Manchester CC is on the east side of Hartford, off I-384 at the Manchester/Main Street exit, then south a mile.

The golf course is a parkland layout with a few holes along the Globe Hollow Reservoir in a scenic setting carved out of old-growth, hardwood forest land. The fairway's landing zones are generally ample off the tee; there are numerous slight doglegs, a generous amount of sand bunkers, and generally small, raised green sites. It's a classic New England layout designed by a historic pedigree of architects, Tom Bendelow and Devereux Emmet, in the early 1900s, with a redesign by A. W. Tillinghast. There are three sets of tees overall, with the Blue tees at 6,339 yards, 70.6/128, course/slope ratings.