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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship M: 75.3/143 | 427 | 639 | 475 | 408 | 222 | 489 | 575 | 427 | 210 | 3872 | 415 | 476 | 555 | 382 | 229 | 678 | 192 | 346 | 434 | 3707 | 7579 |
| Black M: 73.5/141 | 392 | 618 | 457 | 375 | 198 | 467 | 575 | 395 | 210 | 3687 | 377 | 443 | 531 | 382 | 186 | 650 | 192 | 346 | 434 | 3541 | 7228 |
| Gold M: 71.5/130 W: 77.8/150 | 383 | 588 | 437 | 336 | 181 | 442 | 539 | 379 | 167 | 3452 | 347 | 425 | 481 | 361 | 178 | 622 | 176 | 325 | 412 | 3327 | 6779 |
| Gold/Copper M: 70.1/126 | 383 | 588 | 393 | 336 | 142 | 363 | 495 | 379 | 167 | 3246 | 347 | 375 | 481 | 361 | 178 | 570 | 168 | 325 | 393 | 3198 | 6444 |
| Copper M: 68.3/119 W: 74.0/141 | 339 | 547 | 393 | 285 | 142 | 363 | 495 | 334 | 121 | 3019 | 319 | 375 | 451 | 336 | 145 | 570 | 168 | 311 | 393 | 3068 | 6087 |
| Copper/Silver M: 67.4/115 | 339 | 547 | 360 | 285 | 142 | 363 | 447 | 334 | 121 | 2938 | 319 | 375 | 408 | 336 | 145 | 501 | 168 | 311 | 393 | 2956 | 5894 |
| Silver M: 65.2/106 W: 70.8/125 | 318 | 495 | 360 | 245 | 111 | 331 | 447 | 285 | 102 | 2694 | 290 | 325 | 408 | 307 | 115 | 501 | 142 | 287 | 349 | 2724 | 5418 |
| Silver/Jade W: 68.3/117 | 297 | 495 | 306 | 245 | 111 | 292 | 402 | 285 | 85 | 2518 | 209 | 287 | 408 | 307 | 115 | 460 | 88 | 264 | 349 | 2487 | 5005 |
| Jade W: 66.6/113 | 297 | 462 | 306 | 213 | 83 | 292 | 402 | 253 | 85 | 2393 | 209 | 287 | 334 | 298 | 95 | 460 | 88 | 264 | 289 | 2324 | 4717 |
| 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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Photo submitted by QuantumGolfx on 09/11/2025
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Photo submitted by QuantumGolfx on 09/11/2025
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Photo submitted by QuantumGolfx on 09/11/2025
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Photo submitted by QuantumGolfx on 09/11/2025
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Photo submitted by QuantumGolfx on 09/11/2025
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Photo submitted by QuantumGolfx on 09/11/2025
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Photo submitted by I81WlSKkTee4dnkVjJkN on 08/19/2025
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Photo submitted by I81WlSKkTee4dnkVjJkN on 08/19/2025
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Photo submitted by I81WlSKkTee4dnkVjJkN on 08/19/2025
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Photo submitted by tiburonazo on 08/19/2024
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Photo submitted by tiburonazo on 08/19/2024
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Photo submitted by tiburonazo on 08/19/2024
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Photo submitted by joshsmith12 on 05/06/2024
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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
Greens are AWFUL
I played out there on August 30. The greens are in the worst shape I've ever seen. They have one green on the front nine closed, so you have to play to a temporary green, which is the shaved fairway in front of the original green. The kicker is they still charge full price to play the course, when it is in terrible shape.
course is beautiful but greens need some help
I found a great deal on golf now and was pleased with the price. This course is challenging and beautiful. Any up keep needs to focused on the greens and green side bunkers. The greens are patchy and inconsistent. The bunkers are not soft, there is a top layer crust that makes it difficult to play.
Terrible Experience
Our experience started off by being treated terribly in the clubhouse. We paid over $200 for greens fees and club rental. Which, by the way, club rentals are outrageous for the terrible clubs they give you. The pace of play was unbearable. It took us 3 hours to play 8 holes before we just gave up. We even paid for 18 but left after 8. The condition of the course was not great, especially considering the greens fees were so high. I will never go back to this course and play and whoever was working in the clubhouse should be fired for how rude he was to us. Will never go back.
Good course, but rough shape
I like CO National in many ways: nice layout, good facilities. But it has consistent problems with course upkeep, and this round was a new low. The greens are uniformly awful, and many of the fairways were swamps. On top of that, my cart ran out of juice after nine holes, so I ended up walking in for a new one. This course is evidence of the hard times muni courses are up against these days, I guess.
Great layout but greens are terrible!
I just recently moved back to the area and Colorado National has always been a favorite track. The layout is challenging and conditions of course is great... except for the greens! It has been a long time since I've played on greens this bad. Hopefully it is a short term problem but I would not recommend it until the greens return to previous condition.
What happened
I have played this course several times this year, and this round was a complete disappointment. The greens were in horrible shape. Not sure what was going on, but several greens had bare dead spots, one green was so bad they had a temporary green. The green conditions made it nearly impossible to make a putt no matter the distance. Ive putted on aerated greens that polled better than these.
Greens are awful
the greens look shaggy and as though they need a hair cut. I haven't played on greens in their (poorly kept)shape for many years
Save your $ for a course in better condition
About 30% of the green surfaces were soil/pitted/bare. I will not play this course again. No mention of temp green on # 3 that was damaged 4 years ago or greens damage @ check-in. Fairways were in OK shape. Tee boxes were gouged and sand filled with no seed evident. This course was very nice in past but has gone off the rails. I can't believe CU has not pulled out. Certainly not up to a collegiate event. It's got to be embarrassing for staff to endure through this catastrophe. Played with a local that lives on the course and he won"t bring friends...it is that bad!!!
Great layout
The course has a great mix of long holes and short, only real complaint was that the greens were terrible, hole 3 has a temporary green in the middle of summer.
Could be better
Greens are horrible! The coarse has been very nice in years past. Greens are the worst I've played in the area. Took some clients out and was fairly embarrassing. Lots of options I could have picked from!
Great, Except for Greens
Everything about the course and experience was great, except for the greens. Many were in poor condition. Layout outstanding with lots of tee options. Would love to play agai when greens are in better shape.
Broccoli greens!
Course in horrible shape. Greens are worse. Would not recommend playing not worth the money.
Greens in Rough Shape
I was shocked to see that there was a 9 AM tee time available for Sunday morning on a Friday afternoon and figured something must be up. Well when I saw the condition of the 1st green I knew what was going on. All of the greens were in such bad shape, it was difficult to get a read on your lines. Also, one of the holes had a temporary green set up in the fairway due to the actual green being practically bare. According to the starter, they just hired a new superintendent and expect the course to be in great shape soon, but that certainly had no bearing on my experience that day. Also, the yardage on the card didn't even come close to matching the distance the tee boxes were actually playing from.
Great Layout. Greens NOT GOOD. Sand Traps NOT GOOD
I love the layout of the course. Very good course design & hazard locations. Greens were in very bad shape. Sand traps were hard pan. Staff are always friendly. Fairways were in good shape.
all is not green
Although the course layout is very good, and the tees and fairways are in good shape, the greens were terrible. I mean really terrible. It seems no one aerated the greens or repaired the greens from winter kill.
I would avoid this course until they have repaired all of the greens.
I simply cannot believe that the University of Colorado has to use this as its home course. How embarrassing!
One negative, the rest positive.
Great layout and course condition except a large number of the greens were in miserable shape.
Terrible greens
I had high hopes for this course, but was very disappointed in the condition of the greens. They were some of the worst greens I've ever played, and for the price that was unacceptable. One of the greens was in such bad shape that they had to set up a temporary green in the approach.
Colorado Nat'l
The course has a decent layout but the are very poor.The staff has a bad attitude! Don't waste your money playing here !