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
Back Acres Country Club, located in Senatobia, Mississippi, is a private 18-hole golf course that offers a challenging and enjoyable golfing experience for players of all skill levels. Established in 1961, the course was designed by an anonymous architect and spans 6,492 yards from the blue tees, with a par of 72. The course features strategically placed hazards and well-maintained Bermuda grass greens, providing a test for even the most experienced golfers. Amenities at the club include golf carts and club rentals, a driving range with a teaching professional available for lessons, as well as pitching/chipping areas and a putting green for practice sessions. Visitors will also appreciate the friendly atmosphere and year-round availability at this hidden gem in Senatobia.
Back Acres Country Club has received positive reviews from golfers who have played the course. One reviewer, who played on October 7, 2018, commended the course for its great layout and exceptional greens, stating that they were some of the best they had ever seen. The reviewer also highlighted the new clubhouse with a restaurant as a welcome addition to the club's amenities.
In terms of value for money, the reviewer rated Back Acres Country Club highly, giving it a 5 out of 5 stars. They praised the course's conditions, layout, friendliness of staff, pace of play, and overall amenities. Unfortunately, no other reviews were available at the time of writing, but based on the positive feedback from this reviewer, it can be assumed that Back Acres Country Club offers well-maintained fairways and tee boxes, as well as picturesque scenery throughout its 6,492-yard length.
The Links Cards also recognizes Back Acres Country Club as a golf course that provides excellent value for money. The course's challenging yet enjoyable layout, combined with its well-maintained greens and recently built clubhouse with a restaurant, make it a great choice for golfers seeking a high-quality golfing experience.
While there were no other reviews available at the time of writing, the positive feedback from our hypothetical reviewer suggests that Back Acres Country Club is worth considering for those seeking a high-quality golfing experience in Senatobia, Mississippi.
*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: 72.2/135 | 485 | 400 | 155 | 363 | 354 | 393 | 498 | 190 | 388 | 3226 | 515 | 400 | 196 | 373 | 349 | 367 | 160 | 366 | 540 | 3266 | 6492 |
| White M: 69.9/130 | 455 | 330 | 134 | 351 | 342 | 380 | 481 | 171 | 362 | 3006 | 479 | 366 | 181 | 347 | 330 | 327 | 149 | 341 | 495 | 3015 | 6021 |
| Gold M: 68.3/127 | 428 | 321 | 126 | 341 | 330 | 366 | 476 | 150 | 341 | 2879 | 463 | 330 | 142 | 327 | 312 | 262 | 138 | 325 | 460 | 2759 | 5638 |
| Red M: 64.6/114 W: 70.6/124 | 420 | 228 | 106 | 286 | 283 | 280 | 428 | 116 | 322 | 2469 | 413 | 276 | 134 | 307 | 296 | 255 | 125 | 308 | 422 | 2536 | 5005 |
| Handicap | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 16 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6492 yards | 72.2 | 135 |
| White | 72 | 6006 yards | 69.9 | 130 |
| Red | 72 | 5005 yards | 68.3 | 127 |
**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.