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 picturesque city of Saginaw, Michigan, Swan Valley Golf Course offers an exceptional golfing experience on its meticulously designed 18-hole layout. Established in 1962 by renowned architect Karl Mueller and later refined by Jerry Matthews in 1997, this semi-private course presents a delightful challenge for golfers of all skill levels. With a par of 70 and measuring 6,073 yards from the blue tees, Swan Valley ensures a diverse and engaging round for every player. The course boasts a moderate difficulty level, featuring a slope rating of 121 and a rating of 69.2.
Swan Valley Golf Course in Saginaw, Michigan has garnered a range of reviews from golfers, highlighting both its strengths and areas for improvement.
On the positive side, players have praised the stunning location of the putting green, adorned with a picturesque pond and fountain. The view from the putting green facing the #1 tee box has also been lauded for its scenic beauty. Additionally, hole #10 has been singled out as a particularly enjoyable challenge, described as a little uphill par 3 that adds excitement to the game.
However, certain aspects of Swan Valley Golf Course have drawn criticism. Some golfers have encountered unpleasant behavior from fellow players around the clubhouse, negatively impacting their overall experience. Furthermore, the course conditions have been rated as fair due to poorly maintained fairways and greens, with issues such as potholes, mole tunnels, standing water/mud, and dead grass.
The Links Cards' assessment of Swan Valley Golf Course's value proposition reveals a mixed picture. While the course offers undeniable charm and scenic beauty, its perceived value falls short when compared to other nearby courses that provide superior conditions at similar price points.
In conclusion, Swan Valley Golf Course presents a blend of positive and negative experiences for golfers. While its picturesque setting and certain holes have been praised, the course's value for money and overall conditions have been called into question. Considering these factors is essential when choosing the ideal golf course for your next outing in Saginaw, Michigan.
*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: 69.3/126 W: 75.3/135 | 189 | 578 | 391 | 362 | 325 | 166 | 367 | 292 | 446 | 3116 | 335 | 285 | 186 | 362 | 522 | 145 | 305 | 378 | 439 | 2957 | 6073 |
| White M: 67.4/122 W: 73.2/131 | 174 | 555 | 381 | 361 | 312 | 151 | 349 | 285 | 392 | 2960 | 308 | 272 | 172 | 338 | 491 | 124 | 292 | 365 | 392 | 2754 | 5714 |
| Gold M: 63.7/108 W: 67.9/118 | 153 | 440 | 308 | 276 | 246 | 115 | 282 | 257 | 342 | 2419 | 281 | 233 | 141 | 293 | 414 | 98 | 255 | 338 | 348 | 2401 | 4820 |
| Red M: 62.7/103 W: 66.7/114 | 151 | 438 | 307 | 212 | 213 | 114 | 280 | 241 | 332 | 2288 | 280 | 232 | 139 | 289 | 412 | 97 | 253 | 335 | 346 | 2383 | 4671 |
| Handicap | 7 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 2 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 70 | 4820 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.
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.