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Ironclad Golf and Beer Garden
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Ironclad Golf and Beer Garden (formerly known as Belvedere Country Club) in Hampstead begins along the Intracoastal Waterway and then moves inland towards the clubhouse. The back nine is routed through tall forests that provide a home to grey heron and osprey. The golf course forms a large figure eight, which means you won't find any parallel fairways, but you will also be faced with wind whipping in every direction. The unique layout consists of six par 3s, seven par 4s, and five par 5s that all place a heavier emphasis on accuracy than distance. Many of the greens are elevated and the fairways are lined with trees. The par 3s are some of the most demanding holes due to their small, narrow greens. They are the toughest greens to hit in regulation but luckily if your placement isn't perfect there are still opportunities to save your score.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 71 | 6144 yards | 70.9 | 126 |
| Blue | 71 | 5846 yards | 69.5 | 123 |
| Gold | 71 | 5088 yards | 65.7 | 114 |
| Gold (W) | 71 | 5088 yards | 70.3 | 124 |
| Green (W) | 71 | 4482 yards | 66.6 | 113 |
| Green | 71 | 4482 yards | 63.3 | 109 |
| Red (W) | 71 | 4036 yards | 63.6 | 102 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 70.9/126 | 444 | 168 | 492 | 506 | 166 | 334 | 392 | 205 | 448 | 3155 | 401 | 485 | 190 | 382 | 425 | 470 | 195 | 491 | 159 | 3198 | 6353 |
| Blue M: 69.5/123 W: 74.5/133 | 438 | 155 | 458 | 493 | 155 | 324 | 342 | 180 | 425 | 2970 | 357 | 450 | 162 | 365 | 410 | 430 | 165 | 467 | 148 | 2954 | 5924 |
| White M: 65.7/114 W: 70.3/124 | 403 | 134 | 440 | 410 | 146 | 317 | 272 | 152 | 380 | 2654 | 328 | 438 | 118 | 293 | 350 | 390 | 151 | 418 | 132 | 2618 | 5272 |
| Red M: 63.3/109 W: 66.6/113 | 382 | 124 | 345 | 400 | 120 | 268 | 228 | 132 | 294 | 2293 | 235 | 376 | 90 | 277 | 345 | 352 | 115 | 349 | 90 | 2229 | 4522 |
| Handicap | 9 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 12 | |||
| Par | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 71 |
| Handicap (W) | 3 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 4 | 16 |
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Conditions need to improve
Iron Clad can be a fun, challenging course.
However, the course was not in good condition yesterday. They are working on the putting greens but have not been able to get them in acceptable conditions yet…hopefully improvement will be made this year.
They are also beginning to put in piping for irrigating the fairways…looking forward to improving the grass in the fairways.
Course conditions
Course was in poor shape. A lot of weeds in the fairway, terrible conditions on many greens and tee boxes
Looks like they are spending money in the beer garden but not the golf course.
Spectacular!!
I’m really happy with this course. It is difficult, but fun. It is not in the best shape compared to some courses you may have played, but they are working on it twice as hard and it will be nothing short of phenomenal in a few short years.
Improving course
Noticeable effort being put into this course, greens still need some more love and time but much improved within the last year. Overall great value for the money and a lot of potential that management seems to be capitalizing on.
Like course layout
Played here many times over the years, always liked layout! Great course to hit the ball, greens are mostly in rough shape! Price to play with cart the best in the area! I like Ironclad for practice, with time they will improve conditions!
Good value, fun golf.
The playing conditions are improving as we move into the second week of April.
The grass is growing on the greens which help since the greens can slope markedly from back to front.
The fairways are also beginning to green-up.
Not worth price
Greens had crap growing everywhere and fairways were not good. Tee boxes were basically sand traps. It was $40 to play here and should not be more than $25.
Eh
Course was tired. Ground was hard enough to use as an airport
I’m not sure what the other reviewers are seeing.
This isn’t meant to tear them down as much as give an honest review so that golfers can understand what the course conditions are like. It’s not super expensive but it’s too much for what the shape is. The greens right now especially are covered in poa annua. The tee boxes and range aren’t in good shape. The fairways are very thinly covered in grass so mostly you are hitting approach shots off of sand. I realize it takes alot of time to restore a course but they are slowly raising the prices and there are some reviews on here making it out to be something it isn’t.
OK for the price
Course was fairly narrow. Little chance once you got off it. Tees need work. But still a bargain when considering the price.
Ironclad
Course was in good condition and not overly crowded on the day I played. The greens were super fast, which gave me problems, so watch out. For my money, this was well worth it.
I tried using the Golf Now app to load my scores, but it would not recognize Ironclad as a course, so that needs to be updated.
Super Great Idea and the place was incredible- golf course needs some love
This place has crazy awesome potential!! The Shaka taco is absolutely worth the trip and made the day better for sure. Super awesome spot to hang out and enjoy a day with no agenda. However- the golf needs so attention. Majority of the greens were covered in sand and mainly unplayable. With that thought- the 8th hole was AWESOME. If they can somehow make every hole as nice as the eighth- they’ll be in great shape. Pace of play was pretty horrific. No starter or anything to tell you where to go- but that’s not really the vibe here so I can’t necessarily be mad. Only got to play 14 holes in 4 hours (had to leave a little early due to a dinner reservation that said to be early for).
Overall fun place to go if you’re looking to grab a taco and hit a few balls- but not the best if you’re looking to get a nice round in.
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