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
Willow Lakes Golf Course, located in the charming city of Bellevue, Nebraska, offers an exceptional golfing experience for players of all skill levels. Established in 1963, this 18-hole military course boasts a picturesque setting and challenging layout designed by renowned architects Robert Trent Jones Sr. and Bill Dietsch.
Measuring 6,850 yards from the back tees with a par of 72, Willow Lakes presents a moderate challenge with a slope rating of 132 and a rating of 73.5. The well-maintained fairways and Bermuda grass greens provide ample opportunities to test your skills and improve your game. Whether you're an experienced golfer seeking strategic shots or a beginner looking to enhance your technique, Willow Lakes has something for everyone.
In addition to the challenging course, Willow Lakes Golf Course offers a driving range with access to teaching professionals for personalized instruction. You can also hone your short game skills at the putting green facilities. After your round, enjoy a refreshing swim or engage in a friendly game of billiards. With its beautiful surroundings and top-notch amenities, Willow Lakes Golf Course promises an enjoyable day out on the links for any golfer visiting Bellevue.
Willow Lakes Golf Course has consistently received positive reviews from golfers who appreciate its exceptional value and challenging layout. One golfer enthusiastically proclaimed it as "the greatest value in golf," highlighting the course's affordability and quality. The greens have also garnered praise for their excellent condition, although some fairways have areas where grass growth is affected by water accumulation.
Despite being an airforce base course, Willow Lakes welcomes the public and offers affordable green fees ranging from $20 to $30. While it may not boast the luxurious amenities of a country club, Willow Lakes provides a fantastic golfing experience at an unbeatable price. Golfers have rated the course conditions as average, the layout as excellent, the staff friendliness as good, and the pace of play as excellent.
Golfer Collective wholeheartedly agrees with the positive reviews of Willow Lakes Golf Course. This course offers exceptional value for golfers seeking an enjoyable round without breaking the bank or requiring a club membership. Robert Trent Jones' challenging design keeps players engaged, and the greens are consistently praised for their quality.
Although there are a few areas on the fairways where grass growth is affected by water accumulation, the overall playing conditions at Willow Lakes are commendable. The friendly staff and excellent pace of play further enhance the golfing experience. If you're searching for a solid golfing option that won't strain your budget, Willow Lakes Golf Course is an excellent choice.
*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: 73.6/133 | 425 | 380 | 166 | 510 | 391 | 426 | 194 | 420 | 526 | 3438 | 460 | 192 | 514 | 553 | 463 | 174 | 180 | 338 | 538 | 3412 | 6850 |
| Blue M: 70.4/126 | 400 | 341 | 158 | 485 | 369 | 391 | 157 | 380 | 484 | 3165 | 425 | 164 | 475 | 498 | 381 | 161 | 152 | 318 | 509 | 3083 | 6248 |
| White M: 69.0/122 W: 74.5/131 | 378 | 330 | 128 | 448 | 353 | 367 | 140 | 365 | 474 | 2983 | 400 | 149 | 452 | 471 | 351 | 147 | 138 | 312 | 470 | 2890 | 5873 |
| Green M: 66.1/113 W: 70.9/124 | 300 | 307 | 122 | 423 | 255 | 357 | 123 | 352 | 407 | 2646 | 305 | 138 | 401 | 445 | 336 | 141 | 123 | 300 | 453 | 2642 | 5288 |
| Handicap | 3 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 16 |
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6850 yards | 73.5 | 132 |
| White (W) | 72 | 6248 yards | 76.8 | 134 |
| White | 72 | 6248 yards | 70.7 | 124 |
| Gold | 72 | 5873 yards | 69.3 | 118 |
| Red (W) | 72 | 5286 yards | 72.2 | 124 |
**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.