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
Monadnock Country Club, nestled in the charming town of Peterborough, New Hampshire, invites golfers to experience its scenic 9-hole layout. Designed in 1901 by an anonymous architect, this executive-style course caters to players of all skill levels. With a par of 29 and varying lengths from 1411 to 1625 yards, Monadnock offers a delightful challenge for beginners while providing opportunities for seasoned players to hone their short game. Despite the lack of slope and rating information, the course's overall condition has received a commendable 3.5 out of 5 stars based on two reviews. Monadnock Country Club further enhances the golfing experience with amenities such as rentable carts and practice areas, including putting greens and pitching/chipping zones. Whether seeking a quick round or aiming to refine your skills, Monadnock Country Club promises an enjoyable golfing adventure in Peterborough.
Golfers' experiences at Monadnock Country Club have been a blend of positive and negative feedback. While some players have lauded the course conditions and layout, others have raised concerns about value and staff friendliness.
One satisfied golfer described Monadnock as a challenging par 54 course with elevated and undulating greens, appreciating the added length provided by the blue tees. Another reviewer highlighted the pleasure of playing this executive course, characterized by its predominantly par three and short par four holes.
However, criticisms have also surfaced. A player expressed disappointment with the relatively high cost of cart rentals at Monadnock compared to neighboring courses like Bretwood Golf Course in Keene. This golfer believed that such pricing could discourage potential customers and hinder the growth of the sport.
Overall, Monadnock Country Club appears to offer an intriguing challenge with well-maintained greens, but there is room for improvement in terms of pricing and customer service.
The Links Card, a respected golf course review platform, provides its insights into the value proposition of Monadnock Country Club. While acknowledging the course's challenging nature and well-maintained greens, The Links Card echoes some of the concerns raised by golfers.
The Links Card highlights the mixed reviews received by Monadnock, with some players praising the course conditions and layout while others express reservations about value for money and staff friendliness. The platform acknowledges the challenging par 54 layout and the longer blue tees, but also notes the criticisms regarding expensive cart rentals compared to nearby courses.
The Links Card concludes that Monadnock Country Club offers a unique challenge on a well-maintained course, but suggests that improvements in pricing and customer service could enhance the overall golfing experience.
*Our information is based on reviews and descriptions from across the internet
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mens M: 28.3/87 | 165 | 306 | 108 | 205 | 135 | 257 | 134 | 162 | 153 | 1625 | 1625 |
| Ladies W: 29.5/89 | 155 | 263 | 103 | 175 | 115 | 223 | 119 | 133 | 125 | 1411 | 1411 |
| Handicap | 5 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 6 | ||
| Par | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 29 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back | 29 | 1625 yards | ||
| Front | 29 | 1411 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.