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
Heritage Oaks Golf Club – Classic 18, situated in the charming town of Northbrook, Illinois, offers an exceptional golfing experience for players of all skill levels. Designed by the renowned Jacobson Golf Course Design and established in 1931, this traditional public course boasts a classic layout with meticulously maintained fairways and greens. With a par of 70 and a length of 6278 yards from the black tees, Heritage Oaks provides a challenging yet enjoyable round for golfers of all abilities. The course also features a driving range, putting green, and professional instruction at the esteemed "Northbrook Golf Academy," ensuring that golfers have ample opportunities to improve their game. Whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting out, Heritage Oaks Golf Club – Classic 18 promises an unforgettable golfing experience.
Golfers who have graced the fairways of Heritage Oaks Golf Club – Classic 18 have overwhelmingly expressed their satisfaction with the course. The course conditions, layout, and friendly staff have consistently received high marks from players. Many reviewers have lauded the excellent value for the quality of the course, with one golfer remarking, "Conditions were excellent. Value was great." The layout of the course has also been praised for its variety and thoughtful design, with another reviewer noting, "Layout was excellent." The staff at Heritage Oaks has consistently received praise for their warm and welcoming demeanor, creating a welcoming atmosphere for golfers of all backgrounds. While a few reviewers mentioned concerns about the pace of play and greens maintenance, the overall feedback overwhelmingly suggests that Heritage Oaks Golf Club – Classic 18 delivers an exceptional golfing experience.
The Links Card wholeheartedly concurs with the positive sentiments expressed by golfers regarding the value offered by Heritage Oaks Golf Club – Classic 18. This publicly accessible course provides an exceptional golfing experience that caters to players of all skill levels. The consistently excellent course conditions, coupled with the well-designed layout and friendly staff, make Heritage Oaks Golf Club – Classic 18 an outstanding choice for golfers seeking a great value. While there may be occasional concerns about pace of play and greens maintenance, the overall experience at Heritage Oaks far outweighs these minor inconveniences. Whether you're a seasoned golfer or just starting out, The Links Card highly recommends Heritage Oaks Golf Club – Classic 18 for its exceptional value and quality playing conditions.
*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: 70.2/128 W: 75.7/133 | 520 | 393 | 172 | 378 | 370 | 153 | 485 | 201 | 450 | 3122 | 161 | 399 | 427 | 363 | 168 | 406 | 297 | 541 | 425 | 3187 | 6309 |
| Maroon M: 68.9/125 W: 74.1/130 | 501 | 376 | 159 | 366 | 359 | 141 | 469 | 185 | 438 | 2994 | 149 | 387 | 405 | 343 | 157 | 395 | 275 | 505 | 411 | 3027 | 6021 |
| White M: 67.2/120 W: 72.2/126 | 469 | 351 | 146 | 350 | 342 | 129 | 454 | 156 | 426 | 2823 | 127 | 349 | 375 | 314 | 134 | 384 | 260 | 483 | 397 | 2823 | 5646 |
| Grey M: 64.8/114 W: 69.4/120 | 436 | 330 | 126 | 305 | 313 | 117 | 425 | 136 | 413 | 2601 | 111 | 315 | 329 | 302 | 122 | 343 | 245 | 427 | 348 | 2542 | 5143 |
| Teal M: 62.6/109 W: 66.6/114 | 393 | 289 | 116 | 285 | 279 | 97 | 395 | 110 | 365 | 2329 | 96 | 292 | 313 | 279 | 88 | 310 | 220 | 404 | 326 | 2328 | 4657 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 70 | 6278 yards | 70.4 | 128 |
| Maroon | 70 | 6010 yards | 69.1 | 125 |
| Maroon (W) | 71 | 6010 yards | 74.5 | 133 |
| Silver | 70 | 5558 yards | 67.1 | 120 |
| Silver (W) | 71 | 5558 yards | 72.0 | 128 |
**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.