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
The Golf Club at North Hampton, nestled in the charming town of Fernandina Beach, Florida, offers golfers a traditional Scottish links-style course designed by the legendary Arnold Palmer and Ed Seay in 2001. With its dramatic elevation changes of over 40 feet and ten spring-fed lakes adorned with coquina boulders, this course presents a unique and formidable challenge for players of all skill levels. The layout features narrow fairways with blind approaches and expansive greens that demand precise shot-making. To add to the excitement, strong winds frequently sweep through the course, reaching speeds of up to 30 miles per hour, further testing golfers' abilities. Measuring 7080 yards from the back tees with a slope rating of 144 and a par of 72, The Golf Club at North Hampton promises an enjoyable round amidst the picturesque Florida woodlands.
The Golf Club at North Hampton has garnered a range of reviews from golfers, reflecting diverse experiences on the course. Some players have expressed disappointment with the overall condition of the course, particularly the greens. Complaints about "clumps of a different grass growing in them" have surfaced, affecting the putting experience.
However, amidst these criticisms, positive aspects have also been highlighted. Many reviewers have lauded the course layout, praising its variety and challenging nature. One golfer described it as a "great Arnold Palmer course with a challenging layout," while another referred to it as a "hidden gem." The course's diverse holes, varying in length and direction, add an element of intrigue to each round.
The friendly and helpful staff at The Golf Club at North Hampton has also received praise. Reviewers have commended their accommodating nature when modifying tee times or addressing any issues during play.
The Links Cards, a renowned golf course rating system, offers its insights into the perceived value of The Golf Club at North Hampton. While some golfers have raised concerns about certain aspects, such as course conditions or dry fairways, others have found great enjoyment in playing this affordable yet challenging course. The unique layout designed by Arnold Palmer's team, coupled with the friendly and helpful staff, has left a positive impression on many players.
Overall, The Golf Club at North Hampton presents a traditional Scottish links-style experience with a challenging layout, designed by the legendary Arnold Palmer. Despite some criticisms regarding course conditions, the course's variety, challenge, and affordable nature have resonated well with many golfers. The Links Cards acknowledges the mixed reviews but emphasizes the positive aspects that make this course an attractive destination for golfers seeking a unique and enjoyable round in Fernandina Beach, Florida.
*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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold M: 74.5/141 | 404 | 622 | 190 | 455 | 377 | 530 | 186 | 369 | 386 | 3519 | 329 | 411 | 550 | 435 | 216 | 583 | 460 | 134 | 443 | 3561 | 7080 |
| Black M: 72.8/138 | 394 | 605 | 180 | 431 | 365 | 506 | 168 | 357 | 357 | 3363 | 308 | 392 | 529 | 410 | 195 | 563 | 438 | 123 | 404 | 3362 | 6725 |
| Blue M: 71.0/131 | 363 | 580 | 174 | 412 | 346 | 475 | 163 | 329 | 332 | 3174 | 283 | 375 | 498 | 387 | 178 | 535 | 398 | 117 | 395 | 3166 | 6340 |
| Blue/White M: 69.6/132 | 363 | 552 | 151 | 392 | 346 | 475 | 163 | 329 | 332 | 3103 | 283 | 352 | 498 | 372 | 153 | 500 | 356 | 117 | 369 | 3000 | 6103 |
| White M: 69.0/130 | 344 | 552 | 151 | 392 | 264 | 448 | 150 | 293 | 322 | 2916 | 271 | 352 | 469 | 372 | 153 | 500 | 356 | 99 | 369 | 2941 | 5857 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 72 | 7080 yards | 75.0 | 144 |
| Black | 72 | 6725 yards | 72.8 | 143 |
| Blue | 72 | 6340 yards | 70.9 | 138 |
| White | 72 | 5857 yards | 69.1 | 123 |
| Green (W) | 72 | 5166 yards | 71.0 | 127 |
**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.