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
Green Valley Golf Club, nestled in the heart of Zanesville, Ohio, offers an exceptional golfing experience for players of all skill levels. Established in 1974, this executive-style course boasts 18 holes with a par of 59 and a total length of 2,856 yards. Designed by an unknown architect, the course presents a diverse range of challenges with its unique hole designs and meticulously maintained bent grass greens. Although slope and rating information is unavailable, Green Valley Golf Club caters primarily to beginners and intermediate players seeking to hone their skills on shorter courses. The facility provides essential amenities such as golf carts and club rentals, while metal spikes are prohibited on the premises. Whether you're a local resident or a visitor passing through Zanesville, Green Valley Golf Club promises an affordable and enjoyable round of golf amidst picturesque surroundings.
Green Valley Golf Club has consistently garnered positive feedback from players who have experienced its offerings. One enthusiastic golfer, known as "yanker24," lauded the course for being an ideal location to practice and improve iron play. They also commended the excellent conditions, layout, staff friendliness, and pace of play.
Another player, "tfra11," echoed these sentiments, describing Green Valley as a delightful course with superior conditions compared to other par 3 courses in the vicinity. They particularly appreciated the exceptional staff and the knowledgeable club pro at the clubhouse.
"Countycabman," a regular visitor to Green Valley Golf Club, highly recommended the course based on their weekly experiences. While they rated the staff friendliness as average compared to other courses, they still held the overall experience in high regard due to the excellent conditions and exceptional value for money.
The Links Card, a reputable source for golf course reviews, wholeheartedly concurs with the positive sentiments expressed by players. Green Valley Golf Club is recognized for its exceptional value, offering a well-maintained course and friendly staff that cater to golfers of all skill levels.
One reviewer from The Links Card praised the course for its excellent conditions, layout, staff friendliness, and pace of play, echoing the positive feedback from other players. They highlighted the course's suitability for both beginners seeking to improve their skills and experienced golfers looking for new challenges within shorter distances.
Despite an isolated negative experience with canceling tee times through Golf Now, which is an external platform and not directly related to Green Valley's management or practices, the overwhelming majority of golfers have had positive experiences at Green Valley Golf Club. The course's commitment to quality and value continues to attract golfers from Zanesville and beyond, making it a popular destination for those seeking an enjoyable and affordable round of golf.
*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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back M: 53.7/104 | 192 | 213 | 152 | 178 | 216 | 133 | 169 | 138 | 136 | 1527 | 199 | 127 | 185 | 145 | 190 | 141 | 73 | 128 | 141 | 1329 | 2856 |
| Forward W: 54.8/105 | 170 | 190 | 126 | 160 | 195 | 115 | 160 | 120 | 130 | 1366 | 180 | 115 | 165 | 135 | 175 | 125 | 70 | 125 | 135 | 1225 | 2591 |
| Handicap | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 8 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 59 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 59 | 2856 yards | ||
| Red (W) | 59 | 2591 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.
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.