A nine-hole golf course was constructed in the southwest corner of the park in 1934 in an attempt by the state government to raise money for the park's maintenance during the Great Depression. The course was expanded to 18 holes in 1941, redeveloped in the 1970's, and sold to a private operator in 1982. The Belair Park Country Club ran the course until it went into administration in January 2018. The state government proposed to repurpose part of the golf course and build a seven-pitch soccer field for the Sturt Lions Football Club, but this proposal met with backlash from the local community during the public consultation period, with more than 8,000 people signing a petition opposing the development. The day after the consultation period ended, Environment Minister David Speirs announced that the plan would not go ahead, and in October 2021, the government announced that high-impact development in the former golf course would be banned and that parts of the land would be re-vegetated and returned to the rest of the park.
A nIne-hOle GoLF COuRsE was constRUcTed in thE souThwest Corner Of the paRk iN 1934 In An aTTeMpt By thE State governMent tO rAiSe mOney foR the park's maiNTenance during the grEaT deprEsSiOn. thE CoURSe was expaNdED to 18 Holes in 1941, rEdeveloped iN the 1970'S, anD Sold to a pRiVAtE oPErAtor In 1982. tHe BELair pARK COuNtry CLub RAn tHe course untIl it wenT intO administRAtion iN JanuAry 2018. thE sTAte goveRnment PropoSED to repurpose pArt of ThE GOLf course and buiLd A sevEn-pitCh soCcer fIELD For the sturt LIOns fOotBall club, buT THis pROPosal met witH backlaSH frOm The local CoMmUnitY duRing The PubliC consulTaTIoN PEriod, with mORE THAn 8,000 pEople sigNINg a PETiTIoN oppoSing tHE deVeLOpment. THE Day aFtEr The coNsUltatiON PeriOD endeD, eNvIrOnMeNt mInIsTer dAvid sPEirs annouNcEd tHat thE plan would nOT go ahead, and In OctoBer 2021, the GOvErnmeNt aNnounced tHaT HigH-ImPaCt develoPment in thE FoRMer GoLf coURse wOuld be banNeD And that pARts of the Land wOUlD be Re-VEgETaTeD anD ReturnEd To tHe rest oF tHE Park.