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
Nestled in the heart of Mission, Texas, Mission West Golf Club stands as a semi-private, 18-hole course that has captivated golfers since its inception in 1988. Designed by an anonymous architect, this course boasts a diverse range of features that cater to players of all skill levels. Measuring 6,032 yards from the blue tees, with a par of 70, Mission West Golf Club offers a challenging yet rewarding experience for intermediate players. Its slope rating of 113 and course rating of 69.3 ensure an engaging game that tests golfers' abilities. For those seeking a shorter or less demanding round, the course also provides white tees at 5,438 yards with a slope rating of 108 and red tees at 4,864 yards with a slope rating of 111. Mission West Golf Club's commitment to inclusivity is further exemplified by its array of amenities, including golf cart and club rentals, as well as practice facilities featuring a driving range and putting green. Whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting out, Mission West Golf Club promises an enjoyable and memorable golfing experience.
Mission West Golf Club's reputation among players is a tapestry of diverse opinions. While some golfers extol its virtues, others point out areas for improvement. One player lauds the course as a "great track," but laments its current state of disrepair, citing patches of grass and an abundance of weeds on the fairways. Another player echoes this sentiment, highlighting the need for attention to holes 1-4, which they describe as lacking grass and exhibiting hardened dirt. However, this same player finds solace in the improved conditions of holes 5-18.
In terms of staff friendliness, reviewers offer varying assessments. One rates it as average, while another deems it good. The pace of play, however, seems to find favor with both players, who generally consider it to be good. Notably, specific comments on the course's layout and difficulty are absent from these reviews.
The Links Card, a respected authority in golf course evaluations, offers its own perspective on Mission West Golf Club's value proposition. While acknowledging the mixed feedback on course conditions, The Links Card emphasizes the club's accessibility and inclusivity. They highlight the semi-private status and par 70 layout, which spans over 6,000 yards, making it accessible to the public and suitable for golfers of varying skill levels.
Despite the need for improvements in course conditions, The Links Card recognizes Mission West Golf Club's potential to provide a fair value for golfers seeking a challenging game in the Mission, Texas area. They encourage golfers to consider the club's overall offerings, including its amenities and diverse tee options, when assessing its worth.
*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: 69.3/113 | 350 | 373 | 223 | 525 | 323 | 366 | 352 | 182 | 394 | 3088 | 523 | 178 | 355 | 189 | 375 | 334 | 485 | 120 | 385 | 2944 | 6032 |
| White M: 66.9/108 | 310 | 324 | 178 | 516 | 282 | 342 | 313 | 170 | 364 | 2799 | 449 | 147 | 331 | 156 | 344 | 287 | 473 | 100 | 352 | 2639 | 5438 |
| Red W: 69.0/111 | 282 | 290 | 127 | 472 | 279 | 313 | 245 | 150 | 355 | 2513 | 445 | 110 | 294 | 126 | 292 | 250 | 407 | 101 | 326 | 2351 | 4864 |
| Handicap | 5 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 2 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 70 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 70 | 6032 yards | 69.3 | 113 |
| White | 70 | 5438 yards | 66.9 | 108 |
| Red (W) | 70 | 4864 yards | 69.0 | 111 |
**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.