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 7,579 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.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 72 | 7579 yards | 75.3 | 143 |
| Black | 72 | 7228 yards | 73.5 | 141 |
| Gold | 72 | 6779 yards | 71.5 | 130 |
| Gold/Silver | 72 | 6444 yards | 70.1 | 126 |
| Silver | 72 | 6087 yards | 68.3 | 119 |
| Copper (W) | 72 | 5420 yards | 70.8 | 125 |
| Copper/Jade (W) | 72 | 5006 yards | 68.3 | 117 |
| Jade (W) | 72 | 4717 yards | 66.6 | 113 |
| 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/Silver 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 |
| Silver 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 |
| Silver/Copper 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 |
| Copper 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 |
| Copper/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 jordanlip on 04/05/2026
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Photo submitted by DiamondAces on 03/29/2026
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Photo submitted by DiamondAces on 03/29/2026
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Photo submitted by DiamondAces on 03/29/2026
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Photo submitted by DiamondAces on 03/29/2026
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Photo submitted by DiamondAces on 03/29/2026
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Photo submitted by DiamondAces on 03/29/2026
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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 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
Dissapointing
Beautiful golf course. Terrific lay out. Pace of play was terrible. No marshals, just one starter. Find a new groundskeeper. Fairways were no better than an average muni. Dandelions and willow wisps all throughout the rough and around the greens. Greens themselves were an absolute mess and there was no advisory. Control of the carts is annoying. If I lived and played on this course as a member, I would be calling for serious changes before the very nice course falls apart.
Great views
Very fun course. Challenging but not overly difficult. It is the cu golf team home course so it's kept up nicely. Good food and friendly people. Plus it's super easy to get to. It was a little crowded but the views made up for the wait time. It's a fun way to spend an afternoon.
Golf Trip
Went to Denver on a golf trip with some buddies. We liked this course, however the greens were not in very good shape. There are also too many houses on this course.
course is in horrible ahape
Greens didn't have any grass on them, clubhouse have control of your cart and that really sucks, there is no sand in the bunkers, If this is where the CU teams are supposed to get better, goo dB luck for that program
Two different nines
The shop guy was not helpful. Where do you get carts? Where do I get range balls? Beautiful layout, course conditions were not good. The greens on the front nine were bumpy and fast. The greens on the back nine were bumpy and slow. There was little, if any sand in the bunkers. I'd heard that CNGB was a must play. Luckily, my must play came as a hot deal for 29$. It was a beautiful day and I love golfing. Just an honest opinion from someone that's worked at a golf course for the past 16 years.
Windy April Warm-up
I got a Hot Deal so played a great course I wouldn't normally pay for. The course is still coming out of Winter but the tee boxes are the best I've ever seen. It was a terribly windy day so struggled on the against-the-wind holes. Though the final hole is rated 6th difficult, I thought it was the hardest - that is, having to finish over the water. It was a decently quick round (probably because of the windy conditions and using a cart). I cant wait to play it again when it warms up!
Co. National
Facilities are outstanding. Can't wait to play it again! Greens and fairways in good condition. Range is very nice. Had a cheeseburger at the turn. Well priced and very good.
Not recommended.
The facilities are nice however the condition of the course was poor. Even for March it should be in better shape. Carts were allowed on cart paths only which seemed ridiculous since the ground was very dry. The greens were especially poor.
Beware of frost delay
20 minute frost delay in the morning but they crammed everyone on the course so that by noon they were "caught up". The normal just under five hour weekend round turned into a five and a half hour slog-a-thon. Love the course but the pace of play on the weekends is abysmal.
Greens not good
I have played this course once before and the greens were excellent. While I understand that in Mid-March, they won't be great, these greens were bumpy and infected with a mixture of grasses that made for an awful putting experience. In addition, despite the course being dry, it was cart path only, which made for a 5 hour round, despite the course being only moderately full on a Monday afternoon. We waited on nearly every shot for 18 holes.
This course has amazing views!
Not only is the course challenging for your beginner or advanced golfer. It has views that are well worth the price of green fees. Carts have gps in them and very easy to use. One of the best courses to play in Colorado.
Good looking layout
Played in February. Course was in good condition for the winter season. Can't wait to play it this summer.
Great scenery
Course was in reasonably good shape considering it was rhe middle of January (rarely an opportunity to be open for four days this time of year). Love the layout.
Pace of play too slow
Due to the very deliberate play of a foursome two groups ahead of us and the cart path only rule that was in effect the pace of play was agonizingly slow - taking over 5 hours to complete 18. Course conditions were typical for mid January with greens being on the rough side and bunkers were either wet, frozen or not raked. However it was still a great day just to be able to play a round of golf in January.
Beautiful Public Course
The layout is challenging, the location is stunning. Excellent gps carts and very well maintained.
Winter golf
Course was in great shape for the end of December. Would definitely play again.
A good challenge and a fun course
It won't be the best course you've ever pl;ayed but it's worth $50.00 and no more.
Greens
The course layout is awesome. As far as the GREENS, HORRIBLE! I'm not sure what they charge on a daily basis but it's not worth paying for. Please fix the greens.
Lovely course, but slooooooow
The course was in great shape except for the greens (which had been aerated not too long ago). And even the greens were on their way back. The pace of play was terrible. At one point there were 4 groups on the same par five and another 2 waiting at the tee, despite several of the groups being two and threesomes. Never saw a marshall or anyone else who might get things moving. The golf carts have those annoying restrictions on them that stop the cart if you go in certain areas. I get they don't want you driving in native grasses and such, but sometimes just getting into the first cut of rough would make the cart stop. Not calibrated correctly or something. Overall, I like this course, but yesterday was a pretty frustrating round.
This course has good features
The greens were in poor shape after being aireated a few weeks ago. Did not use the restaurant
Sir you do realize that the whole state of CO was under snow for over three weeks. The course was closed up until two weeks ago. When the course is just coming out of winter, it has to be cart path only to preserve GOOD summer conditions.