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 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
Tough pin placements on a Saturday
We played on 6/1/2013 and the course was in good shape overall. A few fairways had small patches of area under maintenance which appeared to be healing nicely. The greens were hard, firm and generally receptive to a good mid-iron shot. The pin placements were challenging for us. Many pins were tucked into the corners with little green to work with, or the pin was just on top of the second tier. I hadn't played here in a few years and now that I have returned to the course I want to play here several times a year.
Not worth the money
I can't believe that CU plays on this course. It was one of the worst maintained courses I've been on this year. The tee boxes and greens need lots of work. The lay out of this course is great and that’s all I can say that’s positive.
A fun, challenging course for all abilities. Slow pace of play.
This course is in great shape and it offers a real challenge for golfers of all abilities with five sets of tees. The staff is friendly and attentive. The one issue is slow play...five hour round due to slow players ahead of us and no marshall in sight on the back nine to hurry them along.
Problems with the GPS
The problem was the GPS DID NOT WORK. Would have got 4 stars otherwise.
This course has great practice facility.
I like this course because the other holes don't run side by side. You are on your own hole the entire round. Nice to not have to worry about other balls coming at you from other holes.
Tough course with fun holes!
I always enjoy the home of the BUffs. Love the drivable par 4 on the back 9. Never make it over the water but a really fun hole. Staff is always fun. Might be the best looking female staff ever.
Great Layout! Cool theme and fun course.
I play this a couple times each year. Love it! Course is always in good shape and I love bent grass. Great views and a great patio to drink your bogeys away after.
Needs work on greens and mowing
Greens had some problem areas, due to frost death, and seems pin positions were still Sunday difficulty. Rough was already long and thick. Need work on the mower skills, lots of poor mowing of the greens. Still patchy in parts of the fairway, and many holes did not allow cart access, and the course is very unfriendly for cart path golf. Only saw drink cart once for round. But cant beat the price, very good value for the money paid.
Great course but don't go early
We had the first tee time of the day at 6:00 am. Obviously this was an early time but the maintenance crew for the course was not finished with their job by the time we teed off. The course should not offer tee times that early if they can't be finished with the prep for the day. We were teeing off on the first 5 holes with mowers blazing and the greens were so shaggy that they made putting very difficult. In addition the GPS did not accurately measure the distance to the pin. Half the time the GPS would say the pin was up front when it was actually in the back. In addition there were flags left out of the hole by the maintenance crew. This obviously makes your approach a complete guess when the GPS is inaccurate. Other than these mishaps the course was generally in great shape. There was one green with some major grass work being done on it but overall the course is a great place to play. I would stay away from early tee times and watch out for the accuracy of the GPS.
like the way its layed out
fun course but greens need work. great views of front range and lots of elevated tee boxes. not a walkers course
Course was in decent condition for the time of year
This course is in ok condition for the time of year. cart paths need some attention. great views of the mountains and a good value for the money when I purchase on Golf Now.
The course has great views if the moutains
This is the third year I have played there and the greens just seem to be getting worse. A few hole are just short of terrible. If it were not for that I would play there more often.
This is a great course for golfers of all levels.
The greens on the front 9 are a little rough. Night and day from the perfect condition of the greens on the back 9.
good course
This is a course that potentially plays crazy long, in the 7600 yard range, with garbage grasses, deep ravines, backyards, thick rough and water for hazzards to help provide a contemporary long game test. It's also, considering the qauality of the golf experience, very reasonably priced. I'd recommend it.
Slow Play
Play on the front 9 was going at a decent pace until hole 9 and then it just seemed like we were crawling on the back 9 waiting for groups in front of us. Hopefully it was just the day, but when we mentioned it to staff on the way out, we were told that it happens pretty frequently there. Had to leave after only getting 16 holes in over the course of 4 hours and 45 minutes.
Always a fun course
It's worth the drive and they always have great specials.
This is a great course that can be as challenging as you want with The turf has some early season problems that the maintenance people are working on.
This is a wonderful course that is a joy to play. Apparently the course had a rough winter as there were patches of dead turf mainly on the fairways that the maintenance people are working to correct. At this time a golfer wanting to play the course should look for a discounted rate so that they will feel that they get good value for the price.
Course in bad shape, requires maintenance
Course layout is challenging and interesting. Long par 3's, absurdly long par 5's, good par 4's. Greens and fairways conditions are as bad as it can get.
fun thought provoking course
i give it thumbs up; just a little behind due to tough april weather but very good condition; greens rank high