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
Nestled in the heart of Athens, Tennessee, Ridgewood Golf Club invites golfers of all skill levels to experience its 18-hole public course. Established in 1960 and designed by an anonymous architect, this par-72 course offers a challenging yet enjoyable round of golf. Measuring 6,444 yards from the back tees, Ridgewood features various tee options to accommodate players of different abilities. With a slope rating of 119 and a course rating of 71.1, golfers can expect a moderate level of difficulty without feeling overwhelmed. The well-maintained conditions and friendly staff ensure a pleasant golfing experience, while the driving range and putting green provide ample opportunities for pre-round warm-ups and practice sessions. Whether you're a beginner looking to hone your skills or a seasoned golfer seeking competitive play, Ridgewood Golf Club promises an unforgettable golfing adventure.
Reviews from golfers who have experienced Ridgewood Golf Club in Athens, Tennessee, offer a range of perspectives. Some players have praised the course for its recent improvements, particularly the excellent greens and fairways that are in good shape. They even suggest that the course has the potential to become a hidden gem if the owner continues to invest in enhancing the fairways.
However, not all reviews are positive. Some golfers have expressed dissatisfaction with their experience, citing issues with pin placement on certain greens and comparing the fairways to a goat ranch. The unfriendly demeanor of the staff has also received negative feedback.
Despite these criticisms, one golfer highly recommends Ridgewood Golf Club due to its recent upgrade to hybrid Bermuda greens, which provide true and fast rolling surfaces. While acknowledging that the fairways could still benefit from improvement, this golfer believes that Ridgewood offers the best layout in the area.
Overall, player reviews indicate that Ridgewood Golf Club offers good playing conditions but may need further enhancements in terms of staff friendliness and amenities such as food options.
Golfer Collectives considers Ridgewood Golf Club to offer good value for a round of golf. While some reviewers have pointed out areas for improvement, such as the fairways and staff friendliness, the overall consensus is that Ridgewood provides a quality golfing experience at an affordable price point. The recent upgrade to hybrid Bermuda greens has significantly improved the course's greens, making them true and fast rolling.
Although there is room for further enhancements, particularly in terms of amenities and staff demeanor, Ridgewood Golf Club remains a solid choice for golfers seeking a challenging and enjoyable round of golf in Athens, Tennessee.
*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: 71.4/114 | 380 | 496 | 370 | 177 | 408 | 491 | 430 | 204 | 382 | 3338 | 414 | 514 | 196 | 315 | 372 | 479 | 399 | 223 | 352 | 3264 | 6602 |
| White M: 69.3/112 | 360 | 475 | 340 | 162 | 385 | 470 | 410 | 184 | 355 | 3141 | 388 | 490 | 160 | 303 | 354 | 453 | 349 | 204 | 330 | 3031 | 6172 |
| Gold M: 65.7/105 | 318 | 415 | 306 | 128 | 348 | 420 | 364 | 150 | 314 | 2763 | 347 | 435 | 112 | 258 | 301 | 419 | 305 | 168 | 293 | 2638 | 5401 |
| Red W: 70.4/110 | 318 | 415 | 306 | 128 | 348 | 420 | 364 | 150 | 314 | 2763 | 347 | 435 | 112 | 258 | 301 | 419 | 305 | 168 | 293 | 2638 | 5401 |
| Handicap | 13 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6444 yards | 71.1 | 119 |
| White | 72 | 6081 yards | 68.9 | 116 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5401 yards | 67.6 | 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.