Settlers' Ghost Golf Club

Was highly anticipating this round as I have driven past the course many times and the holes you can see from the road look quite nice. Add in a slick website with great photography and you have all the makings of elevated expectations that are going to be hard to live up to. Arrival at the course was great, surprised to be greeted with a gravel parking lot and "pro shop" tucked into a building behind the clubhouse with no obvious signage. Once green fees were settled up it was off to the 1st hole to be greeted by a celebrity look-alike starter from SNL's past, keeping with the ghost theme I guess.... She warned there were a "few" blind holes and that once we were through those it was "all good". Suffice to say, the vast majority of the holes on this course are blind, which wouldn't be a huge issue if the club pro-actively were to supply maps either on the scorecards or provide a hole layout diagram by the tee boxes. Couple this blind-ness with the fact that every hole has a very narrow fairway (the course feels like its crammed into 4-5 acres at times) means you need to be constantly on the lookout for stray balls from other holes on the course. Also, as the course is very hilly, any attempt to yell or hear someone yell "fore" are absolutely futile. As you progress around the course, this reality begins to wear on you and completely distracts you from your game or even allow you to enjoy some of the nice views the course does afford you. Gripes of the course aside, the fairways were in OK shape but the greens were far too firm and sandy, meaning that pretty much all shots landed from 100+ yards out on the green went rolling right off. I know golf is supposed to be hard, but it was borderline ridiculous. Astonishingly, we were able to finish our round, not without dodging a few balls and having one or two nearly strike the cart. Even though we escaped unharmed, nobody in my group would consider going back to this course at any price, its simply far too dangerous and far too blind to enjoy. In closing, I will reference my review title, which I admit came from another in my party. The absolute highlight of the day were the pencils, which stayed sharp through the duration of the round, ensuring the scores on the scorecard were highly legible.

We found the tee boxes very chewed up and the ground was fairly hard and the fairways were not in the best shape. Greens had just been sanded so they were not playing very well either. We also noticed that there are no hole layout pictures either on the tee boxes or on the scorecard so if you're playing this course for the 1st time you have no idea where you're going on each hole and add to that, a lot of the tee shots are blind. We were worried about getting hit by someone else's tee shot a lot of the time.

rate of play was so extremely slow that we quit after 13 holes.Course is in excellent shape and staff extra friendly .

very slow play,and yet had a marshall out telling players to speed up their game.The greens showed a lot of sand and seemed slow and sticky.There was a lot of blind holes and inaccurate yardages posted,our partners described the course as quirky.I dont think this course measures up to other courses in the area.

Course is great it could use more water but greens hold the ball well and are very hard to line up shots which makes it a real challenge for someone like me.
The only ting I did 't like was the sand on the greens.
Staff are great play is fast and even and views are really nice, we took several photos.
We will play again, I had my best game so far this year even with my problems with my poor putting on several greens.

I drove an hour and a half to play what I thought was a championship course , but was disappointed. The tee boxes and fairways were poor , I believe from their policy of not replacing divots but filling them with a sand seed filler. A lot of the holes were blind with no way of people to know we were playing ahead( a couple of times we had balls roll up behind us, one was the 18th) One positive was the greens , they were generally in good shape and fast. I dont like the fact that they don't colour code the flags to their position on the green.They use a day number code system, but thats a personal choice thing. One thing they do have going for them is marketing.

Front 9 holes are nice and has good view.but back nine holes are too close each other..i almost got hit from golf ball from other hole few times.

Great course! Well maintained although I found the grass on the tee box a little soft for my liking.

Staff were very friendly and food was very tasty.

We thought the course was in great shape, and the greens beautiful! Would recommend to anyone..

Settlers Ghost is a very nice and very playable for all levels of players. The greens were in great shape and rolled nicely.. With several tee decks you could manage your yardage according to your ability. The driving range could use some work and definitely some new golf balls... My wife and I had dinner after the round and the food and service was excellent.. We will be back again and the fall colours should prove to be spectacular... DC.

What a nice course> Every hole is interesting. Had driven by many times and always figured the holes by the road were the best and that may be all. We were surprised to find the whole course very interesting and well kept. Great Value also

Not overly long @ 6311 yards but tight enough to provide a challenge to all level of golfer. Very peaceful location with beautiful scenery and many picturesque holes. Great value!

The course was in good condition. The problem was the Starter, I was in a 2-some and when we arrived at the 1st hole. There was a 3-some teeing off, the Starter tells us we can tee off if the other 2 4-somes aren't here. He goes out of his way to flag down both 4-somes from the practice green and make them tee off before our 2-some? He shouldn't be working as a Starter anymore. The pace of play was Brutal, it felt like we were playing our 2nd round of golf that day. I'm not impressed with the course or the Starter. I won't be playing there anymore. It appears that Horse Shoe was empty that day also. I will spend my money on a course that I can finish in 4 hours, not 5 hours!

Played on July 10/14 just b4 9am. Finished in 3 hours as a twosome. Great pace of play on this day and the people in the proshop were friendly and curtious. The greens and fairways were in great shape. Note to other golfers though.. Fix your ball marks!!
A few holes on the front 9 are blind and sometimes balls are flying at you from out of nowhere so be on the lookout.
Use the GPS feature on your iphone for the course. It helped immensely.

Every hole is unique and beautiful. Well designed with good variety and challenges that anyone can handle.

The sand traps were amazing and good sand and kept well. The elevation changes are amazing and good scenery. Thanks lee

I played this course with my friends and we all loved it. The price was very good even if we traveled for an hour. The course was well keep it, and challengeing with all the changes in elevation, blind shouts,and toff greens.

A challenging course with great views, that plays longer than the yardage shows. Lots of up and down fairways. Course in great condition.

The Marshall was no help in moving people along so our day turned into a marathon.
Great golf course and we'll be back

We enjoyed this course. It is not the first time we have played it, so that should tell you that we like it.
We certainly try and play it it whenever it is possible to get up that way.