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
Bellevue Municipal Golf Course, nestled in the heart of Bellevue, Washington, offers an exceptional golfing experience for players of all skill levels. Designed by renowned architect David W. Kent and established in 1968, this 18-hole, par-71 course boasts a challenging yet rewarding layout. Measuring 6,048 yards from the blue tees, with a slope rating of 117 and a course rating of 68.4, Bellevue Municipal Golf Course provides a perfect balance of challenge and variety. Multiple tee options, including white (5,555 yards) and red (4,978 yards), cater to golfers of different abilities, ensuring an enjoyable experience for all. The course is meticulously maintained, featuring lush fairways, manicured greens, and strategically placed bunkers, offering a true test of golfing skills.
Bellevue Municipal Golf Course has garnered a mix of reviews from golfers. While some rave about the course conditions and challenging layout, others have expressed concerns about staff friendliness and the pace of play. Positive feedback highlights the well-maintained fairways and true-rolling greens, with one golfer remarking, "The fairways are nicely maintained and greens roll pretty true." The course's layout is also praised for its strategic design, with narrow fairways lined by tall pine trees, demanding accuracy off the tee.
However, there have been criticisms regarding staff friendliness and the pace of play. Some golfers have encountered unfriendly or even rude behavior from staff members, while others have experienced lengthy delays on each tee due to overbooked tee times. These issues have dampened the overall golfing experience for some players.
The Links Card, a reputable golf course rating system, provides valuable insights into the perceived value of Bellevue Municipal Golf Course. While the course offers an enjoyable round with scenic views and well-maintained playing surfaces, The Links Card suggests areas for improvement. The slower recovery times for the back nine greens after aeration and the occasional staff attitude issues are noted as potential drawbacks. Additionally, managing the pace of play during peak periods is crucial to enhancing the overall golfing experience.
In conclusion, Bellevue Municipal Golf Course presents a mix of positive and negative aspects. The course conditions and challenging layout are commendable, but improvements in staff friendliness and pace of play management are necessary to elevate the golfing experience. By addressing these concerns, Bellevue Municipal Golf Course has the potential to become a truly exceptional golfing destination.
*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: 67.1/112 W: 72.4/120 | 371 | 485 | 137 | 380 | 477 | 142 | 339 | 189 | 326 | 2846 | 320 | 299 | 140 | 305 | 328 | 138 | 486 | 394 | 471 | 2881 | 5727 |
| White M: 65.6/109 W: 70.7/116 | 358 | 462 | 121 | 368 | 461 | 125 | 321 | 169 | 302 | 2687 | 293 | 287 | 119 | 292 | 312 | 123 | 465 | 363 | 456 | 2710 | 5397 |
| Red M: 64.0/104 W: 68.5/112 | 334 | 433 | 101 | 346 | 442 | 103 | 270 | 129 | 281 | 2439 | 265 | 279 | 105 | 266 | 297 | 95 | 433 | 341 | 441 | 2522 | 4961 |
| Red/Green M: 61.1/98 W: 64.4/104 | 334 | 323 | 101 | 248 | 305 | 103 | 270 | 129 | 281 | 2094 | 265 | 279 | 105 | 266 | 297 | 95 | 339 | 236 | 301 | 2183 | 4277 |
| Green M: 59.9/93 W: 61.8/99 | 270 | 323 | 101 | 248 | 305 | 103 | 247 | 129 | 217 | 1943 | 211 | 221 | 105 | 193 | 214 | 96 | 339 | 236 | 301 | 1916 | 3859 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 71 | 6048 yards | 68.4 | 117 |
| White | 71 | 5555 yards | 66.7 | 113 |
| Red | 71 | 4978 yards | 68.5 | 112 |
**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.