Settler's Hill GC
A view of a green protected by a bunker at Settler's Hill Golf Course
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3.0
639 Reviews (639)
5 Stars
111
4 Stars
213
3 Stars
148
2 Stars
97
1 Stars
70
Conditions
2.5
Value
3.0
Layout
3.8
Friendliness
4.0
Pace
3.3
Amenities
2.6
51.8%
Recommend this course
402 out of 639 reviews
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2.8
4 Reviews (4)
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1
Conditions
2.5
Value
2.5
Layout
3.3
Pace
2.8
Amenities
2.3
StaffFriendliness
3.3
50.0%
Recommend this course
2 out of 4 reviews
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2.8
72 Reviews (72)
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Conditions
2.2
Value
2.7
Layout
3.7
Pace
3.0
Amenities
2.7
StaffFriendliness
3.9
44.4%
Recommend this course
32 out of 72 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

3.0
639 Reviews (639)

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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Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
2.0
Previously Played

Not the best time i’ve had

Me and my two friends played on the course today... as on the day before I was checking the availability to see if I could walk in and play 18 as there was very little people there or even cars in the parking lot alone. Asked if there was any openings and got denied. So today me and my friends walk in to play 18 and got accepted in this time, i mean im just saying the friendliness of the staff the past couple of days has been really poor and I golf at this course to at least a few times a year. But the pace of play today was entirely too slow, as we hit the four hour mark on hole 13. The greens don’t really seem like they been taken care of as of late as the ball bounces more than it rolls, and the fairways were still soaked and marshy from the rain days before, the tee boxes have so many divots where it’s almost impossible now to tee off without having your ball or feet in some weird position or area. Feel like they really let the place go, and wasn’t exactly a fair value for our money for sure.

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Beginner
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Cold weather
Used cart

Unique, Challenging, Fun.

great experience. challenging course. A rough way to start 2018.

Course layout was very unique, and extremely challenging.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Outstanding course finally got some warm weather pin placements were a bit unreasonable but too bad so sad it was great to be out there

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
2.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Not good for the money

No water on course

The course was not in the best condition

Greens and tee boxes were sub par at best

This course is not very good nice compared to what is around

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Used cart

Very Cool Layout

The course is either on or next to a retired landfill, so there were tons of cool elevation changes from teebox to green, both way uphill and downhill and almost on every hole.

Conditions were just OK, it appears it doesn't drain very well and was cart path only (whatever, still rode on the grass because it wasn't bad enough to warrant a cart path only). The elevation changes are very intense and would definitely recommend for that aspect.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Great, fun course

Fantastic course, a lot of fun to play. Very reasonable price.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Watch out for holes 10 & 11

Greens were in great shape. The elevated tees in the par 3’s are hard to judge proper club selection with wind. Holes 10 and 11 make it mandatory that you place your drive right over the water on 10 and left toward the hill on 11; otherwise, it is very hard to get on the greens in prox.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Should have been told

Given 3 days before the course got 5 inches of rain but it never drains well in the first place and I should have been told before hand that 7 of 18 holes were cart path only. Very frustrating as it slowed pace of play to a standstill and I would have gone elsewhere to a course that drains better.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

Fun Course

It’s a great course with a lot of elevation changes.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 51
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Good news bad news

Fairly slow round due to a slow group in front of us. Good news is the ranger was out but the bad news is he decided to tell every group to pick up the pace instead of the guilty group. He upset multiple groups instead of the one group causing the delay. Kind of a funky layout but some cool holes mixed in.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Poor
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 7
Handicap Don't know
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Average at best

First time at course with an afternoon tee time. Thought there had been a lot of rain because the fairways were so soggy in spots. Was told that they had turned on the sprinklers that morning. Very few amenities compared to other courses with comparable pricing.

The course could be challenging with the layout but because of the conditions it was frustrating.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 8
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Poor
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser

Beautiful course, terrible treatment

Best use of a landfill you can imagine, we'll kept, lots of elevation changes, tough greens, hilly and fast. Sadly, my round was ruined by the treatment we received from course rangers. We were stopped and " scolded" by the ranger leaving the 13th green. He stated that my group was backing up the course, ruining others rounds by playing playing slow and poorly and we needed to pick up the pace because we were on pace for a " 5 hour round". He then proceeded to " chaperone " us for the remainder of the round, parking off the fairway in view of every tee-shot and following us down the fairway, watching us putt out. We walked off the 18th green at 4:04 from our tee-time and I have to say I've never been so harassed or made to feel so unwanted on a course in all my rounds. While I did like the course, I'll never go back, I'll choose to spend my money elsewhere

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
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Commented on 03/10/2018

4 hour plus round even though you were sped up. You do play slow. I am glad he kept after you.

Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Moved along just fine. A nice test of golf. You'll hit a lot of different clubs here. Lower areas tend to be a little wet, even after no rain...and settling issues around the course and on cart paths is evident--likely since it's actually on a landfill. Enjoyable day all the way around. I recommend this golf course. Really had no interaction with staff and had to leave right after the round, so can't really comment on off-course amenities or staff friendliness...but couldn't write the review without rating them. I chose to give them 5.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Poor
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Average link style course

No water coolers on the course, greens and tee boxes need to be improved. Bunkers are in bad condition and some of the fairways are pretty horrible. Played here twice, dont think I'll play here again .

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Excitement from every tee box

The course isn't the greatest in condition, but what it lacks in plush carpeting, it makes up for in the uniqueness of the layout. No two holes are the same, and you get a plethora of different looks from tee boxes. The first hole is a gold mine of lost balls if you you're willing to sniff around. Trust me, I haven't paid for a ball since 'nam. The greens are quite challenging, with many hidden idulations. "Sand" in the bunkers could use replacing (hint hint settlers hill) but overall a very fun course for the money you pay. All the par three's have a decent amount of elevation change, and the par 5's make you use your noodle, and I don't mean the golf ball brand. Recommend this course all day everyday.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Greens are slow

I play this course often. Overall, the course is in great shape. However, the greens are extremely slow. Be aware that there is no practice range and the practice putting green is small. Also, there is no half-way house. These are the only complaints I have, but not enough that would prevent me from playing the course again.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 16
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Better than I remeber

I played here about 6-7 years ago and remembering that I liked it. The reviews the last couple years have not been kind so I stayed away. Great deal on GN so we tried it. It was better than I remeber. It's has some rough and beat up areas, but all in all I'd go back in a heartbeat.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 71
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 78
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Course was nice

Although the weather was cold, wet, and windy for a August day we enjoyed the day. Course is good mix of holes with some more challenging then others not long. No real trouble to get into. Greens were in very nice shape very soft and held well. Patrons didn't fix ball marks as well as they could have. Amenities were pretty few. Beverage cart was around several times, but selection very limited. Inside very limited food and beverages.

Pace of play was good, but ranger talked to us about catching up because we were 1/2 hole behind??? No one was waiting behind us and we were on pace. Did pick it up and then we had to wait???

All in all an OK experience. Good value for price paid. Would probably play again at the price.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Fairly Easy
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