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.
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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
Tom's Run at Chestnut Ridge Golf Resort & Conference Center in Blairsville, Pennsylvania is a challenging yet playable golf course that has become a local favorite since its opening in 1994. Designed by Bill Love and Ault, Clark & Associates, Tom's Run offers golfers of all skill levels an enjoyable experience. With its length of 6,812 yards and par 72 layout, the course provides ample opportunities for players to test their skills. The front nine features steeper inclines and narrow fairways lined with trees, while the back nine opens up into more forgiving links-style holes with wider fairways. The course has hosted notable events such as the Pittsburgh Open and the Tri-State PGA Championship due to its reputation as one of Pennsylvania's top public courses. Whether you're seeking a challenge or simply want to enjoy a round surrounded by beautiful scenery, Tom's Run is sure to impress any golfer who visits Chestnut Ridge Golf Resort & Conference Center.
The player reviews for Tom's Run at Chestnut Ridge Golf Resort & Conference Center in Blairsville, Pennsylvania are a mixed bag. Some golfers were disappointed with the course conditions, while others had a great time and enjoyed the layout.
One reviewer mentioned that the lack of maintenance was ruining what could be a great layout: "Course was soaking wet despite no rain in 2 days… Greens were slow but healthy, tees hadn't been mowed… Most bunkers were full of water."
On the other hand, another golfer had a positive experience and thought the course was in good shape: "Course conditions were good… Tee boxes and greens were steady and lush, fairways were cut well…"
In terms of staff friendliness, there were varying opinions. One player felt that staff members didn't provide enough guidance or assistance: "When we arrived, there was no one at the carts to help or point out the way to the clubhouse." However, another golfer praised their helpfulness: "Staff was friendly and helpful as we paid and went to first tee."
Overall ratings ranged from poor to excellent. It seems like some players may have encountered less than ideal conditions on certain visits while others found enjoyment in playing this challenging course.
Tom's Run at Chestnut Ridge Golf Resort & Conference Center in Blairsville, Pennsylvania offers golfers a mixed experience. With varying reviews on course conditions and staff friendliness, it seems that some players have encountered less than ideal situations while others have had a positive time.
The layout of Tom's Run is known for its challenging yet playable character. The front nine features steeper inclines and tight fairways lined with trees, requiring careful maneuvering. On the back nine, the course opens up into more forgiving links-style holes with wider fairways.
Despite some concerns about maintenance from certain reviewers, others praised the condition of the course including steady and lush tee boxes and greens as well as well-cut fairways.
While there were differing opinions on staff friendliness – ranging from helpfulness to lack of guidance – it appears that overall experiences at Tom's Run are inconsistent but can still offer an enjoyable round of golf.
Tom's Run is open to public play which makes it accessible for both local players and those willing to make the drive to experience this challenging course in beautiful Blairsville.
*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: 73.4/140 W: 79.7/149 | 427 | 152 | 359 | 492 | 326 | 408 | 367 | 182 | 619 | 3332 | 402 | 232 | 314 | 554 | 439 | 469 | 178 | 371 | 521 | 3480 | 6812 |
| White M: 70.4/131 W: 75.8/140 | 407 | 140 | 314 | 442 | 305 | 379 | 351 | 167 | 558 | 3063 | 382 | 201 | 293 | 525 | 415 | 436 | 160 | 330 | 488 | 3230 | 6293 |
| Gold M: 67.7/121 W: 73.1/137 | 363 | 128 | 310 | 413 | 279 | 374 | 344 | 138 | 528 | 2877 | 362 | 190 | 245 | 513 | 385 | 409 | 154 | 308 | 470 | 3036 | 5913 |
| Red M: 65.6/113 W: 70.2/125 | 300 | 103 | 305 | 389 | 255 | 342 | 335 | 125 | 459 | 2613 | 345 | 149 | 275 | 454 | 346 | 369 | 133 | 251 | 428 | 2750 | 5363 |
| Handicap | 3 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 12 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6812 yards | 73.0 | 135 |
| White | 72 | 6293 yards | 70.8 | 128 |
| Gold | 72 | 5913 yards | 70.3 | 127 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5363 yards | 71.0 | 126 |
**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.