A networking group that plays golf, not name games.
Most business networking in Colorado Springs happens over 7 AM coffee and elevator pitches. Links moved it to the golf course. Hours of real conversation build the kind of trust a 60-second intro never will — and the league structure turns that trust into tracked, celebrated referrals.
Rotating foursomes
Every Thursday, pairings rotate — so over a season you play with every member of the league, not just the three people you already know.
One seat per industry
Exactly one Realtor, one estate attorney, one financial advisor, one mortgage lender. Your competition can't join your league — every referral in your category flows to you.
Referrals, tracked
Members log referrals in the Links dashboard and app. They're totaled and celebrated at quarterly league meetings — so the value of the league is measured, not assumed.
Cherokee Ridge Golf Course.
League 001 tees off every Thursday at Cherokee Ridge in Colorado Springs, alternating morning and afternoon tee times, with quarterly tournaments in between. Our inaugural tournament — "If You Can Swing It" — was played there on July 31, 2026, and the next tournament date will be announced to members first. Tournaments are sponsored scrambles with prizes. Guests are welcome at tournaments and at regular league rounds — the best way to try Links before claiming a seat.
Where it is
1850 Tuskegee Place, Colorado Springs, CO 80915, on the city's east side — a short drive from downtown, Powers, and the Airport Road corridor. Course phone: (719) 597-2637.
It's a public course
No club membership, no initiation, and no sponsor required to play here. That's the point: the barrier to a Links seat is whether your industry is open, not whether you belong to a country club.
What's on site
A regulation course and a par-3 course, a driving range and practice area, and a grill for the part of the afternoon where the actual conversations happen. Open year-round, weather permitting.
The schedule.
League 001 plays every Thursday at Cherokee Ridge Golf Course, alternating morning and afternoon tee times through the season finale on October 29. Members get their group's exact tee time and pairings in the app.
| Round | Date | Tee time | Slot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round 4 | Thursday, Sept 17 | 3:00–3:20 PM | Afternoon |
| Round 5 | Thursday, Sept 24 | 7:30–7:50 AM | Morning |
| Round 6 | Thursday, Oct 1 | 3:00–3:20 PM | Afternoon |
| Round 7 | Thursday, Oct 8 | 8:00–8:30 AM | Morning |
| Round 8 | Thursday, Oct 15 | 3:00–3:20 PM | Afternoon |
| Round 9 | Thursday, Oct 22 | 8:00–8:30 AM | Morning |
| Round 10 | Thursday, Oct 29 Finale | 3:00–3:20 PM | Afternoon |
Rounds 1–7 were played Aug 13 through Oct 8. Schedule confirmed with the course, current as of October 14, 2026.
What a Thursday actually looks like.
There's no agenda, no lectern, and nobody stands up to deliver a sixty-second commercial. The structure is the tee sheet.
1. Your pairing is already set
Foursomes rotate every round, so across a season you play with most of the league rather than the three people you happened to sit near on day one. Your group and exact tee time land in the Links iOS app before the round, and the tee window is about twenty minutes wide.
2. Morning or afternoon, alternating
Rounds alternate between early tee times and mid-afternoon ones from week to week. That's deliberate — it lets members play either side of a workday instead of surrendering the same block every single week, so a standing Thursday meeting doesn't cost you the league.
3. Business comes up when it comes up
Hours alongside someone tell you more about how they work than months of handshakes. Nobody passes referral slips between holes. What gets recorded is the outcome: when a member sends real work to another member, it's logged in the app and read out at the quarterly meeting.
How this compares to the other options here.
Colorado Springs has no shortage of ways to meet people — chamber mixers, weekly referral breakfasts, a country club, the conference circuit. They're different instruments, and it's worth being honest about which does what. This compares formats, not specific organizations.
| Format | Typical cadence | Industry exclusivity | What you leave with |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chamber mixer | Monthly, evenings | None — competitors welcome | Breadth. A lot of cards, not much depth. |
| Weekly referral breakfast | Weekly, early morning | Usually one member per category | Structured referrals, at the cost of a recurring 7 a.m. block. |
| Country club | Whenever you book | None | Access and golf. Networking is incidental and unstructured. |
| Conferences | A few times a year | None | Intensity in bursts, then months of silence. |
| Links League 001 | Weekly, alternating AM/PM | One seat per industry | Repeated hours with the same small group, and referrals logged rather than assumed. |
Plenty of members do more than one of these. The question isn't which is best — it's which one you'll still be showing up to in six months.
Industries that live on referrals.
A league seat is worth most to professionals whose next client usually arrives through someone else's recommendation — residential and commercial real estate, mortgage and lending, title and escrow, insurance, financial advisory and accounting, law, construction and the trades, commercial services, and B2B sales. Each of those is one seat, held by one member, for as long as they hold it. Because seats are claimed rather than assigned, the roster at any moment is simply whoever got there first: the live seat board shows which industries are still open in Colorado Springs right now.
What it costs.
Simple quarterly dues, no surprises — and 7% of all sponsorship dollars go to youth sports in Colorado. Full details and signup are on the membership page.
The Golfer
$149 / quarterLeague access, events, and the referral platform. Green fees are pay-to-play per round at preferential member rates.
The Closer
$249 / quarterEverything in The Golfer, with green fees for two league rounds a month included in your dues — your first two played rounds each month, whichever weeks they fall in. Rounds after that are paid at the member rate.
The Regular
$399 / quarterEverything in The Closer, with the green fee for every weekly league round included. You never check which week it is.
The Sponsor
$999 / quarterCorporate sponsorship of the league — brand presence at rounds and tournaments, billed quarterly.
Questions, answered.
Where does the league play?
Cherokee Ridge Golf Course in Colorado Springs — every Thursday, alternating morning and afternoon tee times, with quarterly tournaments in between.
How is Links different from other networking groups in Colorado Springs?
Like the referral groups you know, each Links league holds one exclusive seat per industry so members never compete. The difference is where the relationships get built: over rounds of golf in rotating foursomes instead of a weekly conference-room meeting. Referrals are logged and celebrated quarterly — the trust is real and the results are measured.
How much does it cost?
The Golfer is $149/quarter (green fees pay-to-play at member rates); The Closer is $249/quarter with green fees for your first two league rounds each month included (any weeks); The Regular is $399/quarter with the green fee for every weekly league round included. New members pay a one-time $95 application fee on approval.
Do I need to be a good golfer?
No. All skill levels are welcome — the league rewards conversation and generosity, not birdies. Plenty of members are happy to help you improve.
How do I claim an industry seat?
Check the live seat board. If your industry is open, apply for it. If it's taken, join the waitlist — you're first in line when it opens or when a second Springs league forms.
Where exactly is Cherokee Ridge Golf Course?
1850 Tuskegee Place, Colorado Springs, CO 80915, on the east side of the city. It's a public course with a driving range and practice area on site, so no club membership is needed to play a league round.
What happens if my industry seat is already taken?
You join the waitlist for that seat. You're first in line if it opens, and first to be offered a seat when a second Colorado Springs league forms. We'd rather tell you a seat is held than quietly put two competitors in the same foursome.
Is there an application fee?
Yes — a one-time $95 application fee, charged only when you accept your invitation. The founding class (33 players across all Links leagues) is full, so membership is by application: we review for fit within two business days, and approved players claim their seat with the application fee plus the quarterly dues above.
Do I have to be a member at Cherokee Ridge?
No — it's a public course. On The Closer, green fees for your first two league rounds each month are included in your dues (rounds after that are paid at the member rate); on The Regular, every weekly league round is included; on The Golfer, you pay per round at member rates.
How big is a league?
Twenty to thirty members. Small enough that you actually know everyone by the end of a season, and large enough to cover the industries a working professional needs. When a league fills, the next one opens rather than the first one growing.
How much time does it take?
One round a week on a Thursday, plus the quarterly tournament. Tee times alternate between morning and afternoon, so the commitment moves around your calendar instead of claiming the same block every week.
Can my company sponsor the league instead?
Yes — The Sponsor tier is $999 per quarter and covers brand presence at league rounds and tournaments. That's separate from an individual industry seat.
Can I bring a guest?
Yes. Every membership includes 2 guest passes per quarter, and guests are welcome at league rounds and at quarterly tournaments — playing a round with the league is the best way to experience Links before claiming a seat.
Your industry seat is either open — or it isn't.
One professional per industry, per league. See what's still open in Colorado Springs.