Pros:
I'm beyond happy to say - I'm now revising my course review, because this is now a new and very, very much improved and redesigned course definitely worth the visit.
First off, thank you so much to the York County Disc Club for adopting this course. Passion and labor involved is obvious to those of us aware of how much work is involved with bringing a course into the world.
At first glance, it just appears as though this course has always been here. This is something i point out, because that is usually my first indication of a very well thought out and designed course. There aren't any obvious stumps, or evidence of course-carving, and forcing a hole to exist. The land and objects were carefully observed, and the designers allowed the land to present the fairways to them, rather than forcing a hole where they thought one should be.
Planted along the Susquehanna River, This course treats you to beautiful views. Take a moment while playing and just take it all in.
Bathrooms, bathrooms everywhere! Suffice it to say, there are multiple port-a-john's on the course, and it would be a short walk to find one, which is good news for the lady golfers, and keeps the boys from peeing in the woods, or off the tees. (Don't act like you haven't)
On the day that i played, the course was well manicured with very little to no undergrowth. For the exception of a few holes, there shouldn't be too many issues of crawling into a bush and awkwardly throwing from a thicket. Even an off trajectory shot is offers redemption, rather than punishment.
Level and turfed teeboxes for all 18 holes. The effort for solid footwork on each hole is obvious.
The tee signs are extravagant! The normal hole information is there (map. distance. par.) but it also displays elevation. And the best part - is if you cant see the basket - there is a QR code you can use on your phone to take you to a video of a drone fly-by video showing you in first person view the hole from tee to basket.
Cons:
I'm certain this can be revised in the future since the course was just installed at the time of this review.
If it's your first visit, nothing in the parking lot tells you exactly where hole #1 is. You'll see baskets, and tees - and rely on your deductive skills to zero in on where the first hole is. (pssst - its by the pavilion)
Benches don't effect play, but with more courses offering these amenities, the lack of a place to sit down at each hole, especially in a crowded tournament waiting for the next hole to clear, must be considered in today's state of disc golf.
Only one hole in particular comes to mind where two tees are close to each other. Again, this may be an issue in a tournament where groups are chatting and shuffling through bags while others are focused and trying to tee off.
Lack of a bridge on hole 10. You must rock-hop or get your feet wet. There are creative ways to cross, but as it stands (May 2019), there just isn't a practical way that makes sense other than just getting down into the creek bed and doing it. All alternative routes take longer, require you to walk on a road, or go entirely out of your way and backtrack.
All of the tees are on elevated platforms. Lots of effort were put into their construction, but i found myself not giving 100% on my throws in fear of falling or stepping down off the front of them...which i did, twice in the early holes.
Hole 12's tee sign (as of May 2019) displayed two positions, one short, one long. I didn't check the drone video - but i shot for long - only to find out two strokes later that long didn't exist yet.
Hole 18 is very well designed and exciting to shape a throw, but by the way the water run-off is designed in conjunction with the park road, depending on the weather on any given day, you are truly playing in a muddy mess.
Other Thoughts:
Kudo's to the York County Disc Club once again. With their original success with Sam S Lewis park, and now Klines Run - the club has proven right out of the gate that they are more than capable of thoughtfully approaching land owners, pitching a course appropriately and professionally, and planting a course worthy of a PDGA Worlds event. I am not a member of the club or known them personally, but with this proven track record and success - i aim to become one.