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4.3
562 Reviews (562)
5 Stars
189
4 Stars
184
3 Stars
95
2 Stars
56
1 Stars
38
Conditions
4.1
Value
4.0
Layout
4.5
Friendliness
4.4
Pace
3.8
Amenities
4.2
85.8%
Recommend this course
427 out of 562 reviews
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4.6
19 Reviews (19)
5 Stars
14
4 Stars
2
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0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.4
Value
4.1
Layout
4.6
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.3
StaffFriendliness
4.6
89.5%
Recommend this course
17 out of 19 reviews
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4.5
48 Reviews (48)
5 Stars
30
4 Stars
12
3 Stars
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1 Stars
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Conditions
4.2
Value
4.0
Layout
4.5
Pace
3.9
Amenities
4.4
StaffFriendliness
4.5
89.6%
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43 out of 48 reviews
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Course Highlights
Colorado National's varied layout impresses with doglegs, elevation changes, water carries, and a memorable closing hole. Friendly staff and a well-equipped driving range with a full restaurant round out a quality experience.

About

Holes 18
Type Public
Par 72
Length 7579 yards
Slope 143
Rating 75.3

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 7,579 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.

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Course Details

Year Built 2003
Fairways Bent Grass
Greens Bent Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Jay Morrish (2003) Andy Johnson

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS Yes
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

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

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted Visa, MC, AMEX
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Dress code Collard shirt required and no denim.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Restaurant

Available Facilities

Clubhouse, Banquet Facilities

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Reviews

4.3
562 Reviews (562)

What Golfers Are Saying

The 19th Hole is Great For:
Drinks 34
Patio Dining 29
19th Hole Scenic Views 24
Course Challenges Include:
Bunkers 65
Water Hazards 56
Elevation Changes 49
This course/club is great for:
Advanced Golfers 50
Wildlife/ Scenic Views 47
Locals 42
This Course's Location is:
In the 'Burbs 55
Worth the Drive 42
Convenient to the City 31

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Reviews 19
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 2
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
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Previously Played
Hot weather
Used cart

Wanna Be golfer

Greens were aerated last week and have not recovered and driving range closed

Conditions Poor
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
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Reviews 1
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Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great course, had a great time

The course plays long (we played from the second to tips) but it is very manageable. Lots of room on the fairways for a stay drive or 2 to not be horrible. They punched the greens recently so it was hard to tell how they were when in prime shape. (Not complaining I know they have to do it some time) overall great course for the price, will play there again soon!

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Poor
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 3
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played

Good Experience

Great driving range and practice green, fun course but challenging enough to keep you honest. Cart path only wasn’t ideal but didn’t hinder the round.

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
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Reviews 3
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 4
I Recommend This Course
5.0
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First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
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Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing

Great course, slow pace of play

The course was in awesome condition and the layout was sweet. Lots of wide open fairways and elevation changes. The greens were fast and had some undulation that made for some interesting putts. The pace of play was a little slow. 5 hours to play 18 but it was cart path only. Overall great course with awesome views of the mountains and would definitely play again once it’s not cart path only.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Fair
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 57
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

GO BUFFS!!!

First opportunity to play this course... well worth the wait!

Home of the CU Buffs golf teams! Great challenge from the regular gold tees. VERY TOUGH from the Championship back tees!

Undulating greens, well placed sand and grass bunkers and some very tough pin placements!

If it's windy... completely different (very tough) golf course... good luck!

Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 3
Skill Advanced
Plays Once every three months
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

At Best Just ok

Both practice greens were unavailable due to maintenance, driving range was off of mats grass looked pretty good to me, no indication at check-in that it was cart on path only. And the staff was sort of snarky. Beautiful course.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Poor
Pace Fair
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 1
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a month
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 5
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart

Great for mid March

very nice for mid March. Pace of play was solid, cart girl was out. will be back

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 2
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Windy weather
Used cart
Value Poor
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 12
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

great track and decent range

caught an awesome Feb day and enjoyed the views and how well condition the course was for winter golf.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 1
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 18
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing

Great layout

Booked the round on golf now based on reviews and location. Was in Denver for a conference and had the morning open.

I was in the second group out, but was the first player at the facility. The raf and putting greens are great.

It was cart path only, and played really slow, so ai skipped a hole and had the course to myself and finished in 3 hours.

The layout, the conditions, the views, were all first rate. I hope to play here again.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Played On
Reviews 5
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
First Time Playing
Conditions Excellent
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 112
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Top 250 Contributor
Previously Played

Greens Healing

The home of the Colorado Buffaloes Golf Team is quite a ways from campus, but it has plenty of scenic views of the mountains.

Colorado National is surrounded by houses, but I did not find that the neighborhood encroached much on the course. There is plenty of room to swing freely on most holes. I did not find the course to be terribly interesting, but it is a fun play with good variety. There are a couple of fun short par 4s, especially the 17th which has a long forced carry if you want to go for the green. This course also has a great closing hole that requires a good drive to be in position to carry the lake in front of the green.

We played about a week after the greens were punched and they are still healing, slow and bumpy. The course was also saturated with water on many parts making it pretty spongy in many places. The rough on the course was very healthy, especially on the back nine where it had not been cut recently. I was better off in the native areas than in the rough. It was very difficult to advance the ball very far out of the rough.

Colorado National is a solid option north of Denver, and should be in pretty good shape in the next couple of weeks when the greens heal up.

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