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 Grand Island, Nebraska, Fonner View Golf Course invites golfers of all skill levels to experience a delightful and challenging 9-hole course. Designed by the renowned Bill Barge and established in 1968, this course spans 1,966 yards with a par of 32. The course demands precision and strategy with its slope rating of 94 and a rating of 30.2 for men's tees and 29.7 for women's tees.
Well-maintained fairways and greens ensure a pleasurable playing surface throughout the year. The course offers a diverse range of hole lengths and a strategic layout, providing golfers with opportunities to showcase their skills on every shot.
Beyond the exceptional golfing experience, Fonner View Golf Course boasts an array of amenities to enhance your golfing journey. Golfers can rent carts for $11, utilize club rentals, and take advantage of pull carts. Practice facilities are also available, including a driving range, bunker area for sand shot practice, pitching/chipping area for short game improvement, and a putting green to refine your putting technique.
Whether you seek to hone your golfing prowess or simply relish a relaxing round with friends or family, Fonner View Golf Course promises an inviting atmosphere where everyone can create lasting memories on the links.
Golfers' experiences at Fonner View Golf Course have been a blend of positive and negative feedback. While some express disappointment with the course conditions and layout, others find it suitable for beginners or those seeking practice opportunities.
One golfer's critique labeled the course as "junk," citing half-dead fairways riddled with pockets and holes, coupled with greens in even worse condition, some completely dead. The sand bunkers, instead of containing sand, were filled with weeds and gravel.
On a more positive note, another reviewer commended Fonner View Golf Course as a pleasant nine-hole option for beginners and those looking to refine their skills. They acknowledged the ongoing efforts of the new owners to improve the greens and expressed their enjoyment in playing there regularly. The friendly camaraderie among fellow players was also appreciated.
It's noteworthy that one review mentioned the course's closure at one point, but it has since reopened under new ownership.
Overall, while Fonner View Golf Course may not currently provide optimal playing conditions, it can still offer an enjoyable experience for beginners or those seeking a casual round of golf.
Golfer Collective provides a balanced perspective on the value offered by Fonner View Golf Course. While acknowledging the criticisms regarding course conditions, such as half-dead fairways, poorly maintained greens, and bunkers filled with weeds and gravel, it also recognizes the course's potential for beginners and casual players.
The dedication of the new owners to improving the greens is seen as a positive step towards enhancing the overall quality of the course. Additionally, the friendly atmosphere among players adds to the enjoyable experience.
Considering these factors, Fonner View Golf Course offers value as a publicly accessible nine-hole course, catering to beginners and those seeking a relaxed golfing experience. While there is room for improvement in terms of course conditions, the course provides a worthwhile golfing opportunity for its target audience.
*Our information is based on reviews and descriptions from across the internet
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mens M: 58.0/91 | 250 | 234 | 117 | 182 | 378 | 272 | 156 | 285 | 92 | 1966 | 3932 |
| Ladies W: 59.6/92 | 250 | 234 | 117 | 182 | 378 | 272 | 156 | 285 | 92 | 1966 | 3932 |
| Handicap | 13 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 17 | ||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 64 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White (W) | 32 | 1966 yards | 30.2 | 94 |
| White | 32 | 1966 yards | 29.7 | 98 |
**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.