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 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
Thank you Colorado National
We've been playing this course for a long time since the Vista Ridge days and the neighborhood has changed a lot but the golf remains great. Thanks to the staff and crew for helping to make it a great day!
Not Good
Colo National is a great layout, normally in very good condition. Not so this time. We haven't played there in a couple of months and boy was it in bad shape.
Aeration aside, the tee boxes were torn up, lots of dessicated/torn up areas in the fairways as well. All in all, it just doesn't look like they are watering it.
The good news is we paid a discounted rate, but honestly if the little things don't improve, it won't be worth that. One of the bathrooms was in disrepair, one was closed.
It did not look like a ton of effort was being put in, hope it gets better.
Meanwhile, be ready for every shot that hits the fairway to run through to the rough, lots of bare, hard spots to deal with.
Great track!
Great layout. Greens were terrific! Very difficult but fair. Make sure the play the correct tees. Zero drinkable water on course. Might bring your own.
Golf course was great - Golf Now, not so much
Colorado National was great as always. The course is always in great condition, and a great value even at a higher price than neighboring courses. However, when we arrived, we found out that we actually didn't have a tee time, despite the confirmation from Golf Now. The course managed to accomodate us and squeeze our group in. They were amazing. Pretty embarrassing to have a foursome drive nearly an hour and find out that Golf Now hadn't communicated the reservation to the course. They could have easily denied us as the course was packed.
This course was awesome for the value and the staff was very helpful since this was the first time we played it. I would definitely play this course upon my return to Colorado.
Deceivingly Tricky
This course has a links feel to it, I don't seem to recall seeing any trees. I didn't get a chance to try the practice facilities, but given that the Colorado University golf team practices here, they must be pretty nice. The golf shop and restaurant looked really high end. The green fee was surpringsly affordable. On to the review... The course was in great condition tee to green. It plays really difficult and long if you can't keep the ball in the fairway. There is a lot of native grass, and it's really difficult to hit off from it, let alone even find your ball in that stuff. The course is pretty especially in the secluded areas that have no housing around it, makes you feel like you're not in the big city in some of the holes. The greens rolled pretty true and fast. If you're used to bermuda it takes a little bit of time to get used to the feel of these greens, but once you do, you really get to enjoy them. The pace of play was decent at 4.5 hours, wish it could have been faster for a weekday afternoon in the summer, but I guess golf is pretty popular in Colorado. I would love to play here again. Visit the @golfyoucanafford Instagram account for more pictures and videos of the course.
Disappointed
Heard a lot about this course and finally had a chance to play. The experience was so bad I left after 9.
For starters the range and practice area is a joke. If 2/3 is dedicated to the CU team and members then just make the whole place private.
The absolute worst is pace of play. 10-12 minute WAIT on each tee. Nobody pushing, or marshalling at all. Asked at the turn and was told.. yeah that’s just Sundays. Inexcusable. The course itself is decent but nothing out of the ordinary. The rough was a joke. Mostly dead grass and rock hard earth. I’ve played many courses with native grass and challenges. This just abused that and made it miserable. Hole number 8 is dangerous and should be modified. Dog leg left and they allowed a restaurant with an outdoor patio to be built about 240 from the mid range tee if you push it a bit right. The patio is literally less than ten yards from the cart path. Had one hit from the ladies tee that bounced in the area just left of the patio and another hit the cart path and bounce right in. Both poor shots but absolutely unacceptable to have that kind of danger even remotely in play. Sad to say I won’t be back. After a 2:45 front nine and the miserable conditions there are a dozen other courses I’d rather play for the same money or less.
Great Coarse
A beautiful layout,the course was n great condition and a very reasonable price for a round of golf
worth the drive
2nd time playing at CN.....friendly employees, course in great condition (whoever set up the pin placements, you made it so difficult on certain holes to even stop the putt withing 3 feet).....lol....another great day. Will be back soon...
Challenging layout
Challenging layout with 5 sets of tees and big 2/3 .tiers greens and great practice facilities.