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
Spring Creek Golf Club, situated just outside the historic town of Charlottesville in Gordonsville, Virginia, offers an exceptional golfing experience amidst breathtaking natural beauty. Designed by renowned architect Ed Carton and established in 2006, this public course presents a challenging yet enjoyable layout that stretches across the wooded hills with the majestic central Virginia mountains as a backdrop.
With narrow fairways, strategically placed water hazards, and well-positioned sand traps, Spring Creek Golf Club demands accuracy and precision from golfers of all skill levels. The course spans an impressive 7389 yards with a par of 72, featuring a slope rating of 151 and a rating of 76.6. Despite its challenging nature, Spring Creek remains accessible and enjoyable for golfers of varying abilities.
Beyond its layout, Spring Creek Golf Club is renowned for its scenic beauty. Mature trees line the fairways, providing shade and a sense of tranquility. Rock walls and picturesque bridges add character to the course, enhancing the overall golfing experience. This relatively young course has garnered significant recognition, including being named the "Best New Affordable Course" by Golf Digest in its inaugural year. It continues to be consistently ranked among the top public courses in the country, a testament to its exceptional quality.
Golfers who have experienced Spring Creek Golf Club are unanimous in their praise. The course consistently receives rave reviews, with many describing it as being in immaculate condition. The greens are lauded for their true and fast nature, providing a challenging yet rewarding putting surface. Even after periods of rain, the greens are said to roll remarkably well, ensuring an enjoyable experience regardless of the weather conditions.
The layout of Spring Creek Golf Club is another aspect that draws praise from golfers. They describe the course as visually stunning, with a variety of holes that demand strategic thinking and shot-making. There are no "filler" holes at Spring Creek – each one is meticulously designed to keep golfers engaged and challenged throughout their round.
In addition to the course itself, golfers also commend the exceptional service provided by the staff at Spring Creek Golf Club. Multiple reviewers mention the warm and welcoming atmosphere created by the friendly and accommodating staff, who go above and beyond to ensure that every golfer has a memorable experience.
The Links Cards holds Spring Creek Golf Club in high regard, recognizing it as an exceptional value for golfers seeking a top-rated public course in Virginia. Since its opening in 2007, Spring Creek has garnered a loyal following and numerous accolades, including the prestigious title of "Best New Affordable Course" by Golf Digest.
Golfers consistently rave about the excellent condition of the course, the challenging yet enjoyable layout, and the friendly and professional staff. The value proposition of Spring Creek Golf Club is undeniable, offering an exceptional golfing experience at an affordable price point.
For those seeking a premier public golf course in Virginia that provides great value for money, Spring Creek Golf Club is an absolute must-play. It is a destination that promises to leave a lasting impression and entice golfers to return time and again.
*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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship M: 76.4/151 | 467 | 563 | 430 | 390 | 197 | 415 | 458 | 187 | 615 | 3722 | 447 | 430 | 539 | 192 | 445 | 420 | 389 | 203 | 561 | 3626 | 7348 |
| Tee 4 Stars M: 74.1/146 | 425 | 532 | 430 | 362 | 191 | 394 | 426 | 151 | 495 | 3406 | 423 | 377 | 539 | 176 | 412 | 420 | 389 | 181 | 515 | 3432 | 6838 |
| Tee 3.5 Stars M: 72.8/144 | 389 | 532 | 389 | 362 | 167 | 369 | 426 | 151 | 495 | 3280 | 384 | 377 | 499 | 176 | 379 | 420 | 344 | 181 | 515 | 3275 | 6555 |
| Tee 3 Stars M: 71.2/141 W: 76.8/144 | 389 | 499 | 389 | 317 | 167 | 369 | 380 | 139 | 467 | 3116 | 384 | 353 | 499 | 150 | 379 | 330 | 344 | 150 | 504 | 3093 | 6209 |
| Tee 2.5 Stars M: 69.6/135 W: 74.9/140 | 389 | 458 | 358 | 317 | 133 | 338 | 352 | 139 | 467 | 2951 | 384 | 334 | 457 | 150 | 301 | 326 | 327 | 150 | 488 | 2917 | 5868 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 72 | 7389 yards | 76.6 | 151 |
| Marble | 72 | 6673 yards | 73.2 | 145 |
| Onyx (W) | 72 | 6228 yards | 76.3 | 143 |
| Onyx | 72 | 6197 yards | 70.9 | 138 |
| Salmon | 72 | 5589 yards | 68.2 | 132 |
**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.