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
Nestled in the vibrant city of Albuquerque, New Mexico, the Isleta Eagle Golf Course – Mesa/Lakes Course offers golfers a captivating and challenging experience. Designed by renowned architect Bill Phillips in 1996, this resort-style course boasts 18 holes and a par of 72, stretching an impressive 7,636 yards from the back tees. With a slope rating of 134 and a rating of 75.1, the Mesa/Lakes Course promises a true test of skill for players of all levels.
Reviews for the Isleta Eagle Golf Course – Mesa/Lakes Course paint a varied picture. While some golfers rave about the course's pristine conditions and friendly staff, others point out areas that need improvement. Positive feedback highlights the well-maintained greens that roll true, along with generous fairways and roughs. Players also appreciate the courteous pro shop staff and attentive beverage cart service.
However, negative reviews mention poor course conditions, including slow greens and tee boxes in need of repair. Excessive watering leading to water hazards on certain areas is another concern raised by golfers. These contrasting opinions suggest that the course experience can vary depending on the day and time of play.
The Links Card, a respected golf course rating system, offers its insights on the value proposition of Isleta Eagle Golf Course – Mesa/Lakes Course. While the course provides decent value for money, it may not meet the expectations of golfers seeking pristine playing conditions or top-notch maintenance standards. The Links Card suggests that golfers consider the course's strengths, such as its challenging layout and scenic views, when evaluating its overall value.
In conclusion, the Isleta Eagle Golf Course – Mesa/Lakes Course presents a mixed experience for golfers. While some aspects of the course, such as well-maintained greens and friendly staff, receive praise, other areas require attention to improve the overall playing conditions. Golfers considering this course should weigh the positive reviews against the potential drawbacks to determine if it aligns with their expectations and preferences.
*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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 75.0/135 | 500 | 429 | 403 | 210 | 593 | 212 | 416 | 635 | 429 | 3827 | 544 | 444 | 439 | 193 | 471 | 208 | 467 | 638 | 405 | 3809 | 7636 |
| Black/Teal M: 73.6/133 | 457 | 429 | 375 | 210 | 561 | 190 | 416 | 614 | 429 | 3681 | 544 | 401 | 439 | 193 | 413 | 190 | 467 | 602 | 405 | 3654 | 7335 |
| Teal M: 72.2/130 | 457 | 369 | 375 | 184 | 561 | 190 | 382 | 614 | 402 | 3534 | 515 | 401 | 395 | 142 | 413 | 190 | 432 | 602 | 385 | 3475 | 7009 |
| Teal/White M: 70.9/127 | 430 | 369 | 375 | 169 | 531 | 190 | 382 | 557 | 370 | 3373 | 515 | 401 | 362 | 142 | 413 | 170 | 407 | 567 | 385 | 3362 | 6735 |
| White M: 69.8/125 W: 76.4/130 | 430 | 346 | 339 | 169 | 531 | 165 | 377 | 557 | 370 | 3284 | 491 | 358 | 362 | 120 | 352 | 170 | 407 | 567 | 369 | 3196 | 6480 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 7636 yards | 75.1 | 134 |
| Black/Teal | 72 | 7335 yards | 73.7 | 132 |
| Teal | 72 | 7009 yards | 72.1 | 132 |
| Teal/White | 72 | 6735 yards | 70.5 | 129 |
| White (W) | 72 | 6480 yards | 75.3 | 135 |
**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.