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
Canebrake Golf Club, located in the heart of Athens, Alabama, is a semi-private 18-hole course that offers a memorable and challenging golfing experience for players of all skill levels. Designed by renowned golf course architect Ron Garl and established in 1998, Canebrake boasts a par of 72 and a total length of 7,237 yards from the back tees. With multiple tee options available, golfers can customize their experience based on their abilities. The course features a slope rating of 132 and a rating of 74.2, indicating a balance between enjoyment and difficulty, ensuring that golfers are tested without feeling overwhelmed.
Canebrake Golf Club has consistently received positive feedback from players who have had the pleasure of experiencing its well-maintained fairways and challenging greens. Despite occasional wet areas due to rain, the course has been lauded for its overall excellent playing conditions. Golfers have particularly praised the TifEagle greens, describing them as super quick and comparable to those found on professional tour stops.
The course layout has also been highly regarded, with players appreciating its open and enjoyable design. While the course offers a fair challenge, it does not feel overly demanding, making it suitable for golfers of varying skill levels. Two holes in particular, numbers 10 and 11, have been singled out for their exceptional design and memorable golfing experience.
Opinions on staff friendliness vary slightly, with some reviewers finding them average while others rate them as excellent. Overall, the positive feedback far outweighs any minor concerns, indicating that Canebrake Golf Club consistently delivers a satisfying golfing experience.
The Links Card, a respected golf course rating and review platform, has awarded Canebrake Golf Club an impressive 4.5 out of 5 stars based on four reviews. This high rating reflects the club's commitment to providing golfers with an exceptional value for their money.
Reviewers have consistently praised the course conditions, layout, and overall golfing experience. The well-maintained fairways, challenging greens, and strategic placement of bunkers and hazards have all contributed to Canebrake's reputation as a must-play course in Athens, Alabama.
The Links Card also highlights the value-added amenities offered by Canebrake Golf Club, including golf cart rentals and practice areas such as driving ranges, pitching/chipping areas, and putting greens. These facilities allow golfers to hone their skills and prepare for their round, enhancing their overall golfing experience.
Whether you're an intermediate or advanced golfer seeking a challenging and enjoyable round, or simply appreciate well-maintained courses with interesting layouts, Canebrake Golf Club is a destination that should not be missed. With its exceptional value and positive reviews, it promises a memorable golfing experience in the heart of Athens, Alabama.
*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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green M: 74.8/142 | 387 | 566 | 215 | 372 | 451 | 372 | 579 | 218 | 457 | 3617 | 445 | 434 | 569 | 192 | 400 | 423 | 447 | 173 | 537 | 3620 | 7237 |
| Blue M: 72.6/139 | 348 | 531 | 175 | 340 | 416 | 354 | 563 | 198 | 440 | 3365 | 415 | 420 | 555 | 181 | 378 | 384 | 410 | 161 | 505 | 3409 | 6774 |
| White M: 69.9/134 | 315 | 501 | 152 | 325 | 377 | 336 | 530 | 183 | 380 | 3099 | 391 | 385 | 519 | 148 | 358 | 351 | 375 | 151 | 468 | 3146 | 6245 |
| Gold M: 68.2/128 W: 73.9/132 | 266 | 493 | 130 | 297 | 343 | 294 | 489 | 172 | 355 | 2839 | 355 | 369 | 482 | 136 | 330 | 326 | 353 | 150 | 431 | 2932 | 5771 |
| Red M: 64.3/112 W: 68.7/119 | 200 | 403 | 115 | 271 | 268 | 235 | 473 | 122 | 327 | 2414 | 274 | 346 | 470 | 114 | 284 | 245 | 336 | 111 | 381 | 2561 | 4975 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | 72 | 7237 yards | 74.2 | 132 |
| Blue | 72 | 6774 yards | 71.3 | 126 |
| White | 72 | 6260 yards | 69.1 | 122 |
| Gold | 72 | 5758 yards | 66.7 | 116 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 4858 yards | 67.8 | 114 |
**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.