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
Long Run Golf Course, situated in the heart of Louisville, Kentucky, is a public 18-hole course that has been captivating golfers since its establishment in 1965. Designed by an anonymous architect, this par-72 course stretches across 6,902 yards, offering a diverse range of challenges for players of all skill levels. The well-maintained fairways and picturesque scenery provide a serene backdrop for an enjoyable golfing experience. While specific slope and rating information is unavailable, reviews suggest that the course presents challenges such as long distances, demanding accuracy off the tee, and precise approach shots. Despite these obstacles, Long Run Golf Course promises a memorable golfing adventure in Louisville.
Long Run Golf Course has garnered a spectrum of reviews from players, reflecting both positive and negative experiences. Some golfers have lauded the recent improvements made to the course, particularly praising the condition of the zoysia fairways and the quality of the greens. One satisfied player remarked, "The zoysia fairways are in good shape right now (still some persistent bare spots) and the greens are B+." Another golfer expressed their enjoyment of the challenging back nine, highlighting the course's ability to test their skills.
However, not all reviews have been as favorable. Some players have criticized the course for its poor conditions, citing burnt fairways and inconsistent greens. The presence of bare spots in both the fairways and rough has also been a point of contention among golfers. Additionally, staff friendliness has received mixed feedback, with some players encountering rude behavior that diminished their overall experience.
The Links Card, a reputable golf course review platform, provides valuable insights into the perceived value of Long Run Golf Course. While acknowledging the course's improvements and positive aspects, The Links Card also highlights the need for further enhancements to justify its cost. The inconsistent conditions and occasional encounters with rude staff members have been identified as areas for improvement. The Links Card suggests that Long Run Golf Course has the potential to be a top-notch facility with targeted investments and a commitment to maintaining high standards.
In conclusion, Long Run Golf Course offers a mixed experience for golfers, with both positive and negative aspects. While some players have enjoyed the improvements and challenging layout, others have expressed concerns about the course conditions and staff friendliness. The Links Card's perspective emphasizes the need for ongoing improvements to elevate Long Run Golf Course to its full potential and provide golfers with a consistently enjoyable experience.
*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: 72.3/128 | 425 | 520 | 422 | 369 | 162 | 371 | 525 | 149 | 401 | 3344 | 458 | 528 | 219 | 371 | 447 | 447 | 345 | 157 | 537 | 3509 | 6853 |
| White M: 70.9/124 W: 77.4/132 | 418 | 507 | 409 | 357 | 154 | 336 | 506 | 134 | 392 | 3213 | 434 | 500 | 209 | 364 | 425 | 433 | 341 | 149 | 511 | 3366 | 6579 |
| Yellow M: 67.3/117 W: 73.0/123 | 368 | 468 | 374 | 292 | 143 | 290 | 453 | 130 | 342 | 2860 | 382 | 427 | 186 | 279 | 400 | 372 | 321 | 141 | 436 | 2944 | 5804 |
| Red M: 65.2/107 W: 70.2/122 | 354 | 399 | 346 | 283 | 121 | 276 | 453 | 126 | 320 | 2678 | 350 | 418 | 160 | 279 | 323 | 315 | 267 | 132 | 426 | 2670 | 5348 |
| Orange M: 59.7/96 W: 61.5/102 | 249 | 306 | 256 | 235 | 100 | 207 | 260 | 72 | 242 | 1927 | 277 | 310 | 79 | 190 | 241 | 243 | 188 | 105 | 315 | 1948 | 3875 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6902 yards | ||
| White | 72 | 6565 yards | ||
| Red (W) | 74 | 5378 yards |
**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.