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
Highlands of Elgin, a municipal golf course designed by Keith Foster and opened in 2003, offers a challenging and enjoyable golfing experience for players of all skill levels. Located in Elgin, Illinois, this par-72 course stretches over 7000 yards and features bent grass fairways and bluegrass greens, ensuring top-quality playing conditions. With a slope rating of 136 and a rating of 73.8, Highlands of Elgin provides a fair test of skill while remaining enjoyable. The course also boasts a driving range with grass tees, practice areas for pitching, chipping, and putting, as well as indoor practice facilities with golf simulators. After their round, golfers can relax at the clubhouse or unwind on the scenic patio. Recognized multiple times as one of the top courses in Illinois by Golf Advisor, Highlands of Elgin promises an exceptional golfing experience for all visitors.
Golfers who have played at Highlands of Elgin have generally provided positive feedback. Many praise the course layout, which features generous fairways and undulating greens. The course conditions are also commended, with players noting the fast and true greens. The friendly and professional staff at Highlands of Elgin further enhances the golfing experience.
While a few reviewers mentioned minor issues such as old ball marks on the greens and overwatered fairways around sprinkler heads, the overall sentiment is positive. Golfers recommend playing at Highlands of Elgin, especially on days with a clear tee sheet and favorable weather conditions, as the course can be challenging in windy conditions due to its exposed nature.
Golfer Collective considers Highlands of Elgin to offer excellent value for golfers. The course is publicly accessible and has received consistently positive reviews from players. Despite minor maintenance issues mentioned by some reviewers, the overall consensus is that Highlands of Elgin provides a high-quality golfing experience at a reasonable price.
Golfers appreciate the challenging yet enjoyable layout, the well-maintained greens and fairways, and the friendly staff. The course's scenic beauty and convenient location in Elgin, Illinois, further enhance its value.
In conclusion, Highlands of Elgin is a highly recommended golf course that offers a challenging and enjoyable round of golf at an affordable price. With its beautiful links-style layout, top-notch facilities, and friendly staff, Highlands of Elgin is a must-play for golfers of all skill levels.
*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: 73.7/139 | 414 | 561 | 383 | 155 | 436 | 581 | 254 | 363 | 418 | 3565 | 395 | 471 | 530 | 310 | 511 | 166 | 440 | 198 | 414 | 3435 | 7000 |
| Black/Gold M: 72.8/137 | 414 | 522 | 383 | 155 | 436 | 535 | 203 | 363 | 418 | 3429 | 395 | 429 | 530 | 310 | 511 | 166 | 404 | 198 | 414 | 3357 | 6786 |
| Gold M: 71.0/133 | 372 | 522 | 355 | 134 | 399 | 535 | 203 | 324 | 368 | 3212 | 369 | 429 | 502 | 280 | 480 | 137 | 404 | 167 | 385 | 3153 | 6365 |
| Gold/Silver M: 69.5/129 W: 74.8/133 | 372 | 451 | 355 | 134 | 351 | 491 | 167 | 324 | 368 | 3013 | 369 | 369 | 479 | 280 | 480 | 137 | 360 | 167 | 385 | 3026 | 6039 |
| Silver M: 67.6/124 W: 72.5/128 | 311 | 451 | 310 | 107 | 351 | 491 | 167 | 290 | 320 | 2798 | 348 | 369 | 479 | 255 | 432 | 109 | 360 | 144 | 331 | 2827 | 5625 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 7000 yards | 73.8 | 136 |
| Black/Gold | 72 | 6786 yards | 72.9 | 134 |
| Gold | 72 | 6365 yards | 71.1 | 130 |
| Silver | 72 | 5625 yards | 67.7 | 122 |
| Silver (W) | 72 | 5625 yards | 72.1 | 125 |
**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.