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
Railside Golf Club, nestled in the heart of Gibson City, Illinois, offers a delightful golfing experience for players of all skill levels. Designed by renowned architect Paul Loague and established in 1993, this 12-hole public course boasts a par of 72 and spans an impressive 6,755 yards. With multiple tee options, Railside Golf Club caters to golfers of varying abilities, ensuring an enjoyable challenge for everyone. The course's slope rating of 121 and rating of 71.8 provide a fair test for those seeking to hone their skills.
Railside Golf Club has garnered a diverse range of reviews from golfers. Positive feedback highlights the course's well-maintained conditions, thoughtfully designed layout, and friendly staff. One satisfied golfer raved about the "top-notch greens and beautiful fairways," which contributed to an enjoyable round of golf. Another reviewer commended the management's decision to retain some of the course's finest holes during its conversion to a 12-hole layout.
However, not all reviews are glowing. Some golfers expressed disappointment with the course's conditions, citing issues such as poor drainage and neglected bunkers. Others found the layout confusing and challenging to navigate. One particularly disgruntled golfer described their experience as a "nightmare," attributing it to changes in ownership and inadequate maintenance.
Golfer Collective recognizes Railside Golf Club's potential as a valuable golfing destination in Gibson City. While the course has received mixed reviews, there are several factors that contribute to its overall worth. The 12-hole layout offers a unique and challenging experience, and the management's efforts to preserve some of the course's best holes are commendable.
However, it is essential to acknowledge the areas where Railside Golf Club falls short. The course's conditions, particularly the bunkers and drainage, require improvement to enhance the golfing experience. Additionally, the confusing layout and changes in ownership have negatively impacted the perceptions of some golfers.
Despite these shortcomings, Railside Golf Club can still provide an enjoyable round of golf, especially for intermediate-level players seeking an affordable option. The friendly staff adds a positive touch to the overall experience. However, it is crucial for the course to address its maintenance issues and consider player feedback to elevate its reputation and attract a wider range of golfers.
*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: 68.4/110 | 373 | 477 | 130 | 400 | 490 | 80 | 271 | 382 | 383 | 2986 | 190 | 264 | 594 | 373 | 477 | 130 | 400 | 490 | 80 | 2998 | 5984 |
| Burgundy M: 65.7/104 W: 70.1/113 | 325 | 446 | 120 | 354 | 465 | 72 | 251 | 337 | 332 | 2702 | 164 | 259 | 488 | 325 | 446 | 120 | 354 | 465 | 72 | 2693 | 5395 |
| Forest W: 66.4/105 | 289 | 381 | 110 | 308 | 387 | 60 | 246 | 299 | 284 | 2364 | 135 | 254 | 443 | 289 | 381 | 110 | 308 | 387 | 60 | 2367 | 4731 |
| Handicap | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 70 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 72 | 6755 yards | 71.8 | 121 |
| Burgundy | 72 | 6141 yards | 68.6 | 115 |
| White | 72 | 5830 yards | 66.8 | 110 |
| Forest (W) | 72 | 5156 yards | 68.5 | 114 |
**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.