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
Elkins Lake Country Club – The Lakes Golf Course in Huntsville, Texas, offers a delightful golfing experience on its scenic 9-hole private course. Established in 1971 and designed by renowned golf course architect Ralph Plummer, with enhancements made by Jeffery D. Blume in 2005, this course spans 3,493 yards and boasts a par of 36. With a slope rating of 130 and a course rating of 36.5, it provides an enjoyable challenge for golfers of varying skill levels. From the Gold tees at Men's: 71.9/132 and Women's: 78.2/143 to the Red tees at Men's: 66/116 and Women's: 70.5/124, there are tee options for all golfers to enjoy their round amidst the picturesque surroundings. The course offers amenities such as driving range access, practice areas, and clubhouse facilities, making it an ideal destination for passionate golfers looking to improve their game or simply relax on the fairways.
The Lakes Golf Course at Elkins Lake Country Club has garnered outstanding reviews from players, highlighting its challenging yet rewarding nature. One golfer emphasized the importance of accuracy off the tee for low scores, stating, "Hitting the fairways is a must for low scores… If you can hit many GIR, you are going to score low." Players have consistently praised the excellent course conditions, well-designed layout, friendly staff, and efficient pace of play. The amenities, including the driving range and practice areas, have also received positive feedback. Overall, the reviews reflect an overwhelmingly positive experience on this Ralph Plummer-designed course, which has stood the test of time since its opening in 1971 and subsequent enhancements by Jeffery D. Blume in 2005. For those seeking a satisfying round of golf with top-notch conditions and friendly service amidst beautiful surroundings in Walker County, Elkins Lake Country Club comes highly recommended.
Golfer Collectives, a respected golf course rating and review platform, holds Elkins Lake Country Club – The Lakes Golf Course in high regard. Nestled in the picturesque landscape of Huntsville, Texas, this private course offers a challenging yet rewarding experience for golfers of all skill levels. The course's narrow fairways demand accuracy off the tee, making it both invigorating and enjoyable for beginners to intermediate golfers. Reviewers have consistently commended the friendly staff, excellent pace of play, and well-maintained amenities. Golfer Collectives highlights the exceptional value that Elkins Lake Country Club provides, combining scenic beauty with a test of skill in Walker County's serene surroundings. For those seeking a golf course that offers both quality and value, Elkins Lake Country Club is an exceptional choice.
*Our information is based on reviews and descriptions from across the internet
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold M: 71.9/132 W: 78.2/143 | 322 | 173 | 428 | 181 | 346 | 496 | 354 | 335 | 528 | 3163 | 6517 |
| Blue M: 70.5/129 W: 76.3/139 | 315 | 150 | 406 | 152 | 320 | 472 | 348 | 327 | 502 | 2992 | 6194 |
| Combo M: 69.4/126 W: 75.2/137 | 315 | 150 | 374 | 152 | 305 | 472 | 312 | 327 | 502 | 2909 | 5947 |
| White M: 67.9/120 W: 72.9/132 | 308 | 143 | 374 | 136 | 305 | 408 | 312 | 282 | 464 | 2732 | 5522 |
| Red M: 66.0/116 W: 70.5/124 | 296 | 126 | 296 | 113 | 258 | 400 | 292 | 254 | 454 | 2489 | 5048 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 36 | 3493 yards | 36.5 | 130 |
**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.