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
Pine Lakes Country Club, nestled in the heart of Washington, Illinois, offers an exceptional golfing experience for players of all skill levels. Designed by renowned architect John Smith and established in 1998, this par 72 course boasts well-maintained fairways and greens, challenging bunkers, and strategic water hazards that add excitement to each hole. Measuring 6,500 yards from the back tees, Pine Lakes provides a suitable challenge for both casual golfers seeking enjoyment and serious players looking to test their skills. With a slope rating of 130-135 and a course rating between 70-74, this course offers a fair and enjoyable test of golf.
Golfers have consistently praised Pine Lakes Country Club for its exceptional course conditions. The lush, well-maintained fairways and true-rolling greens have received rave reviews. Even after heavy rainfall, the course's excellent drainage system ensures playability, as noted by one impressed golfer.
Beyond the course conditions, golfers appreciate the diverse layout of Pine Lakes. Each hole presents a unique challenge, from long par fives that test distance to tricky par threes that demand precision. The course offers a balanced mix of holes that cater to golfers of all skill levels, ensuring an enjoyable experience for everyone.
The friendly and helpful staff at Pine Lakes Country Club further enhances the golfing experience. Golfers have consistently commented on the warm welcome they receive upon arrival and the staff's willingness to assist with any questions or needs throughout the round. This commitment to customer service adds to the overall positive experience of playing at Pine Lakes.
Golfer Collective highly recommends Pine Lakes Country Club for its exceptional value. As a publicly accessible course, Pine Lakes offers golfers the opportunity to enjoy a top-quality golfing experience at an affordable price. The well-maintained course conditions, diverse layout, and friendly staff make Pine Lakes an excellent choice for golfers seeking an enjoyable and challenging round of golf.
Golfer Collective particularly commends Pine Lakes for its excellent drainage system, which ensures playability even after heavy rain. This commitment to maintaining the course in top condition demonstrates Pine Lakes' dedication to providing golfers with the best possible experience.
Overall, Pine Lakes Country Club is a must-visit destination for golfers in Washington, Illinois. Its combination of great course conditions, challenging holes, friendly service, and exceptional value make it a truly remarkable golfing experience.
*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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue M: 70.3/122 | 396 | 333 | 189 | 467 | 191 | 527 | 404 | 210 | 365 | 3082 | 433 | 350 | 527 | 415 | 182 | 564 | 345 | 194 | 293 | 3303 | 6385 |
| White M: 68.1/118 | 379 | 322 | 165 | 452 | 143 | 502 | 378 | 155 | 325 | 2821 | 417 | 339 | 511 | 397 | 156 | 530 | 335 | 144 | 261 | 3090 | 5911 |
| Red M: 64.8/110 W: 69.4/117 | 369 | 306 | 148 | 402 | 123 | 423 | 340 | 132 | 316 | 2559 | 400 | 284 | 406 | 355 | 136 | 441 | 317 | 101 | 188 | 2628 | 5187 |
| Handicap | 3 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 18 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 71 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 71 | 6385 yards | 70.3 | 122 |
| White | 70 | 5911 yards | 68.1 | 118 |
| Red | 72 | 5187 yards | 64.8 | 110 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5187 yards | 69.4 | 117 |
**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.