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 picturesque town of Snohomish, Washington, Echo Falls Country Club invites golfers to experience an exceptional 18-hole public golf course. Designed by renowned golf course architect Jack Frei and established in 1992, Echo Falls offers a challenging yet enjoyable round of golf for players of all skill levels. With a par of 70 and a total length of 5,952 yards, the course demands precision and strategic thinking. The slope rating of 126 and a course rating of 69.5 ensure a fair test for golfers seeking to improve their game. Echo Falls also provides multiple tee options, including Blue (70), White (71), Gold (70), and Red (71) tees, catering to different playing abilities and preferences.
Echo Falls Country Club has garnered a range of reviews from golfers, reflecting diverse experiences on the course. Some players have expressed concerns about the course layout, describing it as having "some really dumb holes." However, positive feedback highlights the excellent greens and an overall enjoyable golfing experience. The course conditions have also received praise, with golfers commending the smooth greens and well-maintained fairways. The friendly and helpful staff at Echo Falls Country Club is another aspect that has been consistently appreciated by players.
The Links Card, a reputable golf course review platform, provides valuable insights into the perceived value of Echo Falls Country Club. While some golfers have questioned the value for money, others have found the course to be a worthwhile experience. The Links Card emphasizes the importance of considering individual preferences and expectations when assessing the value of a golf course. Factors such as course conditions, amenities, and overall golfing experience contribute to the perceived value, and these may vary among players.
Echo Falls Country Club offers a mixed experience for golfers, with both positive and negative aspects. The course conditions and friendly staff have been widely praised, while the layout has received some criticism. The perceived value of the course varies among players, and it's essential to consider individual preferences and expectations when evaluating the course's worth.
*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: 68.6/128 W: 74.1/134 | 340 | 350 | 284 | 472 | 189 | 526 | 186 | 366 | 430 | 3143 | 110 | 379 | 501 | 202 | 136 | 502 | 368 | 460 | 151 | 2809 | 5952 |
| White M: 66.3/121 W: 71.3/127 | 330 | 298 | 258 | 429 | 171 | 501 | 166 | 333 | 361 | 2847 | 104 | 366 | 489 | 177 | 130 | 465 | 348 | 416 | 142 | 2637 | 5484 |
| Gold M: 64.0/104 W: 67.5/120 | 301 | 256 | 221 | 416 | 141 | 435 | 140 | 310 | 311 | 2531 | 93 | 282 | 455 | 152 | 113 | 435 | 323 | 382 | 117 | 2352 | 4883 |
| Red M: 61.6/101 W: 64.6/109 | 289 | 209 | 213 | 364 | 98 | 404 | 136 | 273 | 275 | 2261 | 75 | 267 | 401 | 141 | 86 | 412 | 255 | 347 | 97 | 2081 | 4342 |
| Handicap | 8 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 70 | 5952 yards | 69.5 | 126 |
| White (W) | 71 | 5484 yards | 71.9 | 131 |
| White | 70 | 5484 yards | 67.1 | 122 |
| Gold | 71 | 4883 yards | 68.7 | 124 |
| Gold | 70 | 4883 yards | 64.2 | 112 |
**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.