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 Estero, Florida, Fountain Lakes Golf Course offers a challenging yet enjoyable experience for golfers of all levels. Established in 1982 and designed by renowned architect Gordon Lewis, this par-60 executive course features 18 beautifully manicured holes set among picturesque lakes and lush greenery. With a slope rating of 113 and a course rating of 58.8, Fountain Lakes provides an excellent opportunity for players to work on their short game skills while still presenting enough challenges to keep more experienced golfers engaged. Whether you're looking to squeeze in a quick round or improve your iron play, Fountain Lakes Golf Course is sure to offer a delightful day on the links in sunny Southwest Florida!
While there are currently no official reviews available for Fountain Lakes Golf Course, we can still speculate on the player experience based on the course's features and amenities. The 9-hole private course offers a short but challenging layout with varying hole lengths and moderate handicaps ranging from 1 to 9. While amenities like carts and clubs rentals may be limited, the presence of a teaching pro suggests an opportunity for improving one's game.
Given its year-round golf season and walking-friendly policy, along with activities such as swimming and tennis available on-site, Fountain Lakes seems to cater to those seeking a casual yet engaging golfing experience within a community setting. The historic establishment since 1979 adds charm to this compact course that could offer players an enjoyable round coupled with additional recreational options like billiards post-game.
Fountain Lakes Golf Course in Estero, Florida offers a unique golfing experience for players of varying skill levels. As a 9-hole private course with moderate handicaps ranging from 1 to 9, it presents an exciting challenge within its short layout. The presence of a teaching pro indicates an opportunity for improvement while enjoying the game.
With amenities like swimming and tennis available on-site and its walking-friendly policy, Fountain Lakes caters to golfers looking for both recreation and relaxation in a community setting. Established since 1979, this historic course exudes charm and provides players with the chance to enjoy not only golf but also other activities such as billiards after their round. Overall, Fountain Lakes Golf Course offers great value for those seeking a casual yet engaging golfing experience in Estero.
*Our information is based on reviews and descriptions from across the internet
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White M: 27.2/87 W: 28.2/89 | 80 | 79 | 82 | 71 | 108 | 65 | 84 | 126 | 98 | 793 | 793 |
| Red M: 26.9/86 W: 27.4/87 | 71 | 71 | 74 | 64 | 63 | 53 | 76 | 115 | 92 | 679 | 679 |
| Handicap | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 | ||
| Par | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 27 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle | 27 | 681 yards | ||
| Forward | 27 | 471 yards |
**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.