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
Hidden Creek Family Golf Course, located in Midwest City, Oklahoma, is a public course that offers a family-friendly atmosphere. Designed by renowned architect Floyd Farley in 1957, this executive-style course features nine holes with a par of 30. Measuring 1,947 yards in length and boasting a slope rating of 81, Hidden Creek caters to golfers of all skill levels. The course provides two sets of tees, white for men and red for women, ensuring a challenging yet enjoyable experience for everyone. A detailed scorecard is available, offering valuable metrics for each hole. Amenities include golf cart and club rentals, as well as a putting green for practice. While there is no driving range or dedicated pitching/chipping area, the friendly staff at Hidden Creek ensures a memorable and enjoyable golfing experience throughout the year.
Hidden Creek Family Golf Course has garnered a mix of reviews from players. Positive feedback highlights the course's excellent value and well-designed layout, particularly for average to intermediate players. One reviewer praised the course as "a nice little short game practice course" and "perfect for junior golfers," while another appreciated it as "great practice or introductory course." The friendly staff received average ratings, and the pace of play and amenities were also deemed satisfactory.
Unfortunately, the limited number of reviews available prevents a more comprehensive analysis of specific holes or challenges. However, based on the course's design by Floyd Farley, with a par of 30 and a manageable length of 1,947 yards, Hidden Creek appears to be an ideal choice for beginners or those looking to enhance their short game skills.
The Links Card considers Hidden Creek Family Golf Course to offer good value for golfers seeking an enjoyable round. With an average rating of 3 stars, this public course welcomes players of all skill levels and provides a well-designed layout that caters to average and intermediate golfers. The course is particularly suitable for beginners or those looking to improve their short game, as it offers a great practice or introductory experience.
Designed by Floyd Farley in 1957, Hidden Creek features nine holes with a par of 30 and measures 1,947 yards in length. This makes it an ideal choice for those seeking a shorter and more manageable course. While the staff friendliness and pace of play were rated as average, the overall experience at Hidden Creek Family Golf Course is considered satisfactory, especially considering its affordable price point. For golfers seeking an accessible and enjoyable option to improve their short game skills or introduce newcomers to the sport, Hidden Creek Family Golf Course is a solid choice.
*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: 29.8/92 | 350 | 175 | 358 | 212 | 115 | 181 | 148 | 140 | 268 | 1947 | 1947 |
| Red W: 31.1/94 | 310 | 140 | 338 | 162 | 105 | 136 | 125 | 129 | 252 | 1697 | 1697 |
| Handicap | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | ||
| Par | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 30 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red | 30 | 1697 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.