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
Nestled in the heart of Naples, Florida, the Esplanade Golf and Country Club offers an unparalleled golfing experience. Designed by renowned golf course architect Chris Wilczynski and established in 2014, this semi-private course boasts an 18-hole championship layout that challenges and delights players of all skill levels. With a par of 72 and a total length of 6,983 yards from the back tees, Esplanade demands precision and strategic thinking. The course features multiple tee options, ranging from copper to gold, allowing golfers to customize their game to their abilities.
Golfers who have experienced the Esplanade Golf and Country Club rave about its exceptional qualities. The course conditions are consistently praised for their meticulous maintenance, with lush fairways and pristine greens. The layout is lauded for its variety and challenge, offering a fair test for both seasoned players and those new to the game.
One satisfied golfer exclaimed, "Great course! I play this course every time I am in Naples. Always great staff, the course is always in great condition, and the pace of play is great… never waiting!" Another player echoed this sentiment, describing their first-time experience as "a nice round" and commending the welcoming nature of the members they were paired with.
Golfer Collectives, a respected authority in golf course evaluations, holds Esplanade Golf and Country Club in high regard. The course's excellent conditions, challenging layout, and friendly staff have earned it consistent praise from players. Golfers have consistently rated the conditions as excellent or good, and the layout has been described as excellent by multiple reviewers.
Esplanade Golf and Country Club of Naples stands out as a premier golfing destination in Florida. Its well-maintained fairways and greens, coupled with its challenging yet enjoyable layout, provide an unforgettable experience for golfers of all skill levels. The friendly and welcoming staff adds to the overall allure of this exceptional course.
*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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 73.8/134 | 383 | 542 | 451 | 187 | 336 | 526 | 427 | 215 | 415 | 3482 | 374 | 579 | 183 | 540 | 370 | 212 | 444 | 418 | 381 | 3501 | 6983 |
| Gold M: 71.4/129 W: 77.1/134 | 354 | 516 | 420 | 163 | 312 | 503 | 395 | 182 | 386 | 3231 | 352 | 520 | 157 | 513 | 334 | 191 | 413 | 390 | 356 | 3226 | 6457 |
| Gold/Silver M: 70.7/126 W: 76.3/132 | 354 | 504 | 409 | 163 | 312 | 503 | 384 | 152 | 386 | 3167 | 352 | 520 | 148 | 445 | 334 | 162 | 402 | 380 | 356 | 3099 | 6266 |
| Silver M: 69.5/123 W: 75.0/128 | 314 | 504 | 409 | 140 | 301 | 465 | 384 | 152 | 375 | 3044 | 343 | 478 | 148 | 445 | 311 | 162 | 402 | 380 | 348 | 3017 | 6061 |
| Silver/Copper M: 68.6/120 W: 73.7/127 | 314 | 504 | 355 | 130 | 301 | 465 | 336 | 137 | 334 | 2876 | 343 | 478 | 148 | 445 | 311 | 162 | 357 | 334 | 348 | 2926 | 5802 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 6983 yards | 73.8 | 134 |
| Gold | 72 | 6457 yards | 71.4 | 129 |
| Gold (W) | 72 | 6457 yards | 77.1 | 134 |
| Gold/Silver | 72 | 6226 yards | 70.7 | 126 |
| Gold/Silver (W) | 72 | 6226 yards | 76.3 | 132 |
**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.
Many resorts face a problem of under utilization - especially during weekdays. Golfer Collective platform allows you to create offers that:
a) allow you to use locals to increase yields on your expiring tee times without interferring with your guests' tee times or their higher fees,
b) Advertise last minute stay and play packages to our members, of whom, 34% are willing to travel for a good deal on 1-2 weeks notice, 54% on 1 month's notice
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.