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
Cassel Hills Golf Course, located in Vandalia, Ohio, just north of Dayton, offers golfers a unique and challenging experience. Designed by Scruggs & Hammonds in 1974 and later renovated by Craig Schreiner in 1995, this public course features two distinct nines. The front nine is a relatively flat links-style design, while the back nine is more hilly. With five par 3s and changes in elevation throughout the course, Cassel Hills plays longer than its listed length of 6,354 yards. Golfers can expect some tricky blind shots due to the hilliness of the terrain. The massive greens average about 6,000 square feet and are known for being some of the best in Miami Valley. Whether you're a seasoned golfer or just starting out, be prepared to test your short game skills on this scenic course with breathtaking views along the way.
Cassel Hills Golf Course in Vandalia, Ohio, has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from golfers. Players have consistently praised the course for its tremendous value, particularly its consistently true and fast greens, which are exceptional for a municipal course. Many golfers consider it one of the best tracks in the entire Dayton region, with its rolling terrain and tree-lined fairways providing a challenging and enjoyable experience. The back nine, which runs through a nature preserve, adds an extra layer of scenic beauty and challenge to the course.
In addition to the course itself, golfers have also commended the staff at Cassel Hills Golf Course for their friendliness and excellent service. One player highlighted how well the rangers maintained pace of play and ensured everyone had a positive experience. Overall, golfers have appreciated the good conditions, layout variety, friendly staff, reasonable prices, and beautiful scenery that Cassel Hills Golf Course offers.
The Links Card shares the positive sentiments expressed by golfers about Cassel Hills Golf Course. The course offers exceptional value, with its well-maintained greens, challenging layout, and scenic beauty. The variety in the course design, from the flat links-style front nine to the hilly back nine, provides an enjoyable experience for golfers of all skill levels. The friendly staff and excellent service further enhance the overall golfing experience at Cassel Hills.
In conclusion, Cassel Hills Golf Course in Vandalia, Ohio, is a highly recommended destination for golfers seeking a challenging and enjoyable round. With its combination of value, scenic beauty, and excellent service, it is a must-play course for golfers in the Dayton region and beyond.
*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: 70.7/123 | 542 | 322 | 407 | 164 | 378 | 530 | 172 | 396 | 158 | 3069 | 563 | 377 | 333 | 175 | 402 | 367 | 127 | 526 | 415 | 3285 | 6354 |
| White M: 68.5/119 | 518 | 305 | 377 | 148 | 367 | 495 | 148 | 363 | 147 | 2868 | 522 | 313 | 323 | 151 | 348 | 326 | 127 | 477 | 380 | 2967 | 5835 |
| Green M: 65.2/112 W: 70.2/114 | 462 | 275 | 347 | 125 | 334 | 443 | 114 | 363 | 120 | 2583 | 470 | 282 | 282 | 129 | 265 | 250 | 112 | 406 | 340 | 2536 | 5119 |
| Red M: 63.6/109 W: 68.2/110 | 438 | 253 | 344 | 120 | 308 | 392 | 106 | 314 | 118 | 2393 | 470 | 277 | 263 | 125 | 262 | 197 | 112 | 401 | 328 | 2435 | 4828 |
| Handicap | 10 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 3 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 71 | 6354 yards | ||
| White | 71 | 5835 yards | ||
| Green | 71 | 5119 yards | ||
| Red (W) | 71 | 4841 yards |
**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.
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.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 optionalYour staff memberships will stay active as long as your course remains active on the platformOur 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.