Settler's Hill Golf Course

The course layout itself is challenging, scenic and fun to play. You have to pay attention.

A few things that would enhance the experience.

1. the entrance from the clubhouse to the first tee and range is like driving thru a construction site and it is well over 700 yards from the clubhouse to the first tee. Mud, gravel, lack of signage.

2. holes 1,9,10 and 18 converge in a big bowl and there is not a single tree, bush, umbrella or shelter structure to to protect golfers from rain, sun, lightning, etc. if needed. This area is muddy, unkept and not very appealing, as well as a lot of golf balls flying around that is dangerous.

2.5 No place to get eats or drinks at the first 9 hole turnaround. Come on guys, this is a no brainer to make money and to keep golfers hydrated, happy and not hungry.

3. The greens have some sort of fungus and black patches that are tough to putt on and the areas around the green are not kept up consistently.

4. A few of the holes need some yardage clues on the tee to know where the blind creek or pond is located off the tee. Don't make paying golfers guess where to it. Markers or notes on the tee will speed up play and improve the experience. A few blind tee shots as well could use a bell or better site lines to know if the group ahead is clear.

4. Having said all this, I loved the layout and it's fun to play. Starter Jim was helpful with a few tips, but hard to remember it all in learning about it a few minutes before.

5. The scorecard paper is not friendly to accept pencil writing. Difficult to see the marks with semi gloss paper.

Hope Kane County chiefs can budget some more money into this course as it has great bones.

The course has some fun and challenging holes. It’s rather unique, with its hilly terrain. Unfortunately, the course is quite beat up. The tee boxes and greens are rough. It needs some attention to return to former glory. The price is more than fair however.

Potentially a nice difficult course but needs work on the greens and organizing staff

Greens and tee boxes are the 2 most important things in golf I have golfed here as long as this has been there To me this course is ready for a new vision if don’t work on make it snow Hills The only time I play is if I don’t have to pay The staff were pretty good If these courses Represent Kane County Close them rebuild them Look at the reviews That’s why your 3 star should actually be 1.5 stars Kane county you need to play the courses and see what you Think

I played Sunday 8/4/2025 at the pace of a snail 🐌 . Which messed with my game. Also the new layout on the front 9 is awful. I don’t like it. I felt cramped. Honestly 2/5 stars is generous. The greens are hard dirt & not kept well & super fast. Just an honey personal experience review.

Layout is great. The terrain is varied which makes it a little technical. Being on a landfilll, there is some elevation at times and the when the weather has been dry for a while, the ball rolls and rolls.

Staff is very nice which feels like fresh air these days. Pace of play was terrible (3 hours for 9 holes 😳)… but there is a serious need for maintenance. This tee box on the 2nd par 3 is a disgrace…( staff will know what I am talking about)…

In the end, it’s a fun course which I will definitely play again.

I've been playing this course on and off since the mid-90's and I hate to say it, but it has never been in worse condition. It really took a dive since the redesign a few years ago. The tee boxes are beat-up and a few of the par-3 holes had little-to-no grass (looking at you #6). The greens were soft, but not receptive with thinning grass. Weeds and bare patches with pebbles can be found on the fairways and rough. To make it worse, the round was almost 6 hours while we waited on most shots. Their Management & Greenskeeping teams should be embarrassed about the overall condition. Sorry, but buyer beware.

Nice track. Greens and tees were beat to he!!. Should make MANDATORY ball repair tool. NOBODY FIXED THEIR BALL MARKS. Pathetic. Greens cut so close, you are about to lose them in the heat. Overall fun course, conditions were poor

The middle tee boxes were in bad condition. They should be moved more frequently to other better areas.

The course is in decent shape but some of the greens need to worked on. The staff is great and good bang for the buck but the ground is solid rock. I never broke tees planting in the ground for my tee shot and don’t get me started on the bounce of the ball. Some holes felt as if I was playing on actual concrete. We have had a lot of rain but this course needs to be flooded to soften it up.

Ive wanted to go here for a few years. Its hard to get any terrain, elevation or breathing room between holes in the Chicagoland golf scene. This course built on a massive landfill could be different...

But I constantly hear complaints that make up the majority of reviews. Slow play, horrible course conditions being most of the reports.

I played in a bout 4.5 hours on a sunny Friday which could've been better but not quite a huge problem. And, the teeboxed and greens were pretty beat up considering most of the rest of the course was beautiful.

So the issues are true, but I loved it anyways.

The course layout is awesome. Interesting holes unlike almost anything found in this area. Tons of elevation changes and nary a flat lie anywhere. Challenging but fair, and has tons of situations where you need to make choices.

All for a lower than average price. Can't give it top marks for the blatant issues, but I came away loving it in the end.

I've played this track for years. Finally played again after 5 years. The redesign is absolutely awful!! No. 5 makes no sense. Par 3 6th is one of the worst 3's ever. They removed the old signature par 3 16th hole for an awful new par 3. Driving range is a joke. Course isn't maintained very well. Tee boxes and greens worst I've ever seen. Weeds everywhere. Sad to see the decline. Wow!