Colorado National Golf Club
About
The golf course at the Colorado National Golf Club is an 18-hole, public course that is situated just 20 minutes north of Denver. Jay Morrish designed the formerly known as Vista Ridge golf course with a traditional links-style layout. The course covers 7,676 yards of golf from its longest tees and plays to a par of 72. Rolling fairways lined with native grasses and large, undulating greens make the golf course interesting, while beautiful views of snow-topped mountains provide pleasant scenery. The course has many bunkers as well as water hazards. Colorado National Golf Club also features five sets of tee boxes for golfers to work on a number of different handicaps.
Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
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Championship | 72 | 7676 yards | 75.5 | 144 |
Black | 72 | 7404 yards | 74.3 | 140 |
Gold | 72 | 6897 yards | 71.9 | 132 |
Gold (W) | 72 | 6897 yards | 78.0 | 146 |
Gold/Copper | 72 | 6617 yards | 70.7 | 128 |
Copper | 72 | 6230 yards | 68.7 | 118 |
Cooper (W) | 72 | 6230 yards | 74.3 | 138 |
Silver (W) | 72 | 5530 yards | 70.6 | 128 |
Silver/Jade (W) | 72 | 5103 yards | 68.1 | 122 |
Jade (W) | 72 | 4790 yards | 66.7 | 116 |
Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
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Championship M: 75.8/145 | 405 | 642 | 474 | 413 | 223 | 489 | 576 | 426 | 209 | 3857 | 415 | 477 | 555 | 379 | 230 | 679 | 190 | 345 | 440 | 3710 | 7567 |
Black M: 74.4/141 | 392 | 621 | 455 | 379 | 223 | 466 | 576 | 426 | 209 | 3747 | 377 | 444 | 531 | 379 | 230 | 650 | 190 | 345 | 440 | 3586 | 7333 |
Gold M: 72.1/135 W: 78.1/149 | 383 | 591 | 436 | 340 | 199 | 441 | 539 | 386 | 165 | 3480 | 347 | 425 | 481 | 356 | 183 | 622 | 174 | 323 | 417 | 3328 | 6808 |
Gold/Copper M: 70.9/130 | 383 | 591 | 408 | 340 | 184 | 363 | 496 | 386 | 165 | 3316 | 347 | 375 | 481 | 356 | 183 | 571 | 164 | 323 | 396 | 3196 | 6512 |
Copper M: 69.2/123 W: 74.4/141 | 339 | 549 | 408 | 289 | 184 | 363 | 496 | 333 | 121 | 3082 | 319 | 375 | 451 | 332 | 146 | 571 | 164 | 308 | 396 | 3062 | 6144 |
Silver M: 66.1/109 W: 71.2/127 | 319 | 497 | 391 | 249 | 112 | 331 | 449 | 285 | 102 | 2735 | 291 | 326 | 408 | 303 | 116 | 501 | 140 | 285 | 352 | 2722 | 5457 |
Silver/Jade W: 69.4/120 | 298 | 497 | 359 | 249 | 112 | 291 | 405 | 285 | 84 | 2580 | 210 | 288 | 408 | 303 | 116 | 461 | 87 | 262 | 352 | 2487 | 5067 |
Jade W: 67.7/117 | 298 | 463 | 359 | 215 | 84 | 291 | 405 | 252 | 84 | 2451 | 210 | 288 | 333 | 293 | 95 | 461 | 87 | 262 | 290 | 2319 | 4770 |
Handicap | 13 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 6 | |||
Par | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
Handicap (W) | 9 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 6 |
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Reviewer Photos
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What a view! Photo submitted by Icanhackit on 10/23/2022
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Rainbow on Hole 13 Photo submitted by Icanhackit on 07/02/2022
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Driving Range View Photo submitted by lcbgolf on 04/23/2022
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Hole 14 - Longs Peak Photo submitted by lcbgolf on 04/23/2022
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Hole 2 - Longs Peak Photo submitted by lcbgolf on 05/17/2021
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View from clubhouse Photo submitted by lcbgolf on 05/17/2021
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Photo submitted by 12122012 on 10/07/2012
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Photo submitted by 12122012 on 10/07/2012
There's some ground under repair out there
Great course looks like some items were repaired over the winter. Seems to be moving along quickly. Pace of playbwas great but I'm judging based off a 40 degree day. Nice rolling elevation which you don't normally get in the denver area. Great change of pace
Colorado National - Great Views, Friendly Folks, Good Vibes
I really enjoy playing Colorado National when I come to town. It’s well taken care of and challenges you to execute each and every shot. Looking forward to the next round!
Great Day at CN
Beautiful day in the Rockies. Course was in great shape from tee box to greens. Views to the west were very nice. Our second time here and will return.
Check your bank statement after playing here
This place steals your money. Called the night before to cancel one of our players, so we had a 3some instead of a 4some and they did not update their tee sheet. They charged me for the rider who I called and canceled. Then when calling he told me that they show that we had 4 people tee off, when he literally just told me that I had a no-show. They cant keep their story straight.
BEWARE of this place and double check your credit card/bank statement transaction history.
Mile High Magnificent at the Home of the Buffalo’s
Colorado National is challenging, but playable. The mountain views and changes in elevation make every hole scenic and fun to play.
Great conditions
Course is super challenging and is in amazing shape given its only April. Will most definitely be back!!
Stunning Views, Conditions Have Slipped Some
Your experience at the Colorado National Golf Club is greatly enhanced if you play on a sunny, clear day. The backdrop of the front range foothills and snow-capped mountains is stunning. Towering above all the mountains is the 14er Longs Peak at 14,255 feet. The place has the best view from any driving range you can find. This is the home course of the University of Colorado golf team, located in Erie, CO, which is 15 miles east of Boulder, CO
Favorite holes on the front 9 were 1,2,3,6 & 9. Holes 2 & 3 head right toward Longs Peak. When you’re in the fairway on hole 6 and looking backwards, a stunning few of the front range. I think the front nine is the better nine.
The back nine has some unusual holes and blind shots. Hole 12 is a par 5, all uphill. The green is very tricky and hard to see all the nuisances from your 2nd or 3rd shots. The next hole is a blind shot over a fairway bunker. The course does have GPS screens, so this helps you navigate the holes easier. The par 15th hole is very unusual. Really tough to get a feel how the hole flows. The second shot has a split fairway, but the right side is very small and hard to see. However, it does head right towards Longs Peak. The best hole on the back nine is the downhill par 3, 14th hole, with the mountains as a backdrop.
Hole 16 is a par 3 with a huge green with 3 distinctive sections of the green. Hole 17 is a drivable par 4, over water for the long hitters. Hole 18 is just a difficult hole. Long, water, two-tiered green.
I felt the condition of the course had slipped since the last time I played there. There were areas of brown grass throughout the course. On the tees and in the fairways. The bunkers do not have enough sand in them still. The greens were ok and firm – hardly made a ball mark. They were poa annua greens – not real fast, bumpy and never break as much as you think. However, they fixed some of the rough spots around the cart paths and the waterfall between holes 10 & 18. As posted on their website, doing a lot of work on hole 3 with some drainage issues.
The starter was pleasant and told us you can see the pin from every tee, except hole 2. The price of $75 was very reasonable for this quality of golf course.
Goat Ranch
The course is in terrible condition.
It needs water BAD! I know it is early season but it is lacking some serious water. Not uncommon to be hitting off dirt in the middle of the fairway.
The sand traps are very hard.
Great track, conditioning poor right now
Gotta’ get water on the golf course, folks! I know it’s spring in Colorado, but today wasn’t a real enjoyable round , as the turf is extremely spotty all over.. and greens aren’t recovering as fast as they should with the mild weather we’ve been having. I’m probably being too hard on the course, but I’ve come to expect better from my alma mater! Keep working hard, and Go Buffs!