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
The Links at St. Anne's in Middletown, Delaware, is a semi-private golf course that offers an enjoyable experience for players of all skill levels. Designed by renowned architect Allen Liddicoat and established in 2019, this links-style course features 18 holes with a par of 71 and stretches over 6,883 yards from the championship tees. With a slope rating of 131 and a rating of 73.4, it provides a challenging yet accessible layout for avid golfers and beginners alike.
Golfers who have played at Links at St. Anne's generally have positive things to say about the course. They praise the layout, describing it as "awesome" and "enjoyable to play." The challenging nature of the course is also appreciated, with one reviewer noting that it requires the use of every club in the bag.
In addition to the course itself, golfers also commend the friendly and accommodating staff at St. Anne's. One reviewer even singled out a young man in the pro shop for his exceptional service. While there are a few minor criticisms, such as the need for attention to tee boxes and softer fairways, the overall consensus among players is that Links at St. Anne's is a great place to play.
At The Links at St. Anne's, we believe in providing golfers with a positive and enjoyable experience on the course. We strive to offer a challenging layout that tests players' skills while also ensuring that the course is accessible and enjoyable for golfers of all levels.
We are proud of the positive reviews we have received from golfers who have played at St. Anne's. We take their feedback seriously and are committed to continuously improving our course and facilities. We believe that Links at St. Anne's offers great value for money and is a great choice for golfers looking for a well-maintained course with friendly staff members.
Please note that this information is based on user reviews found online and may not reflect personal experiences from The Links Card staff or contain specific details about credit cards or unrelated topics outside of golfing interests.
*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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship M: 73.4/131 | 440 | 185 | 450 | 228 | 543 | 410 | 420 | 143 | 560 | 3379 | 380 | 550 | 350 | 245 | 431 | 155 | 453 | 520 | 420 | 3504 | 6883 |
| Blue M: 71.8/125 | 405 | 170 | 422 | 205 | 528 | 387 | 400 | 135 | 545 | 3197 | 350 | 530 | 330 | 215 | 419 | 146 | 420 | 498 | 405 | 3313 | 6510 |
| White M: 69.7/123 W: 71.0/124 | 380 | 150 | 390 | 183 | 514 | 362 | 388 | 125 | 530 | 3022 | 335 | 498 | 315 | 196 | 387 | 138 | 394 | 485 | 375 | 3123 | 6145 |
| Gold M: 67.1/116 W: 68.4/117 | 338 | 137 | 335 | 162 | 488 | 335 | 357 | 118 | 480 | 2750 | 310 | 465 | 300 | 182 | 364 | 129 | 365 | 457 | 340 | 2912 | 5662 |
| Red W: 67.3/115 | 290 | 93 | 310 | 124 | 360 | 280 | 310 | 90 | 408 | 2265 | 273 | 405 | 245 | 128 | 290 | 100 | 320 | 397 | 300 | 2458 | 4723 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 71 | 6883 yards | 73.4 | 131 |
| Blue | 71 | 6510 yards | 71.8 | 125 |
| White | 71 | 6145 yards | 69.7 | 123 |
| White (W) | 71 | 6145 yards | 71.0 | 124 |
| Gold | 71 | 5662 yards | 67.1 | 116 |
**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.