Pros:
Manor Township is a nice multi-use park that provides a diverse range of challenges for a 9-hole course. Distances ranged from 175' to 414', with four holes 220' or shorter and two holes 380' or longer. Hole designs also varied nicely, with tunnels, open bombers, low ceilings, and the creek frequently in play (but see cons). Most of the course is flat but a couple of holes feature moderate elevation changes.
Yellow-banded baskets, each with a number plate, were easy to spot, mounted level, and caught pretty well. An arrow on each basket points the way to the next tee. Post-mounted tee signs include a colorful map, distance, and (generous) par. One tee and one basket per hole.
Tunnel holes beside and across the creek challenge accuracy (but see cons), and baskets set close to the creek require control on drives and approaches. I enjoyed hole #7, an uphill right-turning shot with a tree to miss on the left and trouble on the right. Hole 9 was unconventional but also fun, featuring a righty sidearm chip across the creek followed by a long approach through scattered trees.
Cons:
Even for a mixed-use park Manor Township has an unusually high number of safety hazards, with two particular examples standing out. Hole #3 is a 380' open bomber with a picnic table and walking path in the middle of the fairway and a baseball field in range of a poorly thrown drive. Hole #8 is a short, right-turning downhill through scattered trees with a busy picnic area just left of the fairway. Playing on a hot summer weekend I had to time my drive to avoid hitting children who were playing in the line of fire.
Risk of disc loss is fairly high. Hole #1 is a 173' toss across the creek, but overhanging branches on the far bank are eager to knock errant drives into the water. After missing the gap I spotted my putter in the creek a foot from the edge, but found no way to retrieve the disc without wading through an ocean of poison ivy. Bye-bye putter. Trimming the overhanging branches and controlling the poison ivy would make this a lovely starting hole.
Unimproved natural tees were frequently sloping and/or impeded by tree branches or encroaching rough. If you are going to pick a random patch of grass to tee from, why not choose a spot that is level and unobstructed? For example, on hole #4 the teeing area slopes sideways and is partly blocked by pine branches that hang below head height. During my round I considered the teeing areas to be general suggestions rather than specific locations.
Disc-eating rough is a factor on many holes. I mentioned poison ivy already, but gosh there sure was a lot so I shall mention it again. This course might be more enjoyable during the winter months after the rough has died back.
Walks between holes are generally short, but there is a fairly long hike past a parking lot between holes 7 and 8. It took me a little while to find the hole #9 tee, which is hidden behind shrubbery near the creek.
Other Thoughts:
Despite some nice course elements my round here was much less enjoyable than it should have been. Manor Township has the potential to be a very nice community course, but achieving that potential will require re-thinking a few holes for safety and playability, improving the tees, and committing to regular course maintenance.
Not really a con, but there was a weird disconnect between the tee sign and reality on hole #4. The sign shows a sharp and unrealistic dogleg left around a line of trees, but there is no mando requiring one to throw that line. When you step to the tee you will see a straight path through the trees to the basket.
Hole #6 is another odd one. A pretty 291' hole with the creek along the right side finishes with an overgrown tunnel to the basket that risks kicking OB in the creek or getting stuck in thick rough. Perhaps with some trimming this would be a reasonable line. I laid up short, chipped up to the basket, and then realized there is a back door if you just drive straight and land precisely at the opening. Meh.