Settler's Hill Golf Course

This used to be my favorite local course. I was very excited to hear how much they were investing into improvements and new amenities. While I think the new features are nice, the old layout of the course was much better. The most glaring issue I have now though is the way they maintain the course now that it's reopened. It's almost as if they ran out of money in the budget for it because half the tee boxes either are torn to shreds or so hard you can't even get a tee into the ground. Very disappointing that so much money was invested into this course yet there is a large concensus which feels it's a significant downgrade

The course was in terrible condition, Fairways were weedÿ and had bare spots the greens were bad with bare spɔts and bumpy I expected a better course for spending 40 dollars

Course well drained and fairways in great shape after renovation. Greens are patchy and have not filled in yet since the major course renovation....new driving range and practice area are excellent additions. Lots of divots in fairways, adding divot repair sand to the carts would be a huge addition.... also divot repair sand on tee boxes would be helpful too.

Like the changes. Course is coming along nicely. However, not having more yardage markers is bad for game. But the biggest problem was and is there was no water available on a super hot day. No beverage cart. Don’t give the Covid excuse either. We were miserable out there. It will be a while before I come back.

An ode to the Scottish links experience. A challenging/easy and fire experience. One of my favorite courses. Most people I talk to don’t like the course. But I loved it.

Having played this course earlier in the year we wanted to go back- We were disappointed most of the t-boxes we hacked to pieces even to the point of being hard to find level ground to stand -Secondly it's obvious that most clients were expecting someone else to fix divots in fairways & ball marks on greens. I know that the course underwent a massive rebuild -but there were large areas of new sod placement that looked like they had been done by children. So I wouldn't recommend playing this course & especially for $65. Very disappointed by the whole day...

Bad upkeep. Many bald spots and no one is doing anything about the tee boxes. Some of the par threes don't have a level spot to play and no one if fixing the divots, If the tee boxes had sand and seed, they would probably be better, but the management needs to take better care of the course. Because the course underwent some changes the price was raised more the other courses and now the value has decreased. I'm staying away until this problem is rectified.

This is a beautiful course with a great layout and challenging fun holes. But the conditions of the course are just not there yet after the renovations. Greens are horrendous. Rocks on tee boxes scuffed my partners club and dead spots with hard dirt and rocks everywhere. Way over priced for the conditions of the course don’t waste your money. Won’t be back for a few years.

- Course was in decent shape but is an odd layout with the backtrack to 18. Even the clubhouse entrance is oddly situated and requires you to walk all the way around the building just to enter.

- What really annoyed me is that this course is charging similar rates to much nicer courses despite really lacking the amenities to justify the price (it's a landfill course)

- My number one complaint was that despite it being nearly 100 degrees outside, the course rules state that no alcohol or soft drinks are permitted (as with most courses), however the only point at which the beverage cart came by was at hole 2. By hole 9 my entire group was really looking forward to a cold drink and there simply wasn't any. The cart girl never came back, and there was no water on the course to refill a bottle

- Lastly, there was nothing open at the turn, so we just had to keep playing (again, how can you state that outside beverages are not allowed AND not provide the opportunity to buy them while there? Makes no sense)

Course was not in good shape. Several greens were in bad shape. There was no drinking water on the course nor was there a refreshment cart available and it was over 90 degrees. A ranger would have been helpful since one 4some had things backed up. Unless they change things out there I won’t be back.

After reading some of the other reviews I was hesitant to play Settler’s Hill. I played it many years ago before they redid the course. I was pleasantly surprised by the layout and the challenges of the holes. They made you actually think on how you want to play a hole. I will admit, since I hadn’t played the course for sometime, there were some blind tee shots and I had no idea where to hit my drives. The par 3s on the front are fun to play. Having 18 run away from the clubhouse was a bit strange, but it allowed us to circle back and drop off our bags in the parking lot and return the cart. I will play it again and have it on a regular rotation.

Course is going through a redesign. Seems like it still in progress.

Carts are old and there was no water stations on the course.

Back 9 wasn't as fun due to all the bugs

Needs a lot of work.Pin placements on some holes were ridiculous.

I love independence course the friends. I think the layout is extremely unique. It is very dry right now because of the drought. I wish they would put more water down because they were times we couldn’t get artisan. The most frustrating thing was when we started to play behind six people. I admit freely that they played as fast as they could but it was still a group of six people and there’s no way they can keep the pace of play. Why does this happen at Settlers Hill?