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Ironclad Golf and Beer Garden
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About
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 | 398 | 482 | 179 | 378 | 385 | 487 | 193 | 491 | 152 | 3145 | 446 | 159 | 455 | 482 | 156 | 333 | 390 | 180 | 398 | 2999 | 6144 |
| Blue M: 69.5/123 W: 74.5/133 | 364 | 450 | 164 | 364 | 379 | 455 | 172 | 467 | 143 | 2958 | 434 | 149 | 431 | 470 | 155 | 319 | 376 | 166 | 388 | 2888 | 5846 |
| Gold M: 65.7/114 W: 70.3/124 | 329 | 437 | 116 | 293 | 309 | 406 | 156 | 418 | 130 | 2594 | 376 | 136 | 372 | 398 | 144 | 264 | 311 | 151 | 342 | 2494 | 5088 |
| Green M: 63.3/109 W: 66.6/113 | 234 | 372 | 86 | 285 | 300 | 380 | 113 | 349 | 83 | 2202 | 369 | 122 | 332 | 386 | 120 | 256 | 276 | 132 | 289 | 2282 | 4484 |
| Red W: 63.6/102 | 234 | 321 | 66 | 240 | 244 | 320 | 113 | 349 | 83 | 1970 | 313 | 122 | 281 | 338 | 120 | 256 | 241 | 87 | 251 | 2009 | 3979 |
| Handicap | 3 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 4 | |||
| Par | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 71 |
| Handicap (W) | 5 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 8 |
Course Details
Rentals/Services
Practice/Instruction
Policies
Food & Beverage
Grill, RestaurantAvailable Facilities
ClubhouseAvailable Activities
Swimming, Billiards
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Photo submitted by Braydenkb12 on 08/14/2025
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Photo submitted by Braydenkb12 on 08/14/2025
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Photo submitted by kstelling on 06/19/2023
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Photo submitted by safaridave on 09/08/2022
Great Value
For the price ironclad beats any municipal at the same price. arccos users need to know the 9’s are flipped and your map will think #1 is #10. Easy enough to fix in the app and then arccos worked flawlessly.
Good Vibes and Loads of Potential
Been playing this course periodically over the last year or so. Each time I come here the staff is impeccable, food at Shaka Taco is phenomenal and the course gets better and better. Still some temporary greens on some holes and a few tee boxes aren’t the flattest but you can see that they’re addressing these issues. Can’t wait to see this become the best course in the tri-county area.
Help
Unsure what has happened to the greens? There were 3 temporary greens and the grass was quite long making putting irrelevant. The member golfer u was playing with states there was “talk of shutting down 9 holes.” This might help in getting the greens back. If the greens are Bermuda grass there really is not a good excuse as to what happened. Most golf course superintendents would be let go after this. It is disappointing because in May of this year the greens were good and trending in the right direction. Great staff and good layout. For the condition of the course I do believe they should have charged much less for a round. Good luck, hopefully you all can get the greens back before fall.
Fairways>Greens
Like the work being put into fairways now finish up and fix the greens, sucks to have good shot onto the poorest of greens
25Years since I last played here
I had fond memories of playing Willow Run in the early 2000’s. Since those days the course and my golf game have both declined!
The course layout is still challenging. However, the facilities are in need of upgrading. To start things off the steps leading to the pro shop were in poor condition with hand railings being very suspect.
Cart paths were in very rough condition and tree branches were overhanging and hitting the golf carts.
I do want to state that the greens and fairways were in good shape and I was quickly reminded of some very challenging holes.
I hope to play here again next year and hope to see some improvement in the source and my game!
First Time
Great day. Driving range is right as you check in and a easy time to warm up. A bit hot but let's face it the course cant dial back the heat. Water stops hole 7. Plenty of shade to be found. Fairways nicely maintained. Greens decent. Great to stop by the drink shack after hole 9.
Greens are getting much needed TLC
I played the best game I've ever played in my life!
The greens are rough, but they are currently working on them. I don't fault them when they are fixing a problem currently. Definitely worth coming out and playing!
Greens are in terrible shape, online says all 18 holes are open, only the front nine are open. They should be very discounted right now for the shape the course is in
Horrible Greens
This is a nice course with good amenities but the greens were horrible. Literally watched my ball hop across the green when I putted due to its poor condition. 1 hole didn’t even have a green, there was a hole with a flag it in the middle of the fairway.
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