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
Marquette Park Golf Course, nestled in the heart of Chicago, Illinois, is a public golf course steeped in history. Designed by the renowned architect Tom Bendelow and established in 1917, this 9-hole course offers a delightful experience for golfers of all skill levels. With a par of 36 and measuring 3,245 yards from the blue tees, Marquette Park provides ample challenges for those seeking to test their abilities. The course boasts well-maintained fairways lined with rye grass and beautifully manicured bent grass greens. Practice facilities, including a driving range, pitching/chipping area, and putting green, are available for golfers to hone their skills before or after their round. Marquette Park's recognition as one of the Top 25 Friendliest Courses in the U.S. by Golf Advisor in 2021 (#14) is a testament to its welcoming atmosphere. Whether you're a local golfer or a visitor exploring Chicago, Marquette Park Golf Course is a must-play destination.
Marquette Park Golf Course has garnered a mix of reviews from golfers, with a common thread of praise for its course conditions. Golfers have described it as a "diamond in the rough," highlighting its well-manicured fairways, challenging holes, and meticulously maintained greens. The course layout has also received positive feedback, with players appreciating the excellent fairways that cater to big hitters and the ease of walking the course. The friendly and welcoming staff at Marquette Park Golf Course has been consistently praised by reviewers. While amenities received average or fair ratings, the overall satisfaction with the value of a round at Marquette Park was generally good or excellent. Notably, there are no significant negative comments about the course based on these reviews. For golfers seeking an affordable public course with great conditions and an enjoyable layout in Chicago, Marquette Park Golf Course emerges as a solid choice.
Golfer Collective echoes the positive sentiments expressed by golfers regarding the value offered by Marquette Park Golf Course. With its well-manicured conditions and challenging holes, this course truly is a hidden gem. The "diamond in the rough" description aptly captures the essence of Marquette Park's charm. The excellent fairways, ideal for big hitters, and the walkable nature of the course add to its appeal. While amenities may not be top-notch, the overall value for money is undeniable. Marquette Park Golf Course stands as a reliable and affordable option for golfers seeking quality conditions and an enjoyable layout in Chicago.
*Our information is based on reviews and descriptions from across the internet
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 71.0/119 | 391 | 439 | 458 | 312 | 224 | 384 | 485 | 351 | 202 | 3246 | 6492 |
| White M: 69.4/115 W: 74.4/127 | 378 | 418 | 440 | 296 | 189 | 372 | 456 | 329 | 182 | 3060 | 6120 |
| Red M: 66.8/109 W: 71.4/120 | 341 | 398 | 424 | 296 | 130 | 344 | 419 | 287 | 143 | 2782 | 5564 |
| Junior W: 69.0/117 | 174 | 195 | 250 | 114 | 130 | 205 | 201 | 218 | 101 | 1588 | 3176 |
| Handicap | 9 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 17 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue (W) | 36 | 3245 yards | 38.2 | 131 |
| Blue | 36 | 3245 yards | 35.5 | 119 |
| Red | 36 | 2932 yards | 34.1 | 112 |
| Red (W) | 36 | 2932 yards | 36.5 | 124 |
**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.