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
Timber Banks Golf Club & Marina, nestled in the picturesque town of Baldwinsville, New York, boasts the distinction of being the sole Nicklaus Design course in upstate New York. Established in 2010, this semi-private haven offers a captivating par 72 layout that stretches across an impressive 7,331 yards. Designed by the legendary Jack Nicklaus and Troy Vincent, Timber Banks presents golfers with a challenging yet rewarding experience. Tight landing areas and undulating greens, renowned for their fast and true playability, demand precision and skill. The breathtaking surroundings, adorned with ancient forests and lush meadows, create a serene ambiance that enhances the golfing experience for players of all levels. With its strategic risk-reward opportunities and signature fairway bunkers, Timber Banks promises an unforgettable adventure on every visit.
Timber Banks Golf Club & Marina has garnered a diverse range of reviews from golfers, reflecting a spectrum of experiences. While some players have lauded the course conditions and layout, others have expressed disappointment with certain aspects of their visits.
Positive feedback highlights the exceptional course conditions, with one reviewer extolling Timber Banks as "one of the top courses in CNY…the conditions are worth it." The fairways are consistently praised for their immaculate grooming, and the greens are described as "true, fast, and undulating," providing a challenging yet enjoyable putting surface.
However, negative comments have surfaced regarding the state of the tee boxes and fairways. Some golfers have encountered "terrible green and tee conditions," while others have noted the presence of overgrown weeds on certain fairways and subpar bunker maintenance.
Despite these criticisms, the majority of reviewers have had positive interactions with the staff, describing them as helpful and friendly, enhancing the overall golfing experience. Additionally, the pace of play has generally been commendable, with minimal complaints about slow play or overcrowding on the course.
Golfer Collective, a respected golf course rating system, offers its insights into the perceived value of Timber Banks Golf Club & Marina. While the course has received mixed reviews from golfers, Golfer Collective acknowledges the overall enjoyable experience it provides. The challenging layout, picturesque setting, and generally well-maintained conditions contribute to its appeal.
However, Golfer Collective also recognizes the areas where Timber Banks could improve. The inconsistent tee box and fairway conditions, along with limited dining options, have been noted as potential drawbacks. By addressing these concerns and maintaining a high standard of course maintenance, Timber Banks has the potential to elevate its reputation and attract even more golfers seeking a memorable golfing experience in upstate New York.
*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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear M: 76.3/143 | 390 | 538 | 388 | 217 | 437 | 424 | 584 | 211 | 458 | 3647 | 360 | 581 | 423 | 210 | 593 | 396 | 221 | 374 | 470 | 3628 | 7275 |
| Blue M: 72.3/140 | 379 | 505 | 356 | 180 | 400 | 376 | 536 | 194 | 431 | 3357 | 336 | 540 | 392 | 175 | 538 | 345 | 185 | 345 | 445 | 3301 | 6658 |
| Blue/Green M: 71.6/137 | 379 | 505 | 356 | 147 | 393 | 376 | 536 | 194 | 404 | 3290 | 336 | 525 | 392 | 158 | 538 | 345 | 185 | 345 | 400 | 3224 | 6514 |
| Green M: 69.5/135 | 290 | 485 | 340 | 147 | 393 | 360 | 518 | 161 | 404 | 3098 | 287 | 525 | 365 | 158 | 523 | 306 | 136 | 335 | 400 | 3035 | 6133 |
| Green/ Black M: 67.6/134 | 290 | 485 | 340 | 147 | 316 | 360 | 463 | 161 | 369 | 2931 | 287 | 525 | 305 | 158 | 451 | 306 | 136 | 335 | 365 | 2868 | 5799 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear | 72 | 7331 yards | 76.4 | 144 |
| Blue | 72 | 6739 yards | 73.2 | 139 |
| White | 72 | 6202 yards | 70.5 | 133 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5162 yards | 70.2 | 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.