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
Nestled in the charming town of Bristol, Rhode Island, Bristol Golf Club invites golfers of all skill levels to experience a delightful 9-hole course. Established in 1964, this par-32 course boasts a challenging yet enjoyable layout, spanning 2,097 yards with a slope rating of 81. Designed to cater to golfers of varying abilities, Bristol Golf Club offers a diverse range of holes, from par-3s to par-5s, providing ample opportunities to hone both short-game finesse and long-distance accuracy. The club's commitment to accessibility is further enhanced by its well-maintained facilities, including golf cart and club rentals, as well as practice putting greens. Whether you're an experienced golfer seeking to refine your skills or a beginner embarking on your golfing journey, Bristol Golf Club promises an engaging and rewarding experience.
Bristol Golf Club has garnered a spectrum of reviews from golfers, highlighting both its strengths and areas for improvement. While the course layout has generally been well-received, with players appreciating its challenging nature, concerns have been raised regarding slow play and overcrowding, particularly during weekends. Some golfers have expressed frustration at being held up by larger groups, impacting their overall enjoyment of the course.
On a positive note, the staff at Bristol Golf Club has been lauded for their friendly and welcoming demeanor, creating a pleasant atmosphere for golfers. This aspect has been consistently praised by reviewers, who have felt supported and accommodated during their visits.
Opinions on course conditions have been more varied, with some players describing them as average while others have acknowledged the efforts made to maintain the course. Despite these differing perspectives, it's evident that Bristol Golf Club strives to provide a well-kept playing environment for its patrons.
The Links Cards, a reputable golf course review platform, has weighed in on the value proposition of Bristol Golf Club. While acknowledging the course's positive attributes, such as its challenging layout and friendly staff, The Links Cards has expressed reservations about the overall value it offers. Some golfers have felt that the course does not adequately justify its price tag, considering the occasional issues with course conditions and pace of play.
It's important to note that these reviews represent a snapshot of opinions and individual experiences may vary. Golfers are encouraged to consider these perspectives alongside their own preferences and expectations when evaluating Bristol Golf Club as a potential destination for their golfing adventures.
*Our information is based on reviews and descriptions from across the internet
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White M: 28.6/92 W: 29.1/94 | 137 | 254 | 148 | 130 | 167 | 337 | 480 | 220 | 224 | 2097 | 2097 |
| Handicap | 7 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | ||
| Par | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 32 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 32 | 2097 yards | 27.0 | 81 |
**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.