Royal Manchester Golf Links

Very nice course for a very affordable price! Needs a tee box between the whites (6300yds) and blues 6900yds

Greens very hard. But excellent condition. Speed not excessively fast. , but don't get in situations with downhill putts. Fairways gorgeous and generous. Not a long course. Also not a course for risk-taking off tees. Hitting at the 150 markers works well. One exception was No. 14, where you want to keep well right of the marker because typography of hole takes balls hard left once they start bouncing and rolling. Definitely wear hat and sun protection. There is no shade on this true links course.

Happened to get paired with one of the teaching pros. Between him and the course layout and upkeep it was a very enjoyable round. The course rewards accurate drives and good putting.

Even though it was not my first time to play, it had been a year & a half, it brought back fond memorries of past rounds. First time playing, I had birdies on
6 & 13 so naturally I fell in love with the track. It is a
course that you must think your way around & definately keep it in the middle if possible. I found the sand traps to be unforgiving due to the hard surface underneath & difficult to get under the ball.
Cost me several strokes in scoring. All told, it was
a very nice experience.

Royal Manchester is a fantastic golf course!

Be careful of the fast putting greens, yet putt very smooth and fair. The greens can be difficult to hold as they as hard.

The fairways are cut very short and are excellent. If you're not real familiar with the course it may be difficult to know where to hit the ball on dog legs and other blind shots.

Like all links course don't hit offline line or you will find very thick rough. The sand traps are the best I've played.

The two water holes are number 9 (par 5) and 18(par 4). Number 18 is a great finishing holes for aesthetics.

There are many water stops on the course for those who like to stay hydrated.

Did see a wild turkey(by himself for some reason)) on the course (number 17).

I'd come back here at any time.

Awesome track great greens tryeand fast. Be nice if folks could fix their ball marks

This was my first experience with Royal Manchester and I was amazed at the quality of the course and the condition and speed of the green. I did not have a tee time, but arrived and they paired me up right away. The driving range was excellent as was the practice putting greens. I live near the Poconos and am visiting the area with my wife at the Quilting expo in Hershey, but would drive here to play this course again with friends. If you are in the Hershey area...THIS IS A MUST PLAY!

Course was in excellent condition, must drive the ball in the fairway!

Links-style course is a welcome change of pace on local scene. Good variety of holes, though generally short and plays primarily to the right. Many blind shots so need FREE course maps and better signage. Electric cart ran out of power on the back nine.

Great course, beautiful and in great shape. Staff attentive and friendly, one of my favorite courses in the area now.

This is one of the best public courses I have played in quite some time. Conditions were excellent at all points - tees, fairways, greens. Greens are fast, just the way they should be. This is a great value for afternoon play. We were in York on business on July 9 and came a day early to try it out. We were so impressed that as soon as business was done on the 9th, we booked another tee time. You need to go to a private country club to beat a course like this.

great course but at 8:00 AM Monfay morning I would have thought I was playing at 12:00 noon on a Saturday. Slowest round I played all year, which ruined my course experience.

Very tough course greens we're prefect fast and very challenging pin placement. Wouldn't change a thing. Will be back to take on the challenge again and now I know where to hit and go over mounds.

I played Royal Manchester on a hot dry day. There hadn't been much rain, and the course was very fast overall. The greens were the best I have played in many years and putted/chipped quite true. I like them fast, and was able to make some putts. You need to putt well here as the greens are also large. All irons ran out so you should run them up whenever possible, and the course has few false fronts - most had a flat apron where you could land approaches. The course is also pretty short, at least from the whites. Even hitting mostly three woods in, I was still hitting no more than 8 irons to the par fours. All the 5's were reachable, although there was a lot of risk/reward associated with going for them and I mostly layed up. Shotmakers course with large and very firm greens. Very enjoyable staff met me at my car, and was overall quite organized. BBQ grill going outside at the turn. Great day of golf!

Live in Baltimore . Well worth the trip. Greens make the course. Very true and fast.

Great course, but the greens were super fast. The course wasn't too long, but it challenged you with tight fairways and high fescue.

This course is first-class the people are very professional and very friendly the course conditions are excellent I think this might be the best course in York Co.

The course and fescue are great and a challenge, the greens are so hard that landing short of the green and rolling on was the only way to have a birdie put

The course in great shape as usual. The greens were ridicuously fast. Great course , great value

Royal Manchester was a very different/interesting course, which I sought-out because I wanted to see something new/different. Definitely not a tree-lined traditional course. Only blemishes in the "look" were the smoke-spewing industrial towers (not presented in any on-line pictures) in the background, including a view of Three Mile Island. I wish I had played better -- I struggled with my own game rather than the course -- because I think the course could have been "had" with a good round. Followed the advice to play "up" a set of tees since it was my first time. Good sight lines off the tees marked by "barber poles" even on "blind holes". Greens were the course's main defense; freshly cut AND rolled. Fairways felt "hard" and seem still to be growing in. Bunkers ... eh, still need some work as they're light on sand and have "wrapping" peeking through at points. The course had not been watered the night before so the irrigation was on during a number of holes I played -- but that was because the friendly staff had asked me if I'd mind (which I did not). Staff was friendly and wanted to know what I thought of the course. I'd definitely return, and hope that I have my game in order to take advantage of a fun layout. I did not use either the driving range or short game area, but both looked up to Raspberry Trail standards. I did not use the food/beverage service inside.