Settler's Hill Golf Course

Course is a disaster and they should be embarrassed for what they charge to play it.

Lived in the area for over 25 years and this was our go to course due to value, layout and conditions. Moved away about 4 years ago and heard they had put several million dollars into the course. Looked forward to seeing the improvements. Not sure how you spend millions and actually make a course worse than it was. Bring a cordless drill in your bag for the tee boxes. They were as hard as a rock. Literally took several minutes for the 4 some to find a spot soft enough to get a tee into. Fairways are supposed to have green grass on them correct? Someone needs to the course superintendent that. Greens, horrible. Do NOT waste $71 on this pasture.

Over a 5 hour round and it was obvious they have no irrigation because the grass was all yellow and the ground was so hard it was a struggle to get a tee in the ground.....

What a great layout, but conditions are ridiculously bad. I am trying to figure out what they are going for as the course is like playing on concrete. You just miss the fairway and the ball is gone. The greens have hundreds of ball marks and damage everywhere. If this course was maintained it may be the best in the area.

Course has a wonderful lay out with some challenging fairways and fast greens . Course has many brown patches but it is September . Staff was wonderful .

Absolutely terrible experience. Course was absurdly absurdly backed up, got through 4 holes in 2 hours. Course was in bad shape. Insanely overpriced too

The entire course, tee boxes, fairways, greens and rough are in poor shape. It’s as if they have no water to use on the course. Rough is very spotty with large bare spots. Greens are extremely firm with a vast amount of ball marks. Fairways are just ok but very firm and little thatch. Better bring a hammer to put your T’s in the ground on the t boxes. One good thing are the trap conditions. They were raked and the sane was good.

I would avoid playing this course until the conditions improve dramatically.

Played twilight rates with cart on Labor Day.

-On course concession stand was closed.

-Saw the drink cart leave the course at 2pm, never appeared again.

-A significant number of the range balls were cracked or full broken.

-Tee boxes, fairways, and greens were incredibly hard. Almost broke multiple plastic tees just trying to place it in the ground and had to try multiple spots to find any soft ground.

-Expect to play shots at least 20 yards short to account for cart path-like bounces on the fairways and greens.

-Tee boxes , fairways, and greens in very rough shape (see photos).

-Almost every single hole was a straight-shot. Very little variety.

-Friendly staff.

I’ve played Settler’s Hill quite a bit in the past and never seen the course in this bad of shape. The tee boxes and greens were pretty terrible on a lot of holes. I noticed pin placements based on cutouts were in the same general area which doesn’t help. There’s comparable courses in the area that are in better condition.

Settlers has a terrific layout but shame on the golfers who play this course and do not fix their ball-marks or sand their divots. Some of the visit views are great. After three years, the fairways are still thinly covered and could use a good aeration and over seeding.

Good challenge for all levels of play.

Settlers Hill is a fun golf course. The tee boxes and greens are a little on the used side but overall the course is in great condition. Bring some water, unless you went in the clubhouse, things are scarce. There aren’t any ball washers on the tee boxes. I will definitely play here again.

Bring your A game as there is elevation all over this course

Positives: really fun layout with lots of hills, elevation changes and water.

Cons: this is my second time playing here and the course was in really really bad shape. To the point of not being able to physically put a Tee into the tee box. Greens were also rough.

Overall a nice course we previously played early in the season has really been hurt by such poor conditions. For the price ($70) there are plenty of better options.

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