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
Grand View Lodge – The Pines – Woods/Marsh, situated in the picturesque town of Nisswa, Minnesota, offers an exceptional golf experience for players of all skill levels. Designed by renowned architect Joel Goldstrand and established in 1990, this par 72 course boasts 18 holes of challenging play, spanning a length of 6890 yards. With a slope rating of 141 and a course rating of 73.6, it provides a fair and enjoyable test for golfers seeking to improve their game. Multiple tee options, including green at the longest distance and purple at the shortest distance, cater to players of varying abilities, ensuring an inclusive and enjoyable experience for all. Well-maintained fairways and greens, along with amenities such as carts and club rentals, further enhance the golfing experience at Grand View Lodge – The Pines – Woods/Marsh.
Golfers who have experienced the delights of Grand View Lodge – The Pines – Woods/Marsh have overwhelmingly expressed their satisfaction. The course conditions, layout, and friendly staff have consistently received high praise. One reviewer, upon returning to The Pines after a decade, was pleasantly surprised by the renovated Woods and Lakes nines. They appreciated the natural feel of the course, despite houses lining some fairways, which were thoughtfully set back in the trees. The variety of holes, including doglegs, water hazards, elevation changes, and short/long par 4s, added to the overall enjoyment of the round.
Another reviewer, who participated in an event at The Pines, described it as a "great tournament track." They highlighted memorable holes like Lakes Number 5, with its downhill dogleg right over water, and Par-3 hole 7, surrounded by boulders near the green. The excellent greens with great Sunday hole locations were also commended. While one reviewer expressed dissatisfaction with the management's handling of thunderstorms during their annual Ryder Cup weekend, they still acknowledged the impeccable maintenance of the course even under challenging weather conditions.
Grand View Lodge – The Pines – Woods/Marsh offers exceptional value for golfers seeking a challenging and enjoyable golf experience. The well-maintained course conditions, coupled with the variety of holes and friendly staff, have garnered positive reviews from players. The renovated Woods and Lakes nines, with their strategic layout and natural beauty, provide a memorable experience for golfers of all skill levels.
The course's reputation as a "great tournament track" further solidifies its position as a premier golf destination. Memorable holes, such as Lakes Number 5 and Par-3 hole 7, add to the overall enjoyment of the round. While there have been occasional concerns about management's handling of weather-related situations, the overall consensus is that Grand View Lodge – The Pines – Woods/Marsh offers an accessible public course option where visitors can expect excellent conditions and a variety of challenges throughout their round.
*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: 73.6/141 | 533 | 440 | 174 | 397 | 189 | 345 | 400 | 448 | 541 | 3467 | 501 | 204 | 370 | 351 | 175 | 527 | 451 | 418 | 426 | 3423 | 6890 |
| Blue M: 71.6/137 | 525 | 417 | 159 | 365 | 171 | 328 | 358 | 426 | 500 | 3249 | 488 | 187 | 355 | 325 | 155 | 514 | 408 | 401 | 397 | 3230 | 6479 |
| White M: 70.0/135 W: 75.9/140 | 515 | 395 | 134 | 348 | 152 | 316 | 347 | 389 | 490 | 3086 | 475 | 166 | 346 | 302 | 131 | 501 | 396 | 381 | 375 | 3073 | 6159 |
| Gold M: 67.9/130 W: 73.3/133 | 500 | 343 | 134 | 348 | 152 | 316 | 306 | 333 | 444 | 2876 | 418 | 166 | 335 | 272 | 131 | 452 | 322 | 323 | 375 | 2794 | 5670 |
| Red M: 65.8/127 W: 70.7/128 | 390 | 338 | 110 | 300 | 139 | 271 | 301 | 328 | 439 | 2616 | 413 | 147 | 274 | 267 | 101 | 447 | 317 | 318 | 310 | 2594 | 5210 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | 72 | 6890 yards | 73.6 | 141 |
| Blue | 72 | 6479 yards | 71.6 | 137 |
| White | 72 | 6159 yards | 70.0 | 135 |
| White (W) | 72 | 6159 yards | 75.9 | 140 |
| Gold | 72 | 5670 yards | 67.9 | 130 |
**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.