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
Little River Country Club, nestled in the charming town of Winthrop, Arkansas, offers golfers a unique and enjoyable golfing experience. Established in 1928, this private 9-hole course boasts Bermuda Grass fairways and greens, providing a picturesque backdrop for a challenging game. Measuring 3084 yards from the longest tees, with a par of 36, Little River Country Club caters to golfers of all skill levels. Its accessible level of difficulty, combined with a slope rating of 96 and a rating of 36.7, ensures that both beginners and intermediate players can test their skills and improve their game. The course also offers various amenities, including golf carts for rent and a driving range for practice sessions, making it an ideal destination for golfers seeking to enhance their swing or simply enjoy a relaxing round surrounded by stunning scenery.
Golfers who have experienced Little River Country Club have shared a range of reviews. Some have praised the course for its exciting layout and ongoing improvements, particularly the upgrades to the putting greens. However, the small size of the greens has also been noted as a challenge, with some players finding it difficult to control the ball's trajectory. The course's exclusivity, being open only to members or those accompanied by a member, has also been mentioned in reviews.
While there is no consensus on the course conditions, with some rating them as average and others as good, the value for money offered by Little River Country Club has been widely acknowledged as excellent. Unfortunately, specific comments on the friendliness of the staff were not available in the reviews analyzed.
The Links Cards, a reputable source for golf course reviews, shares a positive view of the value offered by Little River Country Club. They highlight the course's unique challenges, beautiful weather, and ongoing improvements. While acknowledging the potential difficulty of the small greens, they emphasize the overall enjoyment and satisfaction experienced by golfers who visit the club.
However, it's important to note that Little River Country Club's private nature may limit accessibility for some golfers. Those seeking an easily accessible course in Winthrop, Arkansas, may need to consider other options.
*Our information is based on reviews and descriptions from across the internet
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White/Blue M: 68.8/115 | 372 | 535 | 168 | 325 | 339 | 130 | 490 | 305 | 335 | 2999 | 6083 |
| Red W: 70.3/121 | 313 | 464 | 155 | 277 | 253 | 125 | 451 | 287 | 277 | 2602 | 5204 |
| Handicap | 3 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 5 | ||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 36 | 3084 yards | 36.7 | 96 |
| White | 36 | 2999 yards | 31.5 | 90 |
| Red (W) | 36 | 2602 yards | 34.9 | 94 |
**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.