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
Brown Deer Park Golf Club, located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is a traditional 18-hole public course designed by George Hansen and built in 1929. With a par of 71 and a length of 6,759 yards from the back tees, this course offers challenges for golfers of all skill levels. The course has a slope rating of 133 and a rating of 72.9, indicating its moderate difficulty. The fairways are made up of bluegrass, while the greens are bent grass, providing an enjoyable playing surface throughout the season. Brown Deer Park also offers amenities such as rental carts and clubs, pull carts for those who prefer to walk, and practice facilities, including a driving range with teaching professionals available for instruction. Whether you're a history buff or simply looking to test your skills on a well-designed course in the Milwaukee area, Brown Deer Park Golf Club is worth checking out!
Brown Deer Park Golf Club in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has received glowing reviews from golfers. One player describes it as the "2nd best" municipal course in the entire state of Wisconsin and praises its well-designed layout with challenging par 3s and rewarding risk-reward par 5s. The course makes great use of a creek that runs through eight holes, adding both playability and visual appeal. The back nine is particularly scenic, with some elevation changes and stunning tee boxes on holes 13 and 16.
Course conditions are rated as good by players, with fairways mowed to perfection and smooth greens that roll true. Facilities at Brown Deer Park Golf Club are excellent, surpassing expectations for a public course. The staff's friendliness is also highlighted as good by reviewers who appreciate the welcoming atmosphere they experienced during their visit. One golfer sums up their experience by saying, "Totally worth it! When you are on this course, you would never realize that this course is a muni."
Brown Deer Park Golf Club in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is a hidden gem that offers incredible value for golfers of all skill levels. This public course has received rave reviews from players who praise its well-designed layout and challenging holes.
The course, built in 1929 by George Hansen, features 18 traditional-style holes with a par of 71. It stretches to a length of 6,759 yards from the back tees and offers multiple tee options to accommodate different playing abilities. Golfers appreciate the excellent conditions at Brown Deer Park Golf Club, with meticulously maintained fairways and smooth greens that roll true. The course also makes great use of a creek that runs through eight holes, adding both playability and visual appeal.
Facilities are top-notch for a public course, including amenities such as carts available for rent and a driving range for practice sessions. Additionally, the staff at Brown Deer Park Golf Club receives high marks for their friendliness and welcoming atmosphere.
Overall, this affordable yet premier golfing experience is highly recommended by those who have played here. Don't miss out on experiencing one of Wisconsin's finest municipal courses at an unbeatable value!
*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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 72.9/133 | 461 | 417 | 171 | 485 | 164 | 556 | 215 | 436 | 359 | 3264 | 447 | 196 | 381 | 437 | 188 | 531 | 371 | 387 | 557 | 3495 | 6759 |
| Blue M: 70.6/129 | 433 | 384 | 158 | 475 | 145 | 530 | 203 | 397 | 339 | 3064 | 423 | 164 | 364 | 408 | 172 | 513 | 351 | 370 | 493 | 3258 | 6322 |
| White M: 68.5/124 W: 74.0/132 | 390 | 307 | 145 | 465 | 136 | 505 | 174 | 383 | 289 | 2794 | 410 | 152 | 347 | 402 | 159 | 503 | 341 | 345 | 477 | 3136 | 5930 |
| Gold M: 64.7/115 W: 69.2/126 | 341 | 307 | 101 | 465 | 114 | 440 | 123 | 316 | 289 | 2496 | 321 | 112 | 287 | 402 | 136 | 420 | 291 | 215 | 353 | 2537 | 5033 |
| Pink W: 67.8/123 | 341 | 259 | 101 | 343 | 114 | 440 | 123 | 316 | 241 | 2278 | 321 | 112 | 287 | 310 | 136 | 420 | 291 | 215 | 353 | 2445 | 4723 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 71 | 6759 yards | 72.9 | 133 |
| Blue | 71 | 6306 yards | 70.6 | 129 |
| White | 71 | 5847 yards | 68.5 | 124 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 5033 yards | 64.7 | 115 |
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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.