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
Lantana Golf Club, situated in the heart of Lantana, Texas, offers golfers an exceptional golfing experience. Designed by renowned golf course architects Jay Morrish and Carter Morrish in 2002, this private 18-hole course boasts a par of 72 and stretches to an impressive 7,147 yards from the black tees. With a slope rating of 135 and a rating of 74.0 for men, and a slope rating of 81.5 and a rating of 152 for women at the black tees, Lantana Golf Club presents a challenge for golfers of all skill levels.
The course features meticulously maintained fairways composed of Tifsport Grass, ensuring a smooth and consistent playing surface. Golfers can take advantage of the club's excellent amenities, including complimentary cart rentals with green fees, a well-equipped driving range, and dedicated practice areas for pitching, chipping, and putting. These facilities provide ample opportunities to hone your skills before embarking on the course. Proper golf attire is required, excluding denim shorts and jeans.
Beyond the course itself, Lantana Golf Club offers a range of amenities to enhance your golfing experience. Enjoy delicious meals and refreshing beverages at the on-site bar and grill, or host special events in the club's banquet facilities.
Golfers' experiences at Lantana Golf Club have been varied, resulting in mixed reviews. Some players have lauded the course conditions as "excellent," while others have expressed concerns about their decline. The course layout has also received mixed feedback, with some praising its design and others finding it lacking. However, one aspect that has consistently received high praise is the exceptional friendliness of the staff at Lantana Golf Club.
Golfers have generally been satisfied with the pace of play and the available amenities at the club. The overall rating for Lantana Golf Club stands at a respectable 3 out of 5.
The Links Cards acknowledges that Lantana Golf Club offers a mixed experience for golfers. While some aspects, such as course conditions and layout, have drawn criticism, the club's strengths lie in its friendly staff and overall value.
Despite concerns about nearby construction and occasional dog presence during non-play times, Lantana Golf Club's excellent staff friendliness and good course conditions have left a positive impression on many golfers. The club's challenging par 72 layout, coupled with its practice facilities and professional instruction, provides a comprehensive golfing experience for both members and guests.
Overall, Lantana Golf Club offers a value-packed experience for golfers seeking a challenging course and a welcoming atmosphere.
*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: 74.0/135 W: 81.5/152 | 389 | 425 | 583 | 227 | 421 | 448 | 553 | 184 | 342 | 3572 | 395 | 181 | 414 | 529 | 436 | 162 | 580 | 442 | 436 | 3575 | 7147 |
| Lantana M: 73.1/133 | 389 | 425 | 550 | 204 | 421 | 419 | 553 | 153 | 342 | 3456 | 395 | 181 | 414 | 529 | 404 | 162 | 580 | 392 | 436 | 3493 | 6949 |
| Blue M: 71.0/129 W: 72.8/148 | 362 | 382 | 550 | 204 | 391 | 419 | 519 | 153 | 306 | 3286 | 359 | 151 | 386 | 500 | 404 | 137 | 534 | 392 | 403 | 3266 | 6552 |
| Member M: 69.9/123 | 362 | 382 | 506 | 182 | 391 | 384 | 519 | 153 | 271 | 3150 | 359 | 151 | 364 | 500 | 367 | 137 | 503 | 344 | 375 | 3100 | 6250 |
| White M: 68.7/119 W: 64.6/141 | 328 | 322 | 506 | 182 | 344 | 384 | 478 | 119 | 271 | 2934 | 319 | 122 | 364 | 468 | 367 | 111 | 503 | 344 | 375 | 2973 | 5907 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 7147 yards | 74.0 | 135 |
| Lantana | 72 | 6949 yards | 73.1 | 133 |
| Blue | 72 | 6552 yards | 71.0 | 129 |
| Member | 72 | 6250 yards | 69.9 | 123 |
| White | 72 | 5907 yards | 68.7 | 119 |
**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.