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
Wolf Creek Golf & Country Club, located in the charming town of Bastian, Virginia, offers an exceptional golfing experience for players of all skill levels. Designed by renowned golf course architect Maurice Brackett and established in 1981, this semi-private 18-hole course boasts meticulously manicured blue grass fairways and bent grass greens. With a par of 71 and a length of 6,380 yards from the blue tees, Wolf Creek provides a challenging yet enjoyable round of golf. The course's slope rating of 124 and a rating of 71.2 make it suitable for golfers seeking to test their skills on well-maintained fairways and undulating greens. Whether you're a beginner looking to improve your game or an experienced golfer seeking a scenic and challenging course, Wolf Creek Golf & Country Club promises an unforgettable golfing experience.
Wolf Creek Golf & Country Club has consistently received positive reviews from golfers, praising its enjoyable layout, stunning scenery, and friendly staff. One reviewer described the course as a "fun course, especially after you've played it a few times," emphasizing the importance of course management and commending the outstanding greens and hard fairways that provide a great roll. The breathtaking mountain scenery surrounding the course was also highly praised. While some reviewers mentioned that the pace of play can be an issue on weekends, the overall feedback has been overwhelmingly positive.
Another golfer highlighted the exceptional southern hospitality of the staff, describing them as "super friendly and helpful." They particularly enjoyed the challenging nature of the course, with its hilly front nine and flatter back nine featuring water hazards like Wolf Creek and man-made lakes. Reviewers have consistently complimented the excellent conditions at Wolf Creek Golf & Country Club, making it a top choice for golf enthusiasts visiting Bastian, Virginia.
The Links Cards highly recommends Wolf Creek Golf & Country Club for its exceptional value and enjoyable golfing experience. With an average rating of 4 stars from two reviews, this semi-private course has impressed golfers with its fun and challenging layout. The course's strategic design encourages golfers to employ effective course management skills, while the hard fairways and outstanding greens provide a true test of golfing prowess.
Beyond the course itself, Wolf Creek Golf & Country Club offers stunning mountain scenery that creates a picturesque backdrop for your round. The friendly and helpful staff adds to the overall positive experience, ensuring that golfers feel welcome and well-catered to throughout their visit. The course's excellent maintenance standards ensure that the greens and fairways are always in pristine condition, providing golfers with a consistently enjoyable experience.
Whether you're a beginner looking to improve your game or an intermediate golfer seeking a challenging course, Wolf Creek Golf & Country Club is an excellent choice. With its exceptional value, scenic beauty, and commitment to golfer satisfaction, this course is a must-visit for golf enthusiasts in Bastian, Virginia.
*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: 71.2/124 | 372 | 180 | 382 | 500 | 323 | 392 | 520 | 400 | 152 | 3221 | 325 | 335 | 400 | 230 | 305 | 345 | 167 | 475 | 577 | 3159 | 6380 |
| White M: 69.4/120 | 367 | 175 | 377 | 492 | 317 | 372 | 440 | 385 | 148 | 3073 | 310 | 330 | 388 | 208 | 300 | 339 | 150 | 370 | 552 | 2947 | 6020 |
| Gold M: 64.2/110 | 296 | 120 | 336 | 418 | 244 | 343 | 318 | 365 | 135 | 2575 | 300 | 288 | 348 | 128 | 235 | 318 | 100 | 280 | 505 | 2502 | 5077 |
| Red W: 71.0/136 | 294 | 117 | 333 | 413 | 242 | 308 | 258 | 308 | 146 | 2419 | 290 | 283 | 300 | 125 | 225 | 283 | 85 | 275 | 503 | 2369 | 4788 |
| Handicap | 7 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 8 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 71 | 6380 yards | 71.2 | 124 |
| White | 71 | 6020 yards | 69.4 | 120 |
| Red (W) | 71 | 4788 yards | 71.0 | 136 |
**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.