Colorado National Golf Club

Because of heavy rain the previous two days we were cart path only which slowed our pace of play.The course is very fun to play and has plenty of challenges. I can't wait to play it again. It is in wonderful condition, especially for a public course.

First timer but we played with a local and it was perfect day. He directed us on where to hit so it made the play faster. Thus course plays really long. We played the second back from the tips and it was challenging. Very good value for the money.

Enjoyed playing but was a lot of distractions going on. workers and heavy equipment on a majority of course working on bunkers and irrigation. Kids walking cart paths from park and pool being loud. People riding bikes on cart path to houses.

Live in the area and saw the course on a bike ride… wanted to get out and experience it for my self! Glad I did- excellent course. They have some holes under construction but it did not impact our play!

Absolute gem! The course is in great shape, layout was fun, target golf at is finest. The starter was also very friendly, he helped direct me around for my first time being there. Will definitely be back!

First time at course. Great layout, Areas appear to need attention, sand bunkers need help. Soggy areas but apparently rain has been a factor lately. Will play it again.

Great facilities. Unfortunately bunkers on a few holes were under construction, other than that was great.

Enjoyed the course!! Pace of play could’ve been better had the group in front of us played from the appropriate tee box.

I’ve played Colorado National several times. Your experience is greatly enhanced if you get to play this course on a clear, sunny day. Where you can see the backdrops of the snow-capped mountains on many holes. Unfortunately, we played on a cloudy, rainy day. They are always doing some major work on the golf course. They were redesigning the bunkers on hole 1 and the fairway bunkers on hole 18. This course is the home course for the University of Colorado – Boulder.

LIKES:

I think the course has good design - all the holes are different. The greens are mostly poa annua grass. They putt smoothly and had good speed.

The course did have a course ranger, however, we still waited on every shot.

DISLIKES:

Colorado National should get a 4-star rating but because of these issues, I can only give it a 3-star rating.

Many of the greens had areas that give you the impression of pockmarks. The green surface was not very smooth in sections. These would be holes 3, 4, 14, 15 & 18. Hole 1, had a strip of sod, running through the middle of the green. Hole 12, also had some sod planted on the front of the green.

The starter told us that it was carts on path on Hole 4. We were in the middle of the fairway on hole 3 and the course ranger was coming by and told us this hole was cart path only too. The starter on hole 1 did not tell us that, nor were there any signs on the hole to tell us this.

There are walking paths near the golf course. The signage is awful on the course, telling which way is the cart path. Signage is needed on holes 3, 4, 9 & 10.

The colors of the tee markers are very small and too many colors alike. Hard to tell the difference between gold and copper.

My number one pet peeve on a golf course. Ridiculous/unfair pin placements. Hole 12 had the pin sitting one foot from the tier. If you were on the top tier putting and you hit your putt a foot too long, your ball went down the tier and you were 30 feet away. There is no reason for this. Hole 18 was in the upper left and was marginally unfair too. Not much of a landing area and the pin was close to the tier once again.

The price was $99 for a Friday. We played Riverdale Dunes for $72 on a Sunday and the conditions of this course are way better than Colorado National.

Made my reservation but was not told I couldn’t have my handicapped wife ride along until I got there… I had told them when I booked. Supposedly, it’s a corporate rule that no riders are allowed on weekends. I counted 13 empty carts that were not being used. Very rude front desk staff. I’ll not try again.

The course itself was awesome, and I always love a good mountain view. My only gripe was that a lot of the greens had a good amount of imperfections. A fun rigorous course, though!

We had one tee time booked for 4 golfers and golf now somehow charged us for an additional tee time at an earlier time that we did not book. I was subsequently charged a no show fee for that tee time which was 1:39 pm and was not a part of my reservations. I was charged an additional $416 so paid almost $750 for 4 people to play 18 holes. When I contacted GOLFNOW they did nothing and said I had to speak with the course. I’ve called the course twice and have had to leave a message for the controller and they have not responded. Would not recommend GOLFNOW and thought I’ve played the course several time, not sure we will be back based on such poor customer service.

I booked a 2:24 tee time and golf now charged me for two separate tee times for 4 players. I’m working on getting resolved but as of now I paid over $700 for one round of golf for 4 players. Was charged $400+ extra. Hoping this will be corrected. If not would not recommend using golf now to book at this course.

Great practice facility, fun layout, and great value. Greens seemed to still be recovering from the winter but the slower speed did not ruin the day. I would definitely come back and play here again.