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 |
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Very fun n relaxed
Love playing here, especially when they offer such awesome deals! Driving range and putting green for practice and a nice course with a fun layout. Sometimes pin placement can cause some heartburn but for the most part greens are nice. Cheers!
Huge Improvement - great progress
Full disclosure, this course is a work in progress, so set your expectations appropriately. I really like the course layout, and it is an amazing value for the money. They seem to be doing a ton of work to improve the course and facilities. The course conditions were pretty good other than a couple of greens with bare spots. Looks like they are about to install irrigation which will help a ton.
Cons - the bathrooms need serious work and some water on the course would be appreciated.
Iron Clad
We had a great time golfing here. The course is under repair and the advances are noticeable. Fun course to golf and it will be a great course once all the improvements are made.
Ok
The Course is ok best. The tee boxes and greens are always just abysmal. The layout is fun, and there are some challenging holes in terms of course management. It's a fun course to play, but it never seems to get any better regarding the upkeep. They are still reasonably new, so I try to give a little slack. However, in nearly a year, there hasn't been a marked improvement.
Continues improvement
Course lay out is nice. Continuing to improve conditions is a plus for the course.
Course team doing a great job
The future looks good
Glad see a course putting money where it's needed...new parking lot...starting a new irrigation system...working on the club house...this is going to be a great place ...can't beat the cost...nice job you guys and gals...Nancy is great in the shack...I will be back soon
Work in progress
Looks like they are working on the course.
We played using a Golf Now discount which made it a good value. Course not in good enough shape to pay full price. Some greens have bald spots. No water on the entire course
WORK IN PROGRESS!
This used to be the old Belvedere Golf Course. Course had been run down. New owners (2-3 years?) are investing a ton of money upgrading the facilities. It's only a matter of time before this will be a 'happening' place-with great amenities-i.e. beer garden and a full service restaurant! Those should be online by the end of 2022, or early 2023. Down the road a clubhouse/pro shop and great golfing conditions will come-probably at least a year or two off-but it will be a real gem for the Hampstead area.
Great find
Very pleased to find this gem..friendly staff..the older lady in the shack was awesome..great layout..course in very good condition considering they started over2 years ago..scenic..all holes are cut into the woods...fun course with great beer and tunes on the driving range...will be back for sure
Horrible
Let me just say this, we paid $20 to play and it was not worth it. Horrible fairways, slow patchy greens, just not much good to say about our round.
Gem in the rough
Great layout and elevation change. This course is in the process of rebuilding a closed course. The staff and beer selection were great. Fairways were in pretty good shape and tee boxes were nice. I will be back next visit to NC. Call them for tee times since GolfNow shows limited tee times but plenty are available.
Wide open fairways and nice greens
Course is in nice shape, fairways are in great shape, along with the putting greens. Wide open fairways and some nice par 5’s. I will be back. I heard they bought this course that was closed for 4 years, it’s a gem in the rough. Will be amazing front to back soon. Tee boxes were ok but a few need some work. I would recommend this to anyone. BTW great selection of craft beers :)
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