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.
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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
Wentworth Hills Golf & Country Club, located in Plainville, Massachusetts, is a semi-private course that offers a challenging yet enjoyable golfing experience. Designed by Howard Maurer of the Maurer Design Group and established in 2001, this 18-hole course covers a diverse landscape ranging from wooded hills to open meadows. The greens vary in size and shape, adding an element of diversity to each hole. With over 60 strategically placed bunkers and water hazards on several holes, players are sure to face exciting challenges throughout their round. Notably, the eighth and 17th holes feature twin par-3s that share a large lake – presenting golfers with decisions on how to approach these demanding shots for par or better. Wentworth Hills G.C. accommodates all skill levels with its four tee boxes offering different lengths: Gold (6,202 yards), Blue (5,817 yards), White (5,325 yards), and Red for women (4,731 yards). Whether you're looking for a tough test or just want to enjoy the stunning scenery along the way – Wentworth Hills has something for everyone!
Wentworth Hills Golf & Country Club in Plainville, Massachusetts has received mostly positive reviews from players. Many reviewers have praised the course conditions, layout, and staff friendliness.
One golfer from the Worcester Tuesday group commented that "the course was in great condition as usual" and appreciated the excellent staff and clean facilities. Another player mentioned that the course had "excellent conditioning with meticulously maintained fairways and green complexes" along with a challenging layout.
However, there were also some mixed opinions about pace of play. One reviewer noted that they experienced slow play due to multiple groups on one hole and suggested better management of tee times to improve pace.
Overall, Wentworth Hills Golf & Country Club seems to be a well-maintained course with friendly staff. The challenging layout offers an enjoyable experience for golfers of all skill levels.
Wentworth Hills Golf & Country Club in Plainville, Massachusetts is a semi-private course that offers great value for golfers of all skill levels. With its scenic landscape ranging from wooded hills to open meadows, this course provides a diverse and challenging experience.
The greens at Wentworth Hills vary in size and shape, adding an element of difficulty to each hole. Strategically placed bunkers and water hazards come into play throughout the course, testing players' accuracy and decision-making skills.
With four different tee boxes available, golfers can choose their level of challenge. The course has received positive reviews for its excellent conditions and meticulously maintained fairways and green complexes.
While some reviewers mentioned issues with pace of play due to crowded holes, overall feedback about the staff friendliness and cleanliness of facilities was highly positive.
For those looking for a well-maintained course that offers both beauty and challenges without breaking the bank, Wentworth Hills Golf & Country Club is definitely worth considering.
*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: 71.0/128 | 378 | 146 | 400 | 395 | 505 | 394 | 342 | 159 | 400 | 3119 | 428 | 376 | 496 | 268 | 288 | 494 | 176 | 165 | 392 | 3083 | 6202 |
| Blue M: 68.0/125 | 358 | 138 | 384 | 374 | 488 | 366 | 314 | 142 | 380 | 2944 | 406 | 336 | 468 | 256 | 272 | 462 | 153 | 140 | 380 | 2873 | 5817 |
| White M: 65.3/120 W: 69.9/122 | 334 | 88 | 368 | 350 | 440 | 366 | 282 | 125 | 328 | 2681 | 396 | 320 | 448 | 244 | 268 | 460 | 130 | 122 | 256 | 2644 | 5325 |
| Red W: 68.8/116 | 306 | 74 | 316 | 328 | 411 | 338 | 274 | 105 | 292 | 2444 | 316 | 240 | 392 | 212 | 236 | 420 | 118 | 97 | 256 | 2287 | 4731 |
| Handicap | 15 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 2 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 71 | 6202 yards | 71.0 | 128 |
| Blue | 71 | 5817 yards | 68.0 | 125 |
| White | 71 | 5325 yards | 65.3 | 120 |
| White (W) | 71 | 5325 yards | 69.9 | 122 |
| Red (W) | 71 | 4731 yards | 68.8 | 116 |
**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.