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
Raccoon Valley Golf Course, formerly known as Raccoon International Golf Club, is a picturesque and demanding course nestled in Granville, Ohio. Designed by an anonymous architect and established in 1972, this course offers a captivating experience for golfers of all skill levels.
Spanning across gently rolling woodlands, Raccoon Valley boasts breathtaking views of the surrounding countryside. Its infamous 17th hole, a daunting par 5 stretching 666 yards, stands as the longest par 5 in the state. While predominantly flat and open, the course presents challenging greens with subtle undulations that can perplex even seasoned players. Water hazards strategically placed throughout the course, along with well-positioned bunkers, add an extra layer of difficulty.
Notable holes include the demanding par-4 eighth, requiring a precise carry over water, and the par-3 eleventh, where golfers must navigate a lake to reach a two-tiered green guarded by a bunker. With multiple tee options ranging from 5127 to 6700 yards and a slope rating indicating an average level of difficulty (122), Raccoon Valley caters to golfers seeking both scenic beauty and challenging gameplay.
Raccoon Valley Golf Course has garnered a mix of reviews from golfers. Some players have lauded the course conditions, layout, and friendly staff, while others have expressed concerns about certain aspects.
One golfer, acknowledging the average course conditions, still found value in playing at Raccoon Valley: "Conditions – Average. Value – Excellent." (u000004966299)
Another player highlighted the well-designed layout but raised concerns about the state of fairways and greens: "Layout – Good. Greens were shaggy…ruts in the fairway" (dc3589).
On a positive note, a reviewer recommended Raccoon Valley for its welcoming staff and enjoyable overall experience: "Friendliness – Excellent." (u2125844)
Other players also appreciated the favorable weather conditions and amenities provided by the club.
While there is room for improvement, particularly in maintaining consistent course conditions and addressing issues with cart paths, Raccoon Valley Golf Course appears to offer a pleasant experience with its amiable staff and well-conceived layout.
Golfer Collectives, a reputable golf course rating system, provides valuable insights into the perceived value of Raccoon Valley Golf Course. While the course has received mixed reviews from players, Golfer Collectives highlights several factors that contribute to its overall appeal.
The course's accessible public status and the amenities it offers, including practice facilities such as a driving range, pitching/chipping area, and putting green, enhance its value proposition. Additionally, the scenic views and challenging holes, such as the renowned 666-yard par 5, add to the course's allure.
Despite some concerns raised by players regarding course conditions, Golfer Collectives suggests that Raccoon Valley Golf Course provides a worthwhile experience for golfers seeking an enjoyable round near Granville, Ohio.
*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: 70.6/117 | 342 | 356 | 411 | 526 | 140 | 402 | 563 | 334 | 190 | 3264 | 368 | 141 | 452 | 546 | 178 | 377 | 348 | 666 | 352 | 3428 | 6692 |
| White M: 68.3/111 | 331 | 326 | 370 | 484 | 117 | 371 | 514 | 313 | 175 | 3001 | 346 | 121 | 409 | 517 | 155 | 362 | 331 | 570 | 324 | 3135 | 6136 |
| Gold M: 68.0/110 | 296 | 302 | 350 | 424 | 110 | 293 | 424 | 308 | 155 | 2662 | 304 | 97 | 308 | 440 | 130 | 322 | 308 | 512 | 305 | 2726 | 5388 |
| Red W: 67.8/109 | 274 | 263 | 290 | 394 | 105 | 268 | 414 | 304 | 136 | 2448 | 280 | 93 | 300 | 387 | 116 | 289 | 275 | 426 | 257 | 2423 | 4871 |
| Handicap | 14 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 13 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6700 yards | 71.0 | 122 |
| White | 72 | 6194 yards | 68.5 | 120 |
| Gold | 72 | 5446 yards | 68.0 | 109 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5127 yards | 68.0 | 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.