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
Midway Golf Complex, situated in the heart of Columbia, Missouri, offers an exceptional golfing experience for players of all skill levels. Established in 1999, this 18-hole public course boasts a par of 54 and stretches approximately 1,819 yards, providing a challenging yet enjoyable round for golfers of all skill levels. Although the course architects remain undisclosed, the complex is meticulously maintained, ensuring a pristine playing environment. While specific slope and rating information is not readily available, these factors provide valuable insights into the course's difficulty level.
Midway Golf Complex has garnered widespread acclaim from golfers who have had the pleasure of playing its course. One enthusiastic reviewer described it as a "fun course" with well-manicured greens and lush surroundings. The inclusion of a pull cart is a thoughtful touch, although the absence of power carts may be a slight inconvenience for some. Another golfer extolled the course's virtues as an ideal venue for honing one's short game, particularly for those with limited time for a full 18-hole round.
The friendly and helpful staff at Midway Golf Complex has also been the subject of much praise. Golfers consistently remark on the warm and welcoming demeanor of the staff, who go above and beyond to ensure a memorable golfing experience.
The Links Cards wholeheartedly concurs with the positive sentiments expressed by golfers regarding the value offered by Midway Golf Complex. This publicly accessible course delivers exceptional conditions and a commendable pace of play, making it an attractive proposition for golfers seeking an enjoyable round without excessive time commitments. While the course layout may be considered average or moderately challenging, it caters to a wide range of skill levels, ensuring that every golfer can find enjoyment and satisfaction.
In conclusion, Midway Golf Complex stands as a testament to the pursuit of golfing excellence. With its well-maintained courses, accommodating staff, and overall value, it is an ideal destination for golfers of all levels seeking an unforgettable golfing experience in the heart of Columbia, Missouri.
*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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo M: 54.6/100 | 74 | 83 | 120 | 70 | 88 | 90 | 84 | 77 | 96 | 782 | 80 | 85 | 110 | 102 | 145 | 159 | 153 | 103 | 100 | 1037 | 1819 |
| Totem W: 55.9/102 | 74 | 83 | 120 | 70 | 88 | 90 | 84 | 77 | 96 | 782 | 74 | 83 | 120 | 70 | 88 | 90 | 84 | 77 | 96 | 782 | 1564 |
| Handicap | 18 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 15 | |||
| Par | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 54 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 54 | 1819 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.
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.