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
Three Rivers Golf Course, located in the beautiful city of Kelso, Washington, offers an exceptional golfing experience for players of all skill levels. Established in 1983 and designed by renowned architect Fred Bader, this 18-hole public course boasts a challenging yet enjoyable layout. With a par of 72 and a length of 6,648 yards from the blue tees, golfers can test their skills on well-maintained fairways and greens. Multiple tee options, with ratings ranging from 67.2 to 71.2 and slopes from 111 to 119, ensure that players of all abilities can find a suitable challenge. The course also features a driving range, pitching/chipping area, and putting green for practice and improvement.
Golfers who have experienced Three Rivers Golf Course have generally provided positive feedback. The course conditions have been widely praised, with many reviewers commenting on their excellent quality. Despite occasional sogginess in the fairways due to watering, the overall playing experience is highly regarded.
The layout of the course has also received favorable reviews, with players describing it as challenging but not overwhelming. The strategic placement of water hazards and bunkers adds an element of complexity to the game, making it enjoyable for golfers of various skill levels.
The friendly and helpful staff at Three Rivers Golf Course is another highlight mentioned by reviewers. From the pro shop staff to the starter, golfers have consistently appreciated the warm and welcoming atmosphere created by the course personnel.
While opinions on the pace of play vary, with some experiencing slower rounds, many reviewers have rated it as good or excellent. Overall, Three Rivers Golf Course delivers a satisfying golfing experience with its well-maintained conditions, engaging layout, and friendly staff.
The Links Card recognizes Three Rivers Golf Course as an excellent value for golfers. With its well-maintained course conditions, challenging yet accessible layout, and friendly staff, players can expect a thoroughly enjoyable round of golf. Although the fairways may occasionally be slightly soggy due to watering, the overall course conditions are consistently praised by reviewers.
The Links Card also highlights the course's strategic layout, which provides a challenge without being overly demanding. Water hazards and bunkers add an element of complexity to the game, making it suitable for golfers of varying skill levels. While some reviewers have mentioned variations in the pace of play, many still rate it positively.
Located near the city of Kelso, Three Rivers Golf Course offers an accessible location for both local golfers and those willing to travel from afar. The course provides an enjoyable golfing experience at a reasonable price point, making it an excellent choice for golfers seeking a quality round of golf without breaking the bank.
*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: 71.5/129 | 503 | 400 | 130 | 420 | 532 | 368 | 335 | 182 | 397 | 3267 | 512 | 348 | 364 | 379 | 428 | 204 | 390 | 194 | 543 | 3362 | 6629 |
| White M: 68.9/120 W: 74.6/129 | 485 | 346 | 112 | 387 | 503 | 349 | 303 | 157 | 375 | 3017 | 473 | 315 | 327 | 352 | 390 | 179 | 364 | 157 | 520 | 3077 | 6094 |
| Gold M: 67.0/117 W: 72.4/124 | 468 | 327 | 98 | 375 | 483 | 337 | 278 | 141 | 318 | 2825 | 457 | 286 | 305 | 322 | 367 | 163 | 342 | 142 | 494 | 2878 | 5703 |
| Red W: 70.1/120 | 456 | 303 | 84 | 327 | 456 | 329 | 251 | 90 | 280 | 2576 | 439 | 274 | 291 | 310 | 353 | 135 | 312 | 125 | 480 | 2719 | 5295 |
| Handicap | 9 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 4 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6648 yards | 71.2 | 119 |
| White | 72 | 6087 yards | 68.7 | 114 |
| Gold | 72 | 5736 yards | 67.2 | 111 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5388 yards | 69.9 | 113 |
**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.