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4.5
464 Reviews (464)
5 Stars
192
4 Stars
222
3 Stars
37
2 Stars
9
1 Stars
4
Conditions
4.8
Value
4.3
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.5
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.2
99.2%
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434 out of 464 reviews
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4.0
1 Reviews (1)
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4 Stars
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3 Stars
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2 Stars
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Conditions
5.0
Value
3.0
Layout
4.0
Pace
5.0
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.0
100.0%
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1 out of 1 reviews
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4.5
6 Reviews (6)
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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Conditions
4.8
Value
4.3
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.7
Amenities
4.2
StaffFriendliness
4.5
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6 out of 6 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Style Links
Par 72
Length 6311 yards
Slope 132
Rating 70.0

Settler’s Ghost Golf Club is located just outside of Barrie on what was formerly an important Huron Indian settlement. The golf course is an homage to the former inhabitants of the land, including the Huron Indians and emigrants from the British Isles. The golf course was built to maintain the historical integrity and scenic features of the rustic, rolling landscape. The dramatic elevations throughout the course offer stunning panoramic views of the Niagara Escarpment and the Georgian Bay. Settler’s Ghost Golf Club is relatively short at 6,311 yards from the back tees, but there are still some lengthy shots that will appeal to long hitters, including the par-5 eighth, which stretches to 539 yards.

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Course Details

Year Built 2004
Architect John F. Robinson (2004)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Caddies Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Proper attire is required.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

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4.5
464 Reviews (464)
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Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great shape

Course is in fantastic shape. Like the layout, multiple ways to play most holes. Good challenging day. Will be back again and again

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser

What a great day

The course was in way better shape than we expected for end of season. We had to wait a little at the end of the round (last 4 holes) for slower folks ahead of us but only a few minutes. Everything was great.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
2.0
First Time Playing

Course layout is silly

Almost every Tee shot that isn’t a par three is Completely blind. Blind shots into narrow fairways with very challenging rough. Any slight miss-hit, good luck finding your ball. The excessive amount of blind shots I was required to hit today seemed silly, the course layout on the score card is relied on way too much. To be fair, I’m not an elite golfer by any means, so maybe lower handicap players would enjoy the challenge more, but at the same time it seemed gimicky and good shots are heavily dependent on course knowledge. I certainly would never recommend this course at full price, i would never go back regardless.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Interesting small greens

Beautiful course conditions. Greens are small and interestingly contoured making up for the lack of length. Very enjoyable.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 19
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 25
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

Another Great Day

We tried this course for the first time about 6 weeks ago and came back because the value for the quality of the course is exceptional. We paid $40 through GolfNow and that included the cart.

The course is a nice challenge and well manicured. They had recently punched the greens but the ball still rolled quite true.

Will be going back for sure.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 13
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Aeration alert - no notification

first time and unfortunately maybe last... I was very much looking to give this track a go as I've heard good things overall. However, the experience was less than desirable given the recent aeration and heavy sanding on greens. While I totaling appreciate the need and benefits associated with aeration and course maintenance programs but their needs to be transparency and communication. No booking notification, no check in notification it was the starter just prior to tee off that shared that key piece of information :-(

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 18
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Best course I've played in a long time!

Everything from the perfectly level tee decks, lush green fairways and ruff cut just right. To the crisply rolled greens, the course was in phenomenal shape. I've played alot of golf at some top courses around, which are far more pricey. Love the layout the open links style with rolling hills and fescue mounds. This course is always going to be on my yearly bucket list!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 47
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Walked

PLAY IT EVERY VISIT TO THE AREA

I play this course every visit to the area. Starter placed me with a nice husband and wife couple. Played to well kept fairways and greens. I'm a pretty straight ball striker but if you're not beware of blind tee shots and approaches to the greens. I had to help Pete and Jo look for balls in the rough a couple of times. I miss the landmark barn. Sorry to hear it imploded.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Settlers Ghost Review

Absolute best bang for your buck in the greater Barrie area. The course suits both long and short golfers and is always in fantastic condition. Foods great and the staff are always friendly. The only complaint I hear about this course is that there are too many blind shots; while this is true, once you play it a few times and become familiar with the layout it will quickly become one of your favourites in the area. The only thing I recommend is that they put bells or some kind of signals in place to accommodate for the many blind tee shots on this course.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 27
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Awesome morning on the course

Everything about this course is awesome. You need to put it on your list

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 6
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 23
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Previously Played

Greens are too fast

Overall, I used to love this course but for the last month or so the greens have been extraordinarily fast which makes for a very frustrating game. Also, Marshalls come around but don’t do anything about slow non-riding foursomes that hold up scores of players behind them. When we brought this issue to the Marshall he stated that the slowpokes were still “on time” - perhaps they should reevaluate the time it takes to complete each hole or tell the slowpokes to move up a tee box because they were clearly not good golfers. I won’t be going out of my way to golf here until the greens’ speed has become more reasonable.

Conditions Good
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
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