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
Located in Port Arthur, Texas, Babe Didrikson Zaharias Memorial Golf Course is a public course that offers an enjoyable golfing experience for players of all skill levels. Designed by renowned architect Leon Howard and established in 1978, this 18-hole course features Bermuda grass fairways and greens. With a par of 72 and a length of 6,867 yards from the blue tees, it provides ample challenges for experienced golfers while remaining accessible to beginners. The course's moderate level of difficulty is reflected in its slope rating of 109 and rating of 70.5. Golfers can take advantage of various amenities, including carts, club rentals, a driving range, pitching/chipping area, putting green, and even caddies upon request. Whether you're looking to improve your game or simply enjoy a fun day on the links with friends or family, Babe Didrikson Zaharias Memorial Golf Course is a worthwhile destination.
Reviews for Babe Didrikson Zaharias Memorial Golf Course in Port Arthur, Texas, present a range of opinions. While some golfers commend the course conditions and layout, others express concerns about areas that need improvement.
Positive feedback highlights the course's accessibility, travel convenience, and quick pace of play. One reviewer states, "Overall, this course was a good choice for ease of access, travel time to and from, and speed of play. It is a favorite of the locals." Another golfer praises the friendly staff and improved greens, saying, "Very friendly staff. Fairways can use a little attention. Greens have come along nicely! Love the layout of the course."
However, negative comments from previous years mention issues such as burnt greens and poorly maintained fairways. One reviewer remarks, "2018 was a bad year for this course," while another laments, "The greens were burnt…and the fairways were so bad that you could not differentiate between it and the rough."
Despite these criticisms, many reviewers still recommend Babe Didrikson Zaharias Memorial Golf Course due to its value for money. As one golfer puts it, "You get what you pay for, and I felt the value was good."
The Links Cards echoes the sentiment that Babe Didrikson Zaharias Memorial Golf Course offers an accessible option for golfers of all skill levels. Its public course status makes it open to the general public, and while reviews are mixed, several golfers praise the course's layout and value for money.
Positive feedback highlights the course's ease of access, speed of play, and friendly staff. However, some reviewers express concerns about past years' conditions, particularly the burnt greens and poorly maintained fairways. Despite these criticisms, many golfers still recommend the course due to its affordability.
Overall, while improvements may be needed in certain areas like fairway maintenance, Babe Didrikson Zaharias Memorial Golf Course provides decent layout options and represents good value for money, according to several reviewers.
*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: 70.5/109 | 368 | 174 | 542 | 388 | 416 | 385 | 186 | 428 | 538 | 3425 | 513 | 369 | 196 | 564 | 396 | 177 | 398 | 401 | 428 | 3442 | 6867 |
| White M: 67.9/102 | 340 | 148 | 510 | 358 | 378 | 358 | 155 | 398 | 518 | 3163 | 476 | 339 | 165 | 530 | 371 | 149 | 368 | 372 | 400 | 3170 | 6333 |
| Red M: 66.4/96 W: 69.2/117 | 275 | 125 | 463 | 291 | 320 | 321 | 120 | 369 | 455 | 2739 | 437 | 297 | 137 | 520 | 337 | 119 | 349 | 331 | 352 | 2879 | 5618 |
| Gold M: 64.4/93 W: 66.1/111 | 240 | 125 | 415 | 260 | 280 | 270 | 120 | 315 | 425 | 2450 | 400 | 250 | 137 | 510 | 300 | 119 | 304 | 280 | 325 | 2625 | 5075 |
| Handicap | 13 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6867 yards | 70.5 | 109 |
| White | 72 | 6333 yards | 67.9 | 102 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 5568 yards | 64.4 | 93 |
**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.