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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1
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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 7
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 25
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
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Previously Played

Fun track

Not the best conditions on the course…but for the price hard to complain. And lots of good roll this fall….has holes that are fun to play…I recommend a sunset round …one of the best views around! I’d definitely play again, staff is always great and accommodating.

Conditions Fair
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Fair
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Reviews 2
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Plays Once a week
3.0
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Interesting course..

Had interesting holes and was challenging. No half way house for drinks or food. Beverage cart sparse.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played

Green are the worst condition I’ve seen

They are really letting this place go. The greens are tore to shreds. Half mud half grass. The back nine the greens were punched but they never disclosed when booking. I wouldn’t be that mad if they actually took care of the greens otherwise. Atrocious

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Poor
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played

Settlers Golf Course

The layout of this golf course has made it one of my favorites in the Fox Valley area.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
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First Time Playing
Hot weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

So much potential

Fun course to play- just seems it opened too early after the renovations. everything is mowed, and trimmed well, but just needs some love and roots to grow.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played

At only $40 it was all right to play

The course (fairways and greens)has numerous ground under Repair areas that are not marked and quite a few that are.

The Rough has a lot of bare and tight lies due to not much grass.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
2.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Renovation reject

Course in Very poor condition. Dry, terrible tee boxes and some worn out greens. Signature hole now gone after renovation. What a stupid thing to do. No concession stand, didn't even look like they watered anything.. Used to love playing here but now what a major disappointment !!!

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Beginner
Plays Twice a year
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 37
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 25
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Vistas

Best (twilight) sunset round in the area by far, pace of play has always been good here for me, feels like you may be waiting on groups but I think it’s just the way the course is set up….always play in under 4 hrs….some really fun holes w elevation changes ….staff is always accommodating -highly recommend especially at the twilight rate.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

First Time Back After Remodel... What did they do?!?!

I have played Settler's Hill a lot prior to the remodel/redesign and I always knew what I was getting into as far as course conditions, pace of play, etc, etc. This being my first time back to see how the remodel/redesign went had me a little excited as I was hoping it would be an improvement. I was sadly mistaken. To begin with the pace of play. It was a Sunday afternoon and the course was pretty busy. There was a 3 some of newer golfers in front of my group and a twosome of new golfers in front of them! There was no ranger roaming the course to inform the newer golfers about pace of play and how they should pick up the pace. Next is the course conditions. Given that it hadn't rained in several days, there were a lot of places on the course where it was very soggy, even in higher elevated areas where you would think water would have drained well. The greens were badly beaten up from players not repairing their ball marks and every bunker we drove past had footprints littering them. Mind you there were racks available and nearby. Onto the redesign. Most of the holes remained the same. What was holes #2 is now hole 1, the downhill par 3 on the front nine was changed to a slight uphill par 3, the extreme downhill par 3 on the back was changed to a more level par 3, and the following par 5 tee boxes were elevated, and OG hole #1 is now 18. The worst part of the redesign is the layout to get from the clubhouse to the first tee and then from 18 green back to the clubhouse. You have to drive your cart all the around back by where original hole 2 to tee off, and on 18 drive all the way back through the parking lot to return the cart. If you were walking, its not ideal to start and end your round. The only real bright light of the day is that the cart girl was out and she was very active! She was driving around almost the entire round. This is great given that even after the remodel, they didn't have the sense to add water jugs around the course. Overall, I was disappointed in the remodel. For $65 on a Sunday, it was fine, but will not be a first choice in the future. Hopefully they make some additional improvements down the line, but I don't foresee that happening.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Good
Pace Poor
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Nothing Redeeming

Greens were in horrible condition. Lots of ground under repair throughout the course. No beverage cart and no easy way from the course to get to clubhouse for food or beverages. No starter so no control over when people teed off. I really didn't find anything redeeming about Settlers Hill

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Fair
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Poor
Friendliness Poor
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Handicap 5-9
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Horrible greens

Never coming back to this course. The greens are absolutely horrible. Aeration in August is a crime and they should shut this course down until it is respectable again.

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Previously Played

Nice course but can use some TLC

Needs better greens and tee boxes.

Not a bad course

Bring plenty of balls

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 53
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser

A little rough

We played Settlers for the second time this year and it was a little disappointing. The tee boxes were rock hard and would accept a plastic tee and the greens had been aerated not too long ago and were slow and bumpy. Also the range was closed. It's a unique course meandering through the dump, forest and grasslands. However I don't like the changes they made a couple of years ago - you now have to drive 500 yds to get to the first tee which used to be hole #2 and you finish up just as far from the clubhouse on what used to be hole #1. They shortened the tough par 5 fifth hole and made it an impossible par 4. They replaced the old downhill par 3 16th overlooking the sheriff's

compound with an uninteresting flat par 3.

The plan is to build a new clubhouse by the new first hole, but no one knows when that will happen. They used to have some nice online deals, but it's a little pricey now. We'll still probably play it once a year since it's nearby, but not more than that.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
1.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Worst course I have ever played

Not just a few ball marks on greens. They look like a hail storm hit em….tee boxes are just as bad & the mesh for newly planted grass is coming up all through the fairways. This course was completely renovated a few years ago and opened too early. Now is beyond repair

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Fair
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