Colorado National Golf Club

The course is in very good winter condition - frozen ground as expected. However, being charged near summer rates for cart path only in the winter is a crime. - better to just walk the 18...about the same distance walking back and forth to the cart and less frustrating if you bring the wrong clubs with you or mis-hit the ball and gotta do the walk of shame back to the cart to move 30 yards and get new clubs and walk back out to the ball. Love the course, but don’t like the policies.

Overall, the course is in very good shape. Didn't notice any of the course issues described in other reviews. The greens are in very good shape. Not an impressive course layout but a very enjoyable round. No one In front or behind on a Monday at 1130 so pace of play couldn't be better. We had good laugh when the cart girl pulled up to us for the first time at 3pm on the 17th green to ask if we needed anything. Seriously??

Pace of play was right on and I don't recall seeing a marshal. Course conditions were great for late July. Staff was informative and friendly. Restaurant was helpful and prompt. Our playing partner included an up and coming amateur who's invited to the 2020 US Women's Amateur. What a treat.

Seeing a lot of complaints about dead grass but I found the course in great shape. There was one section of one fairway that I saw. Other than that it was green and lush. Greens and tee boxes were fine, and it was consistently in the 90s and not raining that week so they must be watering the he** out of the place at night. One fairway was so soft my ball plugged. Play the 700-yarder from the tips just for the challenge.

Let's see--a driveable p4, forced carries, a couple of blind shots, multi-tiered greens, water, one of the longest, but playable, p5 holes anywhere. FANTASTIC conditions and a layout to match. I'd play here every day if I could.

You can tell the course used to be nice, it has a nice layout and facilities, but the grass looks like there's been chemicals dumped all over multiple places - big dead patches of dirt in the fairway and big dead spots of grass on greens. Pace of play was beyond slow, the marshall yelled & was very rude to my group even though we were waiting for the two groups in front of us. With different management maybe this course would be better, but until then I recommend spending your money at another course.

I was hesitant to play based on recent reviews stating the course was in terrible shape. They've either done a lot of work or the previous reviews are seriously mistaken. There is one fairway (I believe its number 3), and one green (I think number 4) that need attention. Aside from that, this course was in excellent shape from tee to green. Greens were a moderate speed, and the pace of play was about 4.5 hours on a Saturday. Its a really fun design and you will not find better views throughout the course. The tips (7600 yards) were closed. The starter said they're reserved for their college tournaments only. I hope to find a way to get out again and take the tips for a spin - maybe midweek?

Not my first time playing there, I like the layout of the course but it looked like a warzone when I played on it recently. Chunks of dead grass on and all around the greens, tons of dead patches of fairway, just looked like it hasn't been kept up which is a shame. Staff there is extremely rude too both the marshals and pro shop staff.

If you’re a good golfer, go ahead and play here from the championship tees. Really tough but a good track.

This is one of my favorites in Colorado. I play a lot of courses around the state, and if I ever see a deal here I take it. Sometimes the pace of play is a little slow, but that’s about my only issue. The course can be really tough though. One long par 5 is almost 700 yards with an extremely skinny fairway and native around it. Not for your unskilled golfer. If you’re a single digit handicap, 10/10 recommend. If you’re not the best golfer, maybe rethink, but still fun.

Course is one of my favorites in all of Colorado. Worth the drive up. The only issues you may run into is a slower pace of play due to the challenging nature of the course. The course will either make you feel really well about your golf game, or the complete opposite. Playing from the championship or black tees is a real challenge too. If you’re a single digit handicap, I’d recommend playing here 10/10.

My friend was visiting and he had heard of this course and wanted to play. Big mistake. They had 7 minute tee times, and we were backed up 2 groups off the start. We left after 8 holes because we were approaching 3 hours. The course is HUGE and they let people walk, which just isn’t gonna work for pace of play. Also the Marshall was constantly telling us to keep pace up. We waited on every hole, usually two groups ahead of us on every tee box. The tee times are 7 minutes apart, golfer pace isn’t the root issue here. Never again

Every time I go here, we get harassed by the marshals for pace of play. Our group had a tough 2nd hole with 3 guys hitting errant shots we had to look for. We got behind by 1 hole early. The marshal promptly showed up and rudely told us we were a hole behind and if we didn’t pick it up they would make us skip a hole. Meanwhile the group behind us was a hole behind us so we weren’t holding anybody up. We acknowledged and said we would catch up. The marshal followed us for the next 2 holes and then told us we were 1/2 a hole behind. We agreed saying we obviously picked up our pace. He continued to bark at us until we were eventually had to wait on the group in front of us every shot on the back 9.

This happens EVERY TIME we play there. I’m a 0.4 handicap so not like a bunch of newbies out there. This course takes any enjoyment out of playing. There are less abrasive ways to get your customers to speed up. I suggest the staff go play Green Valley Ranch and see how customer service is done right!

I was very much looking forward to playing this course, given that it has hosted NCAA Regional Championships and the CU golf team.
What I found was an unfortunate ode to 1990s golf ... the era when courses were designed around the golf cart, and thus made unwalkable, and weaved through houses for reasons that still baffle me.
The houses are too close to the course on many holes, and block any view of the mountains.
The course itself is fine - the greens were true, if unimaginative - but the bunkers had not been maintained, and a lack of care for the course was evident.
This may once have been a championship course, but it's now a glorified muni.

I held back from playing this course because it is a bit of a drive and because of numerous negative reviews. I can say that waiting to play this course was a mistake based on those negative reviews. This is a well maintained course with excellent staff. This is a links style open course. I and my friend were pleased about how well it was maintained (greens and fairways perfect). Our encounter with staff was pleasant and professional. I have no idea why there are negative reviews. This is a great and somewhat long links style course with excellent facilities. I suggest that you ignore negative reviews and decide for yourself. I was put off by those reviews and it was a mistake. Go enjoy a nice course!

The layout is good but the setting is terrible. We walked the course and it is not set up for that. Every course should be set up for walkers. No discount for not taking a cart. My biggest complaint is the course was WAY to wet. Almost every drive left a ball mark in the fairway allowing for no role and having to clean your ball due to all the mud on it. No idea how they do not see how wet their course was. I would bypass this course as there are many better at a cheaper price.

For the record, I still think this is the best course in the area. BUT, a couple of things really bothered me yesterday. First I bought a bucket of balls in the pro shop before my round to warm up and came to find out after the fact that the course had been providing free range balls that morning...I'm sure the guys in the shop knew about it and just decided to not tell me. BOO. Our group also encountered a very pushy marshall on the 12th hole who told us to play faster when we were not backing anyone up and were waiting on 2 foursomes all day. He clearly didn't know what he was doing. Bottom line: Don't play here on a weekend. Too expensive and too many headaches.