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3.7
414 Reviews (414)
5 Stars
93
4 Stars
165
3 Stars
86
2 Stars
50
1 Stars
20
Conditions
3.1
Value
4.1
Layout
4.0
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
4.0
Amenities
4.0
80.7%
Recommend this course
333 out of 414 reviews
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3.6
42 Reviews (42)
5 Stars
12
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
6
1 Stars
4
Conditions
3.0
Value
3.9
Layout
3.8
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.3
76.2%
Recommend this course
32 out of 42 reviews
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3.6
80 Reviews (80)
5 Stars
21
4 Stars
29
3 Stars
12
2 Stars
12
1 Stars
6
Conditions
3.0
Value
4.0
Layout
3.8
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.1
StaffFriendliness
4.5
76.2%
Recommend this course
61 out of 80 reviews
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About

Holes 18
Type Semi-Private
Par 71
Length 6144 yards
Slope 126
Rating 70.9

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.

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Course Details

Year Built 1970
Golf Season Year round
Architect Russell T. Burney (1970)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
Pull-carts No
Caddies No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Golf School/Academy Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Pitching/Chipping Area Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Walking Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Grill, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

Available Activities

Swimming, Billiards
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3.7
414 Reviews (414)
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Reviews 17
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played

Work In Progress

Putting a lot of work into course. Getting better every time I play there.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Advanced
Plays Once every three months
1.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Your course is in a sad state of disrepair

Your Golf course is in a sad state of disrepair. You have 2 Greens that are closed(you should inform players Prior to paying) and several others that should have been. Your Tees are unplayable, your Fairways not much better. Perhaps you should close the course and just focus on your beer garden, as this is clearly where you are spending your money. I would ask for a full refund, but we both know that’s not happening.

Michael Brady

Conditions Poor
Value Poor
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once every three months
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 29
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

6-7th time since it's been ironclad

The course is always improving. They now have 2 holes with temp greens and fresh sod around some of the more drop off greens to help balls stay up a little. Each time I go it gets better. It is a beginner popular place. Little beer shack with 4 or 5 taps, great restaurant with outside area for live music, and a pickles all court. The place stays busy for sure.

On the pace side it's okay. Like I said lots of new golfers go to Ironclad because it's laid back and it's good for the price. So expect maybe 2 or 3 bottleneck spots on the longer holes and esp 9-10.

They do have a ranger now that spoke to a group of four that were learning and did take a while only because it's golf and we all suck at it. That was on 9 and seemed a pleasant interaction and they stopped for food anyways.

I put the layout at 3 because there are some close holes and tee boxes near greens but the design itself is nice.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Average
Friendliness Good
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 2
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Tee boxes are like semi rough

Cheap round, good tacos, but they need to mow the tee boxes for the weekends - many had grass so tall it was sprouting seeds.

Two synthetic turf greens remain from last year, while most other greens have improved noticeably. Fairways are much better than last year after the new irrigation. Another 2 years and course will be 4 stars instead of 3. Will need better tee time management/marshals to then get to 5 for the area.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
1.0
First Time Playing

Paid for 18, played 9

Course was in rough shape many greens were temporary, astrturf the size of an area rug. One hole had construction going on and they didn’t stop when we were hitting our approach. All and all wouldn’t go back

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 8
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0

Ironclad

Course is being restored and getting better each year.

Played On
Reviews 10
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Great people and place

I love playing at Ironclad. Fun course with a great atmosphere. Their partnership with Shaka Taco has made them a local hit. This is what all golf courses should try to be like.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 60
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 31
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 60
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Course conditions improving

My wife and I enjoy the layout, food and weekly entertainment and events

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 67
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Still making improvements

I have played this course several times and plan on returning often. They are getting close to finishing the improvements on the driving range and also throughout the course.

Most of the greens are much improved from last year and the fairways are also looking better. The irrigation system that was installed last year should really help this summer.

Still using a few temporary greens and a few others have spots that need some additional TLC.

BONUS: good cold micro brew after the round!

Overall a good layout and a good place to play.

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Perfect weather
Used cart

Improving

Ironclad is a good value,

Having said that, they are making headway to making the course better. There are still a couple of temporary greens and the last few times I’ve played, the driving range was not open, so I had to play without a proper warmup. They are working on it and hopefully will be open soon.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 2
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 4
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 67
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Top 1000 Contributor
Previously Played

Still Updating

The grass is starting to grow in the fairways and workers are continuing to fill in areas where irrigation lines were installed last year.

The greens are improving as well, even though there are a few temporary greens being used.

If you have not played Iron Clad in a while you will be surprised at all the improvements including work on the driving range as well as cleaning up many areas of the course that have been neglected for years.

Kudos to the management team for their efforts.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
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