Settler's Hill GC
A view of a green protected by a bunker at Settler's Hill Golf Course
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3.1
652 Reviews (652)
5 Stars
115
4 Stars
217
3 Stars
151
2 Stars
98
1 Stars
71
Conditions
2.6
Value
3.0
Layout
3.8
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
3.3
Amenities
2.7
53.0%
Recommend this course
411 out of 652 reviews
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3.5
17 Reviews (17)
5 Stars
4
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5
3 Stars
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2 Stars
1
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.2
Value
3.2
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.6
Amenities
2.9
StaffFriendliness
3.9
64.7%
Recommend this course
11 out of 17 reviews
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2.9
58 Reviews (58)
5 Stars
8
4 Stars
14
3 Stars
13
2 Stars
13
1 Stars
10
Conditions
2.4
Value
2.8
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.0
Amenities
2.7
StaffFriendliness
4.0
46.6%
Recommend this course
27 out of 58 reviews
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Course Highlights
The redesigned layout offers a compelling mix of challenging and birdie-friendly holes, with varied elevation adding a technical dimension to every round. Friendly, accommodating staff consistently stand out as a genuine highlight of the experience.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Style Links/Parkland
Par 71
Length 6487 yards
Slope 129
Rating 71.5

Settler's Hill Golf Course sprawls across a diverse landscape that ranges from windswept highlands to mature woodlands. The course actually sits on the site of a former landfill but you would never be able to tell with its rolling topography that has become its signature characteristic. When playing, you'll be transported from the Scottish highlands to the forests of northern Michigan without even having to leave Chicagoland. Links-style and parkland holes are interspersed with water to create a test of your skills you won't soon forget. The greens have their interesting quirks and they are framed with deep bunkers and the rolling fairways demand accuracy. Besides the challenging round and affordable rates, Settler's Hill Golf Course's west-central location in Batavia near the Fox River also makes it a popular choice for meeting friends for a round.

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Course Details

Year Built 1988
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Open: 4/01 Closed: 11/01
Architect Bob Lohmann (1988)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes
Pull-carts Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range No
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes

Food & Beverage

Snacks

Available Facilities

Clubhouse
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Reviews

3.1
652 Reviews (652)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 10
Course Challenges Include:
Elevation Changes 38
Undulating Greens 29
Water Hazards 21
This course/club is great for:
Locals 28
Advanced Golfers 23
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 18
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 39
Worth the Drive 16
Convenient to the City 10

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Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Perfect weather
Used cart

Golf Now- bait and switch

I reserved a tee time for 3 people on golf now. Total price due at course was 139.50 cart included! When I arrived the pro shop said OH NO, NO CART INCLUDED, YOU OWE ANOTHER $55.50 TO RIDE. I showed my receipt from golfnow that says cart included and they said No, take it up with golfnow. There is absolutely no way to contact golfnow. I called and due to covid they do not take calls. I tried to email and it bounces back. Absolutely terrible customer service. Settlers Hill golf course should have honored this reservation and taken it up with golfnow. Feeling very cheated. Steer clear of this course and golfnow.

Conditions Average
Value Poor
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Unique landscape,, memorable vistas

Some beautiful views. Elevated par 3s. Tough track with suoer high rough which I thought was unnecessarily high For the average golfer.....Even shots a little off the fairway that you should be able to find are gone..

Broken sprinkler flooded a green, cart paths are rough and needed to be repaved 5 years ago. Cmon Kane county, get that one done.

All that said. A fun track, bring extra balls

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Cart Not included in Golf Now Rate when told it would be

I was very unhappy when told be the cashier the Golf Now $38 rate for 18 holes and cart did not include the cart. When making my reservation the Golf Now site indicated the rate included a cart. I was charged an additional $18.50 per person for carts. The cashier only stated "this is a problem with Golf Now"

Conditions Good
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 36
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played

Rough was rough

I have played here a few times and had fun. This time it was very rough fairways were amazing but the rough was like were playing in the british. Lost too many balls in plain sight. They also charge you a cart fee on top of the $38 walking fee which makes this course a bit expensive for what it is.

Conditions Average
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Fair
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 46
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Hills and Thrills

This is my favorite course o play in the area.It has hills,elevation,water that will test your skills. The greens are a challenge. Hole number 11is one of the best in Chicagoland. Enjoy

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

The course is widely laid out.

The course had no reservations for us thru Golfnow.com. In fact it was reserved by other 2 people

Who happen to not show up. That’s how we got it and had to pay cash. Go lo now should return our money.

My partner got ill midway and attendant at golf course with cart would not help to take his bag to car. Nor offered any other kind of help , just took off.

No restrooms, no water bubbler on such a huge course.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 46
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Hit them straight

Settlers Hill is a Tough , fun course to play. Hills, creeks and long Grasss along the edges make this different then any course around. The green angular layout makes a 2 putt good. The 11th hole is one of the best I have ever played. I’ve played here many times. Come and play here.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Settlers

Hadn't played this course in many years and totally enjoyed the round. Moderate difficulty, good coarse conditions, and nice weather made for a great afternoon at a very reasonable cost (Golf Now Hot Deal).

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 93
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 15
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Fun course

An interesting layout. Pace of play an issue as we landed up with three groups on the same hole with no marshal in sight.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 189
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
2.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Some things never change...

I want this course to be a good experience, but it just never is! The greens were so soft that a pitch shot would make a ball mark on the greens. Therefore, greens were just full of marks and imperfections that made putting very difficult. The pace of play was again just terrible. It usually starts on #11 and it never gets better. That was again the case yesterday. We waited every shot on holes #11 through 18. It ruins the experience. One tee box (#12) was soppy wet, I guess from a sprinkler being left on, we played in the afternoon with no rain the prior day.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 80
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Hole direction and cart paths were bad

Course was in fair shape. Some rough was very long and some around the greens were really bad 6 plus inches high. Cart paths had very rough spots and in some places were non existant. Direction between holes had no signs and was not intuitive. Lost time looking for next hole twice because of no direction. Didn't even identify cart return all could use easy improvement.

Beveraage Cart attendant was friendly and came aroung regular. Fairways were mostly good and greens were fair. Nobody was fixing ball marks ahead of us.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 189
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 449
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Illinois Advisor
Top 10 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Horribly Wet Chewed up Greens & Cups

Refer to my 6/24/18 review for other comments. Pace of play today amazingly was not an issue....on the Labor Day holiday no less....finished in slightly over 4 hours. My comments that follow probably answer why pace was so good. Greens are ridiculously over watered (spike marks/ball marks/scuffs everywhere) and with the new flag in rule at least 1/2 the cups were damaged. Cups obviously hadn't been moved since previous day. So bad we were laughing by back nine. Crap shoot and a mine field of imprinted spikes marks from 3 feet?? Weather has been wonderful last few weeks and other courses played greens are just wonderful. Settler's has a pretty routing but golfers don't take care of the place - huge divots everywhere the list goes on. How about getting some divot mix on the carts? Course continues to go downhill over the last couple of years. Sand traps are not maintained at all. Just throw your ball out of them. The cart I got in was a sloppy uncleaned mess from previous players and they still don't have drinking water out on course. At least 6 flags placed on top of mounds/ridges and/or "tucked" into a side of green it wasn't pleasant. I like challenges/design the course provides and will reluctantly recommend....however it's not worth over $30....at any time. Beverages are ridiculously overpriced as well for the caliber of course. Practice putting green is stupid and they should at least consider building a new one representative of the course greens.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 36
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
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