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
The Founders Club at St. James Plantation in Southport, North Carolina, is a renowned semi-private golf course that was the original layout of the plantation. Designed by the legendary P.B. Dye, this 18-hole championship course offers some of the most breathtaking views in the region and features one of the highest slope ratings around.
The course takes full advantage of its coastal Carolina setting, incorporating natural wetlands into several holes and showcasing three memorable water holes towards the end. With undulating greens that follow the contours of the landscape and strategically placed pot bunkers adding an extra challenge, golfers of all skill levels will find enjoyment on this meticulously preserved course.
Established as an Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary along with all other courses at St. James Plantation, The Founders Club provides not only a challenging round but also a picturesque experience for players to enjoy their game amidst nature's beauty.
The reviews for Founders Club at St. James Plantation in St. James, North Carolina, are generally positive, with a few areas of improvement noted. According to one reviewer, the course layout is spectacular and offers pleasant surprises with its elevations despite being located along the intracoastal waterway. The course is not overly challenging and provides opportunities for good scoring if you're hitting the ball well.
However, there were some disappointments regarding the greens, which were described as lacking maintenance and not living up to expectations.
Overall, golfers praised the staff friendliness at Founders Club at St. James Plantation, with excellent ratings given for both friendliness and pace of play.
Founders Club at St. James Plantation in St. James, North Carolina, offers golfers a solid value for their round of golf. The course, designed by P.B. Dye, is part of the larger St. James Plantation complex and was the original layout at this location.
The Links Cards, a respected golf course rating service, agrees that Founders Club offers good value for the money. They praise the course's layout, which takes advantage of the coastal Carolina landscape and incorporates natural wetlands into several holes. The final three holes are particularly memorable as they play over marshes and lakes.
While The Links Cards acknowledges the concerns about the greens not being well-maintained, they believe that the overall experience at Founders Club is still positive. They highlight the friendly staff and the opportunity to score well if hitting your shots accurately.
Overall, The Links Cards recommends Founders Club at St. James Plantation as a good value for golfers looking for an enjoyable round of golf in a beautiful setting.
*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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I M: 74.1/137 | 389 | 444 | 176 | 515 | 230 | 255 | 434 | 567 | 443 | 3453 | 356 | 500 | 402 | 186 | 577 | 460 | 149 | 435 | 345 | 3410 | 6863 |
| II M: 71.1/128 | 346 | 413 | 157 | 464 | 176 | 250 | 397 | 519 | 434 | 3156 | 320 | 476 | 354 | 166 | 529 | 421 | 144 | 374 | 339 | 3123 | 6279 |
| II/III M: 70.4/126 | 346 | 380 | 140 | 464 | 176 | 252 | 358 | 519 | 404 | 3039 | 320 | 439 | 354 | 149 | 529 | 379 | 144 | 374 | 339 | 3027 | 6066 |
| III M: 68.9/124 W: 74.4/134 | 303 | 380 | 140 | 436 | 143 | 226 | 358 | 491 | 404 | 2881 | 305 | 439 | 338 | 149 | 487 | 379 | 135 | 330 | 333 | 2895 | 5776 |
| III/IV M: 66.8/119 | 303 | 364 | 140 | 436 | 143 | 226 | 329 | 435 | 372 | 2748 | 305 | 395 | 338 | 149 | 444 | 342 | 135 | 291 | 291 | 2690 | 5438 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | 72 | 6863 yards | 74.1 | 137 |
| II | 72 | 6279 yards | 71.1 | 128 |
| II/III | 72 | 6066 yards | 70.4 | 126 |
| III | 72 | 5776 yards | 68.9 | 124 |
| III (W) | 72 | 5776 yards | 74.4 | 134 |
**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.