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
Whispering Woods Golf Course, nestled in the charming town of Whispering Pines, North Carolina, offers golfers a challenging and enjoyable golfing experience. Established in 1971, this semi-private 18-hole course boasts a par of 72 and stretches over 6,324 yards from the championship tees. Designed by the renowned Ellis Maples and Dan Maples in 1974, the course presents a moderate level of difficulty with a rating of 70.8 and a slope of 134.
Whispering Woods Golf Course has garnered a mix of reviews from players. Many golfers praise the course's excellent layout and the friendly and welcoming staff. One satisfied player remarked, "Course is great. Fairways well maintained. Greens are very challenging." Another player, who was new to the sport, commended the staff for their exceptional service, saying, "The staff were the best."
However, some players have expressed concerns about the course conditions. One player mentioned encountering hard greens and non-existent collars during a cold-weather game.
According to The Links Cards, Whispering Woods Golf Course offers good value for its reasonable price. With an average rating of 4.1 stars from 477 reviews, the course has received positive feedback from many players. Golfers appreciate the well-maintained fairways and challenging yet enjoyable greens. The friendly staff and excellent layout further enhance the overall golfing experience.
While some concerns about course conditions have been raised, Whispering Woods Golf Course remains a popular choice for both locals and advanced golfers. The course is accessible to both walking and cart-playing options, and credit cards are accepted for payment.
Overall, if you're seeking an affordable round of golf with an engaging layout and a welcoming atmosphere in the Whispering Pines area, Whispering Woods Golf Course is worth considering. However, it's advisable to check recent reviews or contact the club directly to inquire about current course conditions before finalizing your plans.
*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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship M: 69.8/127 | 377 | 151 | 436 | 537 | 389 | 163 | 489 | 187 | 397 | 3126 | 355 | 184 | 376 | 409 | 437 | 389 | 195 | 357 | 496 | 3198 | 6324 |
| Middle M: 67.3/122 W: 72.7/130 | 343 | 135 | 426 | 520 | 377 | 145 | 469 | 167 | 356 | 2938 | 337 | 166 | 357 | 398 | 430 | 385 | 185 | 351 | 481 | 3090 | 6028 |
| Members M: 65.3/118 W: 70.8/124 | 309 | 115 | 421 | 472 | 348 | 135 | 444 | 155 | 343 | 2742 | 315 | 132 | 342 | 384 | 406 | 373 | 175 | 334 | 473 | 2934 | 5676 |
| Forward M: 62.8/105 W: 66.2/116 | 276 | 100 | 358 | 452 | 332 | 108 | 420 | 120 | 330 | 2496 | 298 | 111 | 272 | 366 | 357 | 280 | 150 | 313 | 420 | 2567 | 5063 |
| Handicap | 9 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 16 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 72 | 6324 yards | 70.8 | 134 |
| Middle (W) | 72 | 6028 yards | 74.6 | 139 |
| Middle | 72 | 6028 yards | 68.9 | 129 |
| Member | 72 | 5676 yards | 66.4 | 123 |
| Member (W) | 72 | 5676 yards | 72.3 | 133 |
**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.