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
Reviews
Reviewer Photos
Great value, Fair Conditions
Beautiful day and, truly, that made it a great day but a lot of hurry-up-and-wait-golf. The greens on the back nine (formerly the front nine) were for the most part unplayable. Decent enough otherwise. Overall though, price is more than fair, staff is friendly, and Shaka Taco is always delicious. I will continue to support.
Ironclad
They are working diligently to improve the condition of the course, especially the greens. I usually play there about once a week and each time the course is better than the previous week. Definitely a good value for the fees paid.
Good value for the$$$
The people at Iron Clad continue to work to improve the course. The fairways are filling in from the installation of the irrigation system and working the new tee boxes continues.
It is a family friendly establishment designed for public play.
Good layout. A few rough greens, but evident that they are working on the course.
Great Beer Garden. Food is awesome.
Affordability is the game at Ironclad
Really hard to beat the price. Course has a decent layout and the fairways are starting to come together. Greens are really rough. Great course to play for a beginner or a person/group that’s just out to hit some balls.
Continuing to upgrade
The fairway grass is starting to come to life again.
The grounds crews were working on the greens, which have been a continuing problem.
It is a nice public facility and they are continuing to make it better.
Pace of play was excellent today which is not the case here or on many other courses in this area.
A good value for the cost.
Excited for your future
I live downtown in Wilmington and drive by multiple courses to come here at least once a week since I decided to make the trip. The vibes at the golf course just feels more upbeat! I would compare regular golf courses like the PGA, and you guys are the LIV! I am thrilled by the upgrades already made with the course and super excited to see the golf course in years to come!
Brandon Fresia
Ironclad from the Whites
I grew up in the surrounding area and this was always a more challenging course with multiple doglegs on each nine. Ironclad is always a fun round, while the conditions are not tour quality they are starting to get this course into better shape. I can see it competing with Wilmington Municipal golf course in conditions and affordability. Not to mention, the driving range at Ironclad is one of the best in town.
Nicest staff ever encountered on a course
I don’t want to be to harsh on the condition of the course, we were told ahead of time by someone that lives on the course that they are redoing a lot of the course and that it wasn’t in the best of conditions. They were right, but I don’t think it’ll be in this condition within a year. So conditions aside the course itself, in my opinion, is VERY tight with houses. If you or someone in your party tend to slice or hook ANY you’re gonna be hitting houses. The staff was hands down the friendliest I’ve ever encountered. I’d go back just to have a beer with them. I can’t emphasize enough how nice they were.
Course review
Staff is extremely friendly and helpful. I made a mistake with booking and the lady at check in couldn’t have been more helpful. The course itself is in bad shape. Tee boxes and putting greens are unacceptable. The tee boxes are uneven and you have to find a spot good enough to tee off at. The putting greens are bumpy and have random spots of different types of grass growing. Which causes your ball to bounce while putting. The putting greens also had some type of weird, green chemical on it, which caused it to be uneven also. To pay $50 for a round and you can’t tee off properly and putt on terrible greens isn’t worth the price.
there facility is shaping up to be great in the near future
Ironclad
Good value for your money. Course layout and fairway conditions are good. The greens are in not so good condition, need lots of work, which they appear to be working on. They have recently reversed the play, the back 9 is now the front.
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