of all skill levels. The course boasts a par of 70 and stretches to approximately 6027 yards, providing a perfect balance of challenge and playability. Golfers can choose from various tee options, including Blue (70/126), White (68.4/122 for men; 73.2/128 for women), and Gold (64.2/111 for men; 68.0/116 for women), ensuring a customized experience tailored to their skill level. Autumn Ridge's accolades include being ranked among the top courses in both course conditions (#18) and overall rankings (#23) by Golf Advisor in 2022, a testament to its exceptional quality.
Autumn Ridge Golf Course has consistently garnered rave reviews from golfers who have had the pleasure of playing its scenic fairways. The course conditions have been universally praised, with players describing them as "in great shape" and "excellent." The greens, in particular, have been lauded for their speed and accuracy. Golfers have also expressed appreciation for the course's layout, describing it as "neat" and "thought-provoking," requiring strategic club selection and adding an element of intrigue to each round. The friendly and helpful staff at Autumn Ridge has also been a highlight for many players, enhancing the overall golfing experience.
The Links Card wholeheartedly endorses Autumn Ridge Golf Course as an exceptional value for golfers seeking a memorable round. The course's excellent conditions, well-maintained fairways and greens, and strategic layout provide an enjoyable challenge for players of all skill levels. The friendly and helpful staff further contributes to the positive experience at Autumn Ridge. Whether you're a seasoned golfer or just starting, this course offers great value for a round of golf in the picturesque town of Valders, Wisconsin.
*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: 70.0/126 | 408 | 321 | 181 | 378 | 335 | 352 | 166 | 496 | 565 | 3202 | 312 | 181 | 438 | 362 | 303 | 129 | 375 | 187 | 563 | 2850 | 6052 |
| White M: 68.4/122 W: 73.2/128 | 383 | 302 | 155 | 358 | 327 | 339 | 156 | 483 | 492 | 2995 | 260 | 173 | 419 | 340 | 285 | 115 | 350 | 175 | 542 | 2659 | 5654 |
| Gold M: 64.2/111 W: 68.0/116 | 352 | 248 | 102 | 329 | 300 | 313 | 123 | 439 | 373 | 2579 | 225 | 159 | 259 | 283 | 242 | 101 | 327 | 116 | 471 | 2183 | 4762 |
| Handicap | 3 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 4 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 70 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 70 | 6027 yards | ||
| White | 70 | 5624 yards | ||
| Gold | 69 | 4762 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.