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 Hills Golf Club, nestled in the charming town of Woodville, Ohio, offers an exceptional golfing experience for players of all skill levels. Established in 1968, this well-maintained 18-hole public course boasts bluegrass fairways and bent grass greens. Measuring 5,687 yards from the blue tees with a par of 72, Hidden Hills provides a challenging yet manageable layout. Its moderate level of difficulty is reflected in the slope rating of 111 and a rating index of 67.3 on the blue tees. With additional tee options, including white (6,305 yards) and red (4,747 yards), golfers of all skill levels can find an enjoyable challenge. The course also features amenities such as cart rentals and a bar/snack/restaurant area for refreshments.
Hidden Hills Golf Club has consistently received glowing reviews from players. The course conditions are lauded as excellent, with smooth and fast greens. Players appreciate the challenging yet fair layout, which offers a variety of engaging holes that keep them captivated throughout their round. The friendly and accommodating staff at Hidden Hills Golf Club goes above and beyond to ensure that every golfer has a memorable experience.
The Links Cards highly recommends Hidden Hills Golf Club for its exceptional value for money. Players rave about the well-maintained course, engaging layout, friendly staff, and excellent amenities, including a well-stocked pro shop. Hidden Hills Golf Club offers an enjoyable golfing experience without compromising on quality, making it an ideal choice for golfers seeking an affordable yet rewarding round.
Overall, Hidden Hills Golf Club stands out as a top choice for golfers in Woodville, Ohio. Its exceptional course conditions, engaging layout, friendly staff, and great value for money make it a must-visit destination for golfers of all skill levels.
*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: 67.3/111 | 250 | 445 | 480 | 228 | 496 | 394 | 388 | 385 | 204 | 3270 | 323 | 230 | 412 | 373 | 155 | 281 | 190 | 303 | 162 | 2429 | 5699 |
| White M: 66.2/104 | 240 | 422 | 455 | 187 | 460 | 374 | 372 | 355 | 184 | 3049 | 313 | 225 | 391 | 343 | 145 | 264 | 171 | 292 | 150 | 2294 | 5343 |
| Red W: 66.9/103 | 220 | 383 | 400 | 166 | 420 | 338 | 353 | 275 | 152 | 2707 | 264 | 192 | 353 | 326 | 135 | 238 | 161 | 269 | 135 | 2073 | 4780 |
| Handicap | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 18 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 72 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 5687 yards | 67.3 | 111 |
| White | 72 | 5305 yards | 66.2 | 104 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 4747 yards | 66.9 | 103 |
**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.