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
Gardner Golf Course, situated in the heart of Gardner, Kansas, is a public golf course that offers a challenging and enjoyable experience for golfers of all skill levels. Designed by renowned golf course architect Doug Pickert and established in 1995, this 9-hole course boasts a variety of tee options to accommodate players of varying abilities. The blue tees present a rating/slope of 69.4/121 for men and 78.2/125 for women, while the white tees offer ratings/slopes of 67.6/115 (men) and 73.6/120 (women). For beginners or those seeking a shorter round, red and forward tees with lower ratings/slopes are also available.
The course layout at Gardner Golf Course presents a balance of challenges and playability. Water hazards and strategically placed bunkers add an element of difficulty, yet the course remains accessible and enjoyable for golfers of all skill levels. Additional amenities include a driving range, putting green, and rental carts, clubs, and pull-carts for those who need them. The on-site academy, staffed with experienced teaching professionals, offers instruction to help golfers improve their game.
Player reviews of Gardner Golf Course in Gardner, Kansas reveal a range of experiences. Some golfers found the course to be average and unremarkable, while others noted improvements in the course conditions over time. Positive comments highlighted the excellent condition of the greens and the generally fine fairways. However, there were also mentions of cart paths in need of repair, which detracted from the overall experience.
Opinions on the course layout were similarly mixed. Some players found it to be average or decent, while others raved about its excellence and the improvements made in recent years. Staff friendliness was generally rated positively, with most reviewers expressing satisfaction with the service they received.
The pace of play at Gardner Golf Course varied among reviewers. While some enjoyed an excellent pace, others felt it could be improved, especially on crowded days or when high school-aged golfers were present on the course.
The Links Card, a respected golf course rating and review platform, offers its own perspective on the value of Gardner Golf Course. While some players found the course to be average, The Links Card acknowledges the improvements made over time and the overall pleasant country golfing experience it provides. The excellent condition of the greens and the generally fine fairways are highlighted as positive aspects, while the need for cart path maintenance is mentioned as an area for improvement.
The Links Card also notes the mixed reviews regarding the course layout, with some finding it average and others praising its excellence compared to previous years. Staff friendliness is generally rated positively, and the pace of play is seen as variable, depending on factors such as the number of players on the course and the presence of high school-aged golfers.
Overall, Gardner Golf Course is considered a decent value for golfers seeking a scenic and enjoyable round near Johnson County. Its public accessibility and suitability for all skill levels make it a popular choice among local golfers.
*Our information is based on reviews and descriptions from across the internet
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 69.4/121 W: 78.2/125 | 398 | 158 | 421 | 476 | 358 | 340 | 125 | 330 | 510 | 3116 | 6232 |
| White M: 67.6/115 W: 73.6/120 | 353 | 144 | 366 | 461 | 331 | 322 | 108 | 310 | 456 | 2851 | 5702 |
| Red M: 64.4/98 W: 68.0/119 | 304 | 135 | 316 | 396 | 301 | 247 | 93 | 252 | 400 | 2444 | 4888 |
| Forward M: 61.0/96 W: 64.2/95 | 281 | 130 | 261 | 305 | 208 | 178 | 82 | 212 | 327 | 1984 | 3968 |
| Handicap | 5 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 13 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
**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.