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teeing up discounts for New England golfers
By Scott Kirsner, Globe Columnist
The 21stcentury mania for serving up deep discounts to consumers willing to subscribe to email lists marches on, with the launch today of Divoty. The Pembrokebased startup collects special offers of interest to New England golfers, promising "unbelievable deals for 50 to 90 percent off."
The reality so far, at least is a bit less dazzling. Divoty is offering a round at the Glen Ellen Country Club in Millis for a foursome, including carts, for $200 (a 33 percent discount, according to the company). Soon, they'll sell 18 holes with a cart for one golfer at the Gardner Municipal Golf Course for $40 (20 percent off the typical $50 weekend rate, or 11 percent off the weekday price, by my calculation), and a few onehour lessons with Boston College head golf coach Trevor Drum for $80 (a 43 percent discount, Divoty says.)
"Our mission is to secure any deals that can get people playing more, or playing better," says cofounder . "In the summer months, we're hoping to see a lot of greens fee deals, but also some deals for golf product and golf retailers too, if they make sense. And there is a lot of interest from the golf pro community to do deals on lessons, either standalone, or as a package to 'learn play' their course."
Divoty has forged a partnership with the New England PGA, which, Krause explains, means that "we've agreed that we will only work with facilities that have a PGA pro affiliated with them, to help them increase membership and deliver added value to their existing member base of pros. "
Krause says his Divoty cofounder, Kevin O'Brien, is a former golf pro at the Cohasset Golf Club and Myopia Hunt Club. They've bootstrapped the company so far, and plan to present a new deal to Divoty subscribers every three days at the start.
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