Golfer Collective 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
Bluff Creek Golf Course, nestled in the charming city of Chaska, Minnesota, is an 18-hole public course that has captivated golfers since its establishment in 1968. Designed by an anonymous architect, this course offers a diverse range of features that cater to players of all skill levels. With a par of 72 and a length of 6,641 yards from the back tees, Bluff Creek provides a challenging yet enjoyable experience for seasoned golfers. The moderate difficulty level, indicated by a slope rating of 126 and a rating of 72.0, ensures that golfers can test their skills while still having fun. Four sets of tees, ranging from the Blue (6,641 yards) to the Red (5,366 yards), accommodate players of different abilities. Scenic views, elevation changes, and forced carries add excitement and challenge throughout the round. Bluff Creek also boasts modern amenities, including GPS-equipped carts and practice facilities with a driving range and putting green. Whether you're a local golfer or seeking a worthwhile destination outside the city, Bluff Creek Golf Course promises an engaging and memorable experience for those who appreciate proper attire on challenging courses.
Golfers' reviews of Bluff Creek Golf Course in Chaska, Minnesota, reveal a spectrum of opinions. While some players applaud the course conditions, others find them to be average. Positive comments highlight the well-maintained greens, with one golfer remarking, "Course was in good condition for early season golf." The smooth and undulating greens, though noted for their slowness, are also praised.
The course layout receives favorable feedback, with many players appreciating the challenging ravines and wide fairways. One golfer enthused, "Good challenging course… The ravines were a new challenge for me." The manageable rough further enhances the course's accessibility to golfers of varying skill levels.
Staff friendliness at Bluff Creek Golf Course is generally well-received, with most reviewers expressing satisfaction. However, a negative experience related to a reservation made through GolfNow surfaces in one review. The course representative promptly addressed this issue, apologizing for the inconvenience caused by GolfNow's error and commending their staff for going above and beyond to accommodate the player.
Regarding pace of play, most reviewers deem it satisfactory. However, some mention that during peak times or when cart-path-only restrictions are imposed due to weather conditions, rounds can extend beyond the expected duration.
Opinions on the course's amenities are divided, with some golfers finding them adequate and others desiring improvements compared to nearby courses.
Golfer Collective evaluates Bluff Creek Golf Course as offering a fair value for its moderately challenging layout and friendly staff. While course conditions receive mixed reviews, the overall experience is deemed positive. The course's accessibility to golfers of different skill levels, coupled with its scenic views and challenging features, makes it an attractive option. Golfer Collective acknowledges the occasional inconvenience caused by third-party reservation platforms like GolfNow but commends the staff's efforts to provide excellent service despite such challenges.
*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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platinum M: 71.9/127 W: 78.1/138 | 548 | 392 | 195 | 430 | 166 | 409 | 439 | 483 | 393 | 3455 | 493 | 173 | 368 | 160 | 530 | 428 | 480 | 199 | 365 | 3196 | 6651 |
| Gold M: 70.6/124 W: 76.5/134 | 528 | 385 | 179 | 401 | 158 | 401 | 412 | 474 | 380 | 3318 | 480 | 168 | 357 | 140 | 509 | 402 | 473 | 192 | 358 | 3079 | 6397 |
| Silver M: 68.3/119 W: 73.6/128 | 503 | 342 | 169 | 368 | 145 | 378 | 403 | 464 | 371 | 3143 | 464 | 138 | 345 | 128 | 457 | 390 | 460 | 178 | 320 | 2880 | 6023 |
| Bronze M: 66.0/114 W: 70.9/122 | 460 | 315 | 150 | 305 | 129 | 352 | 350 | 384 | 338 | 2783 | 382 | 125 | 318 | 116 | 409 | 328 | 428 | 145 | 303 | 2554 | 5337 |
| Green M: 59.2/100 W: 60.0/98 | 225 | 180 | 150 | 200 | 129 | 215 | 175 | 250 | 160 | 1684 | 275 | 125 | 199 | 116 | 279 | 209 | 249 | 140 | 189 | 1781 | 3465 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6641 yards | 72.0 | 126 |
| White | 72 | 6412 yards | 70.9 | 124 |
| Gold | 72 | 6065 yards | 69.3 | 120 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5366 yards | 70.8 | 124 |
**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 Golfer Collective 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 Golfer Collective 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 Golfer Collective and our process to increase your yields for free.
If your course is consistently booked with foursomes and zero gaps, we congratulate you!
Golfer Collective is a platform that let's you put systems in place to reduce $0 tee times, even if they are rare for you.