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Settler's Hill Golf Course
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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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 71 | 6487 yards | 71.5 | 129 |
| White | 71 | 6037 yards | 69.5 | 124 |
| White (W) | 71 | 6037 yards | 75.3 | 133 |
| Yellow | 71 | 5527 yards | 67.2 | 119 |
| Yellow (W) | 71 | 5527 yards | 72.5 | 127 |
| Red | 71 | 4702 yards | 63.5 | 109 |
| Red (W) | 71 | 4702 yards | 67.9 | 117 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 71.5/129 W: 77.5/139 | 350 | 401 | 460 | 130 | 344 | 441 | 160 | 548 | 344 | 3178 | 313 | 349 | 153 | 390 | 535 | 396 | 570 | 439 | 164 | 3309 | 6487 |
| White M: 69.5/124 W: 75.3/133 | 339 | 359 | 413 | 118 | 332 | 420 | 146 | 487 | 334 | 2948 | 301 | 307 | 141 | 383 | 521 | 379 | 501 | 411 | 145 | 3089 | 6037 |
| Yellow M: 67.2/119 W: 72.5/127 | 313 | 347 | 360 | 110 | 303 | 402 | 130 | 449 | 304 | 2718 | 281 | 276 | 111 | 373 | 471 | 367 | 415 | 383 | 132 | 2809 | 5527 |
| Red M: 62.6/108 W: 66.8/115 | 288 | 271 | 312 | 72 | 265 | 377 | 90 | 396 | 261 | 2332 | 261 | 222 | 90 | 260 | 222 | 340 | 344 | 344 | 98 | 2181 | 4513 |
| Handicap | 14 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 71 |
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Reviewer Photos
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Fairway Photo submitted by mynerds on 09/03/2025
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Greens Photo submitted by mynerds on 09/03/2025
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Tee Box Photo submitted by mynerds on 09/03/2025
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Photo submitted by Freemangolfs on 07/21/2024
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Golf is Happiness Photo submitted by Jeff4899376 on 07/25/2019
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11th, looking back from the green Photo submitted by jayp424 on 06/15/2018
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6th hole from tee shot landing area Photo submitted by jayp424 on 06/15/2018
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16th - Downhill par 3 Photo submitted by jayp424 on 06/15/2018
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12th tee shot Photo submitted by jayp424 on 06/15/2018
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15th green Photo submitted by jayp424 on 06/15/2018
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Bern that runs in front of 6th green Photo submitted by jayp424 on 06/15/2018
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Typical fairway Photo submitted by Morgan2861 on 09/14/2016
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Typical bunker Photo submitted by Morgan2861 on 09/14/2016
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Typical tee box Photo submitted by Morgan2861 on 09/14/2016
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Typical fairway Photo submitted by Morgan2861 on 09/14/2016
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Typical fairway Photo submitted by Morgan2861 on 09/14/2016
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Typical pin/cup and green condition Photo submitted by Morgan2861 on 09/14/2016
The mood was set from the start
They have no concept of spacing out tee times. When we arrived we were 20 mins early, 4:03 start time. Rolled up to the starter at 4:05 and he complained that we were late. He then let two walk ups tee off in front of us behind a foursome that had on experienced golfers in their group. On average we waited about 15 minutes in between each hole. I ended up playing number 8 twice cause i did not want to wait anymore.
Not the best twilight golf experience.
Worth the Challenge
Reserved today’s game thru GolfNow.com and got excellent value for the great condition of the golf course. The staff were very professional and friendly with some encouraging words before tee off. Not too many golfers playing today probably due to the hot and humid condition which favored the usual slow play of our group. I appreciate the rangers not being around the fairways to urge our group for faster play, hence we only have the challenges of the course to deal with. We had fun despite the mixed results of our games. We’ll be back to play this course again.
Better than expected
Haven’t played this course for a long time and just relied on recent reviews to help decide to play this course. Read mixed reviews but decided to go out and visit the course again after a few years since last played the course. Found staff very friendly and enjoyed conversation with the starter while waiting for our tee time. Course was well maintained and challenging. Pace was good, possible rain forecast helped to have a fewer golfers turnout. Booking thru GolfNow gave us a real good value for what we paid. We will surely be back.
A little more difficult than your normal northern Illinois courses. Good round when u find a hot deal. They need a few signs for next hole location. Fairways in good shape, greens nice besides players not repairing divets.
Staff
Ranger on hole 9 asked us to pick- up our pace
because we were 1 1/2 holes behind 3 some
in front of us. We were at 1 hour and 45 minutes
mid way thru 9. 4 some usual don’t keep up with
3 some
Rough Shape
Course was in rough shape. Disappointed. I think it was in poor enough shape to warrant closing it for the day while nature took its course to dry it out. Standing water everywhere. Large chunks out of many greens. A few greens just had dirt covering old hole locations...no grass? Certainly won't go back...
Good Value
Great location giving a quiet and remote feel. Friendly staff. Decent course. Slow pace of play.
Great Value with challenging terrain
Course was in good shape, winds of 20 mph plus gusts added to the challenges. This course is laid out well, shots need to be placed well on a lot of holes but its a very fair course to play. Staff is really great and enhance the round
Stormy
Had to bail out after 14 holes due to lightning in the area. All in all, the recent reviews are correct about the state of conditioning being spotty, especially the greens. Yet this is an interesting layout with challenging green undulations and some tricky par 5's. Should be a 4 star course but current conditioning held it back.
A good test of golf
Played the day after a very heavy storm had hit the area, so the fairways were holding a lot of water, which meant carts only on the path. Played the course from the blue tees and given the humid conditions and wet fairways it played all its length and then some. What I particularly like about this course are the variations of holes and the elevation changes which makes for a very enjoyable round. One particular feature of this course are the par 5's, all of which are very challenging off the blue tees.
Interesting course
Love the idea of taking a garbage dump and making a beautiful golf course. Love the Par 3’s. Very friendly workers.
Greens are terrible
Worst greens I have played all year. Bumpy, slow and no pace whatsoever. Pace of play was bad as usual. Don't spend your money here.
Course conditions
Course needs some updating. The course is tired and I need some TLC. You can hurt your back on the golf cart paths
Destination Kohler - Champions' Trail Golf Package
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