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
Turf Valley Golf Resort – Hialeah Course, nestled in the charming city of Ellicott City, Maryland, offers an exceptional golfing experience for players of all skill levels. Designed by the renowned Ed Ault and later refined by Brian Ault in 1996 and 1999, this 18-hole resort course showcases their expertise in crafting challenging yet enjoyable layouts. Established in 1992, the Hialeah Course boasts meticulously maintained Bent Grass fairways and greens, ensuring a consistent and pleasurable playing surface throughout the year. With a par of 71 and a length of 6554 yards from the back tees, golfers can expect a well-rounded test of their skills, complemented by a slope rating of 132 and a rating of 71.1. To accommodate golfers of varying abilities, the course offers multiple tee options, allowing players to customize their experience based on their preferences. Beyond the course itself, Turf Valley Golf Resort provides top-notch amenities, including driving ranges, indoor practice areas, and putting greens, ensuring that golfers have ample opportunities to hone their skills. Additionally, the clubhouse's bar and restaurant offer a welcoming atmosphere to relax and socialize after a round.
Player reviews of Turf Valley Golf Resort – Hialeah Course in Ellicott City, Maryland, reveal a range of opinions regarding the course conditions, layout, and staff friendliness. Some reviewers lauded the excellent greens while expressing concerns about the condition of tee boxes, fairways, and rough areas, describing them as thin or burnt out in places. Despite the course's enjoyable layout, the overall condition left some players underwhelmed.
Other reviewers echoed these sentiments, highlighting brown or grassless fairways, which they found unappealing given the recent rainfall. Additionally, slow pace of play towards the end of their rounds further diminished their enjoyment.
On a more positive note, several players praised the course's interesting and challenging layout. Despite encountering some burnt-out areas on certain fairways, they commended the overall excellent conditions and were particularly impressed by the impressive landscaping throughout the course. The greens were described as soft yet offering a quick roll, adding to the overall playing experience.
A recurring theme in the reviews was the issue of slow pace of play, attributed to a perceived lack of proper monitoring by rangers.
Overall ratings for Turf Valley Golf Resort – Hialeah Course varied significantly, ranging from 2 stars (poor) to 4 stars (excellent), reflecting the diverse experiences of golfers. It is important to note that these reviews represent individual perspectives and may not encompass the experiences of all players. Factors such as weather conditions and personal preferences can greatly influence one's perception of the course.
The Links Cards, a respected golf course rating and review platform, provides valuable insights into the perceived value of Turf Valley Golf Resort – Hialeah Course. While acknowledging the course's interesting layout and challenging nature, The Links Cards highlights the concerns raised by players regarding the course conditions. The thin or burnt-out areas on tee boxes, fairways, and roughs, as well as the occasional brown or grassless fairways, detract from the overall playing experience.
The Links Cards also echoes the mixed feedback on staff friendliness and the issue of slow pace of play due to insufficient ranger monitoring.
Considering these factors, The Links Cards suggests that the value proposition of Turf Valley Golf Resort – Hialeah Course may be inconsistent, with some aspects falling short of expectations. However, it is essential to recognize that individual experiences may vary, and golfers are encouraged to consider their own preferences and expectations when evaluating the course's value.
*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: 72.0/138 | 375 | 377 | 392 | 437 | 386 | 164 | 514 | 347 | 200 | 3192 | 323 | 414 | 489 | 192 | 396 | 422 | 359 | 573 | 165 | 3333 | 6525 |
| White M: 70.6/128 | 365 | 368 | 378 | 402 | 363 | 145 | 483 | 315 | 177 | 2996 | 316 | 392 | 441 | 163 | 381 | 388 | 340 | 561 | 150 | 3132 | 6128 |
| Gold M: 68.0/124 | 300 | 361 | 368 | 338 | 339 | 139 | 454 | 291 | 123 | 2713 | 307 | 367 | 412 | 148 | 361 | 320 | 332 | 530 | 133 | 2910 | 5623 |
| Red W: 71.9/129 | 296 | 352 | 364 | 312 | 307 | 114 | 393 | 284 | 119 | 2541 | 300 | 347 | 407 | 119 | 342 | 310 | 329 | 528 | 130 | 2812 | 5353 |
| Platinum W: 68.1/124 | 296 | 277 | 364 | 312 | 307 | 114 | 293 | 284 | 119 | 2366 | 291 | 347 | 307 | 119 | 267 | 235 | 329 | 428 | 130 | 2453 | 4819 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 71 | 6554 yards | 71.1 | 132 |
| White | 71 | 6150 yards | 69.5 | 124 |
| Gold | 71 | 5769 yards | 67.8 | 118 |
| Red (W) | 71 | 5389 yards | 71.6 | 131 |
**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.