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
Prairie Landing Golf Club, nestled in the charming town of West Chicago, Illinois, is a highly acclaimed public course that has captivated the hearts of golfers since its inception in 1995. Designed by the legendary Robert Trent Jones II, this course offers a unique golfing experience reminiscent of the seaside links courses that grace the Emerald Isle of Ireland.
Prairie Landing Golf Club has garnered a diverse range of reviews from golfers, reflecting the subjective nature of golf course experiences. While some players have lauded the course conditions and the challenging layout, others have expressed concerns about the pace of play and management issues.
One golfer shared their frustration with a delayed start time, stating, "Our start was delayed 25-30 minutes, only allowing us to get through 14 holes. We requested a refund or compensation, but they refused." Another player voiced their displeasure with the management, describing them as "terrible" and citing "constant outings and nepotism" as factors that are ruining the course.
However, amidst these negative experiences, there are also glowing reviews that highlight the exceptional qualities of Prairie Landing. One golfer described it as a "bucket list course," praising the beautiful layout and the assistance they received from a friendly single player during their round. Another player echoed this sentiment, calling it an "exceptional course" and a "must-play in Dupage County," emphasizing the challenging holes and the breathtaking scenery.
At The Links Card, we strive to provide our readers with comprehensive and unbiased information about golf courses. Based on our analysis of Prairie Landing Golf Club, we believe that it offers excellent conditions when properly maintained. However, we acknowledge the concerns raised by some reviewers regarding customer service and pace of play management.
It is important to note that The Links Card does not endorse any specific credit cards or personal stories unrelated to golf. Our focus is solely on providing valuable insights and information to help golfers make informed decisions about their golfing experiences.
*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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 74.0/137 | 347 | 430 | 205 | 530 | 406 | 195 | 598 | 386 | 438 | 3535 | 550 | 366 | 218 | 570 | 195 | 374 | 440 | 224 | 570 | 3507 | 7042 |
| Gold M: 71.9/132 | 330 | 350 | 178 | 513 | 390 | 174 | 555 | 352 | 408 | 3250 | 530 | 335 | 208 | 549 | 171 | 363 | 414 | 207 | 549 | 3326 | 6576 |
| Gold/Blue M: 70.8/129 | 330 | 350 | 178 | 495 | 338 | 174 | 525 | 352 | 385 | 3127 | 530 | 335 | 195 | 520 | 150 | 363 | 390 | 185 | 549 | 3217 | 6344 |
| Blue M: 69.8/127 W: 75.8/131 | 302 | 325 | 148 | 495 | 338 | 148 | 525 | 335 | 385 | 3001 | 500 | 310 | 195 | 520 | 150 | 329 | 390 | 185 | 525 | 3104 | 6105 |
| White M: 67.6/122 W: 73.1/125 | 248 | 310 | 118 | 453 | 318 | 142 | 498 | 312 | 363 | 2762 | 464 | 280 | 172 | 500 | 125 | 290 | 372 | 144 | 504 | 2851 | 5613 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 6950 yards | 73.2 | 136 |
| Gold | 72 | 6580 yards | 71.3 | 130 |
| Blue | 72 | 6097 yards | 68.5 | 122 |
| White | 72 | 5576 yards | 72.2 | 124 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 4859 yards | 68.3 | 116 |
**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.