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
Wellington Greens Golf Course, nestled in the heart of Lincoln, Nebraska, offers a distinctive 9-hole golfing experience meticulously crafted by renowned architects in 1969. This Par 27 course, stretching across 978 yards, presents a delightful challenge for golfers of all skill levels. With varying hole lengths, beginners and intermediate players alike can find enjoyment and growth on this well-maintained course. Boasting a slope rating of 113 and an overall course rating of approximately 35.0, Wellington Greens provides a moderate level of difficulty, ideal for those seeking to refine their game or simply relish a quick round on its pristine grounds throughout the year. Whether you're yearning to enhance your short-game prowess or hone your iron play without committing hours on the course, Wellington Greens emerges as the perfect destination for your golfing pursuits.
The accolades for Wellington Greens Golf Course reverberate through the enthusiastic reviews of its players. One avid golfer extols, "Playing this course consistently has been instrumental in the recent improvement of my game." Despite its modest yardage, the 9-hole Par 3 layout poses challenges that demand precision and finesse, making it an ideal venue to sharpen your short-game skills. The meticulously maintained greens have garnered widespread acclaim, with one member cherishing the memory of their inaugural hole-in-one achieved on this very course. The camaraderie and friendliness of the staff have also been lauded, with members actively contributing to the course's upkeep by diligently repairing divots. Remarkably, Wellington Greens offers exceptional value, with an annual membership fee of $250 or a mere $5 if accompanied by a member. For those seeking a haven to cultivate their precision shots and putting prowess amidst a welcoming community of fellow golf enthusiasts, Wellington Greens stands as an unrivaled choice.
The Links Card wholeheartedly concurs with the resounding sentiment that Wellington Greens Golf Course delivers exceptional value to its patrons. While the course may be modest in length, it more than compensates with challenges that foster improvement and growth in golfers' skills. The impeccable greens, meticulously maintained by the dedicated staff, have earned the course well-deserved praise, even facilitating the realization of a hole-in-one dream for one fortunate player. The welcoming atmosphere, characterized by friendly staff and fellow golfers who actively contribute to the course's upkeep, further enhances the overall experience. Wellington Greens emerges as the ideal destination for intermediate golfers seeking to elevate their short game and precision shots, all while enveloped in a convivial ambiance. With an annual fee of $250 or a nominal $5 when accompanied by a member, this private course epitomizes value for those discerning golfers who prioritize quality play at an accessible price point.
*Our information is based on reviews and descriptions from across the internet
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 27.3/87 | 131 | 117 | 118 | 95 | 99 | 130 | 121 | 77 | 109 | 997 | 997 |
| White M: 26.0/86 | 126 | 112 | 102 | 90 | 96 | 125 | 119 | 73 | 101 | 944 | 944 |
| Red W: 28.5/89 | 122 | 110 | 99 | 87 | 94 | 121 | 115 | 68 | 97 | 913 | 913 |
| Handicap | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | ||
| Par | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 27 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 27 | 978 yards | 35.0 | 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.
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.