A discount card

built for golf courses

Unlock hidden yields in just 2 minutes per year and start your move away from harmful discount practices

THE LINKS CARD

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. 

96% Rating

From members

92% Rating

From partner courses

30+

Years in the business

50,000+

gaps filled every year

Huge Benefits For Your Course

how the links card helps remove harmful discounts practices

Understanding that price sensitive golfers are value loyal, not brand loyal

This is the most important part of the process. By understanding that value golfers are a segment with a different mentality, you can start to leverage this powerful demographic for better yields by creating offers specific to them.

Create specific offers for specific goals for specific audiences

This is the hardest step to accept. It goes against your very nature. If you're going to pay for marketing, you want to reach the most people possible, right?

Not anymore.

We want you to reach the right audience with the right offer for the right goal.

Join our network of partner courses for marketing efficiency and effectiveness

The Links Card is a collective marketing platform for golf courses to serve up offers, usually focused on expiring tee times, to a ready audience that's focused on value.

Not only is it free to join, but you'll be on your way unlocking your yields and phasing out the harmful discount practices that have plagued the industry for decades.
Did we mentionit's free for your course?

Activate your first offer

Add Big Bend Golf Course to our network of partner courses that are achieving better yields without harmful discount practices

Big Bend Golf Course: A Scenic Challenge in Upper Falls, West Virginia

Nestled in the picturesque town of Upper Falls, West Virginia, Big Bend Golf Course invites golfers to experience a captivating 18-hole public course. Established in 1965 and designed by renowned architect Claude Evans, this par-71 course stretches across 6,237 yards, offering a well-rounded challenge for players of all skill levels. With a slope rating of 116 and a course rating of 69.9, Big Bend strikes a harmonious balance between difficulty and playability, ensuring an enjoyable round for both seasoned golfers and those just starting their golfing journey.

Player Reviews: A Mixed Bag of Experiences

Big Bend Golf Course has garnered a diverse range of feedback from players. Some golfers have expressed concerns about the course conditions, citing bare patches and tough grass on the fairways. One player even likened the experience to hitting off concrete. However, amidst these criticisms, there have also been positive remarks praising the course's excellent condition, particularly after overcoming the challenges posed by severe flooding a year ago. Players have lauded the near-perfect tees and fairways, as well as the fast yet fair greens.

Regarding the course layout, opinions have generally ranged from good to average. One reviewer aptly described Big Bend as an "old man's course," emphasizing the importance of accuracy and strategic play over sheer power. The staff friendliness has also received mixed reviews, with some players finding them average while others have appreciated their warm and welcoming demeanor.

The Links Card acknowledges the varying experiences reported by golfers at Big Bend Golf Course. While some have encountered drawbacks such as inconsistent course conditions, others have commended the course's recovery and overall quality. The layout is generally considered suitable for players who prioritize accuracy and strategic thinking.

In terms of value, Big Bend Golf Course offers a reasonable and accessible golfing experience. Despite the occasional maintenance challenges, the course provides a scenic and enjoyable round of golf at a budget-friendly price point. For those seeking an interesting and affordable golfing adventure, Big Bend is certainly worth considering.

Other Courses in this State

1
Create Your First Offer
In just 2 minutes, you can create your first offer to motivate and utilize the powerful demographic of value golfers to fill in gaps created by inefficiencies with online bookings

Create Your First Offer
Course Signup E1651902352508
2
Let Us Do The Work
We do the work to find the right golfers that can turn underutilized groupings and expiring tee times into real profits for your course.

All you have to do is answer the phone when our members call.

FAQs

About Staff Memberships

Our partner courses have come to love, enjoy, and look forward to their staff memberships each year. 

  1. We offer free memberships for your employees to use at other partner courses for access to the same perks available to our paying members. Your staff's cards will carry your courses' name and their name so they're identified as industry insiders.
  2. New in 2022: an unofficial industry rate program. At the request of several partner courses, we're creating a section in our listings for insider rates that are only visible and available to registered staff members. Participation by your course is optional
  3. Your staff memberships will stay active as long as your course remains active on the platform

How are offers redeemed?

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.  

How many times can offers be redeemed?

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.

What's in it for The Links Card?

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. 

My course is fully booked, why do I need The Links Card?

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. 

What is considered an expiring tee-time?

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

Can my course do this on our own?

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.

My course is fully booked, why do I need The Links Card?

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.