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
The Homestead Resort – Old Course, nestled in the picturesque town of Hot Springs, Virginia, offers an unparalleled golfing experience. Designed by legendary architects Donald Ross, Robert Trent Jones Sr., William S. Flynn, and Rees Jones, this 18-hole resort course seamlessly blends challenge and enjoyment for golfers of all skill levels. Established in 1892, the Old Course boasts a par of 72 and measures 6,099 yards from the longest tees, providing a true test of golfing prowess. With multiple tee options, including blue (6,099 yards), white (5,713 yards), gold (5,272 yards), and red (4,823 yards), golfers can customize their round to match their abilities. The rolling fairways, lined with lush bent grass, and smooth putting surfaces on the greens ensure an unforgettable golfing experience. Recognized as one of Virginia's top courses by Golf Advisor in 2019, The Homestead Resort – Old Course promises a memorable golfing adventure.
Golfers who have experienced the delights of The Homestead Resort – Old Course in Hot Springs, Virginia, have been unanimous in their praise. The course's excellent conditions, captivating layout, and friendly staff have garnered widespread acclaim. One reviewer, particularly impressed by the course's upkeep, remarked, "Conditions were excellent and the value was great." Another player echoed this sentiment, describing their experience as a "great time" due to the course's pristine conditions.
The course's layout has also been lauded for its challenging yet fair nature. Golfers have expressed their appreciation for the unique character of each hole, with one player exclaiming, "At The Olde course every hole is a unique adventure."
While most reviewers have commended the staff's helpfulness and accommodating nature, there have been some mixed opinions regarding their level of friendliness.
Overall, golfers have expressed immense satisfaction with their experiences at The Homestead Resort – Old Course in Hot Springs, Virginia. The course's meticulously maintained conditions, engaging layout, and welcoming staff have solidified its reputation as a must-play destination for golf enthusiasts.
Golfer Collectives wholeheartedly concurs with the positive sentiments expressed by golfers regarding The Homestead Resort – Old Course. The course's exceptional conditions, challenging layout, and friendly staff contribute to an overall experience that is well worth the investment. Golfers can expect great value for their money, making The Homestead Resort – Old Course an irresistible proposition for those seeking a truly memorable golfing adventure.
*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: 69.6/128 W: 75.1/137 | 475 | 153 | 460 | 458 | 163 | 378 | 323 | 310 | 163 | 2883 | 373 | 199 | 528 | 568 | 355 | 500 | 169 | 353 | 171 | 3216 | 6099 |
| White M: 67.7/125 W: 73.0/132 | 469 | 142 | 419 | 447 | 148 | 364 | 308 | 287 | 151 | 2735 | 352 | 172 | 507 | 515 | 333 | 477 | 152 | 316 | 154 | 2978 | 5713 |
| Gold M: 65.8/120 W: 70.5/126 | 419 | 136 | 415 | 440 | 140 | 318 | 301 | 284 | 145 | 2598 | 334 | 159 | 416 | 438 | 327 | 470 | 101 | 294 | 135 | 2674 | 5272 |
| Red M: 63.6/115 W: 68.1/121 | 363 | 127 | 400 | 404 | 137 | 313 | 270 | 259 | 125 | 2398 | 329 | 154 | 406 | 432 | 222 | 365 | 97 | 288 | 132 | 2425 | 4823 |
| Handicap | 1 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 12 | 16 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6099 yards | 69.9 | 130 |
| White | 72 | 5713 yards | 68.0 | 126 |
| Gold | 72 | 5272 yards | 66.8 | 121 |
| Red | 72 | 4823 yards | 68.1 | 122 |
**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.