Colorado National Golf Club
Erie, Colorado · 18 holes · par 72 · Public. Designed by Jay Morrish, opened 2003.
A caddie's yardage book for every hole: plays-like distance from USGS lidar elevation, reach and carry numbers for every bunker and water hazard, green front, middle and back, which way each green falls, and the lay-up zone on par 5s. Distances are from the back tees along the mapped hole; for a shorter tee, take off the scorecard difference.
Course profile
- At about 5,190 ft the ball carries about 6% farther than at sea level, so a 150-yard shot plays like about 141. Golfers visiting from low elevation should expect to club down.
- Biggest climb: hole 12, where the green sits 42 ft above the tee and plays about 14 yards longer.
- Biggest drop: hole 15, where the green sits 54 ft below the tee and plays about 18 yards shorter.
- Driving-zone hazards sit on the right on 9 holes and on the left on 3: a tee shot missed right costs more here.
- 12 greens tilt 2% or more. Each hole below says which side of the hole leaves an uphill putt.
Maps: tee at the bottom, green at the top. The dashed line is the mapped hole; the gold band is the lay-up zone; the arrow on the green points downhill.
Scorecard
| Hole | Par | Hcp | Black | Gold |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 13 | 392 | 383 |
| 2 | 5 | 5 | 618 | 588 |
| 3 | 4 | 3 | 457 | 437 |
| 4 | 4 | 15 | 375 | 336 |
| 5 | 3 | 7 | 198 | 181 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 467 | 442 |
| 7 | 5 | 9 | 575 | 539 |
| 8 | 4 | 11 | 395 | 379 |
| 9 | 3 | 17 | 210 | 167 |
| 10 | 4 | 12 | 377 | 347 |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | 443 | 425 |
| 12 | 5 | 8 | 531 | 481 |
| 13 | 4 | 14 | 382 | 361 |
| 14 | 3 | 10 | 186 | 178 |
| 15 | 5 | 4 | 650 | 622 |
| 16 | 3 | 16 | 192 | 176 |
| 17 | 4 | 18 | 346 | 325 |
| 18 | 4 | 6 | 434 | 412 |
Tees
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | Male | 7579 | 75.3 | 143 |
| Black | Male | 7228 | 73.5 | 141 |
| Gold | Male | 6779 | 71.5 | 130 |
| Gold/Silver | Male | 6444 | 70.1 | 126 |
| Silver | Male | 6087 | 68.3 | 119 |
| Copper | Female | 5420 | 70.8 | 125 |
| Copper/Jade | Female | 5006 | 68.3 | 117 |
| Jade | Female | 4717 | 66.6 | 113 |
Hole 1 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 379-40 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 376 · 392 · 408front · middle · back
- Green size
- 32 × 21yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 30 ydswide at 238
- Green slope
- 1.5%falls to the front-right
In play
- 2 bunkers right: 277 to reach, 300 to carry
- Bunker front of the green
- Bunker front-left of the green
- Bunker left of the green
- Bunker back-left of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 13 yards shorter: the green sits 40 ft below the tee.
- Fairway bunkers on the right: 277 to reach, 300 to carry. Drives that finish short of 277 stay clear; otherwise the left side is the safer line off the tee.
- The fairway is about 30 yards wide at 238 and narrows to 17 at 288.
- The green is guarded on the left by bunkers; miss right.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
- The green falls from back-left to front-right, about 1.5%. Finish on the front-right side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Hole 2 · Par 5
- Plays like
- 609-26 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 602 · 618 · 632front · middle · back
- Green size
- 30 × 27yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 40 ydswide at 222
In play
- Bunker left: 473 to reach, 493 to carry
- Bunker left: 560 to reach, 568 to carry
- Water front-right of the green
- 2 bunkers across the hole in front of the green: 600 to carry
- Bunker back of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 9 yards shorter: the green sits 26 ft below the tee.
- Dogleg left at about 22 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 40 yards wide at 222 and narrows to 27 at 192.
- Best lay-up: 70 to 170 yards from the green, where the fairway is about 38 yards wide with no bunkers or water within 16 yards.
- The green is guarded on the right by water; miss left.
- Bunkers short of the green; take enough club to carry it.
Hole 3 · Par 4
- Plays like
- 464+21 ft
- Green · Black tee
- 442 · 457 · 473front · middle · back
- Green size
- 31 × 26yards deep × wide
- Fairway
- 38 ydswide at 232
- Green slope
- 2.5%falls to the front
In play
- Bunker left: 336 to reach, 348 to carry
- Bunker front-right of the green
Playing notes
- Plays about 7 yards longer: the green sits 21 ft above the tee.
- Dogleg right at about 311 yards.
- No hazards mapped in the driving zone (180 to 300 yards).
- The fairway is about 38 yards wide at 232 and narrows to 16 at 202.
- The green is guarded on the right by bunkers; miss left.
- The green falls from back to front, about 2.5%. Finish on the front side of the hole for an uphill putt.
Holes 4 to 18
4 · Par 45 · Par 36 · Par 47 · Par 58 · Par 49 · Par 310 · Par 411 · Par 412 · Par 513 · Par 414 · Par 315 · Par 516 · Par 317 · Par 418 · Par 4
The rest of this guide has the same caddie detail for every hole:
- 15 plays-like yardages
- 50 hazards with reach and carry
- 15 green slope reads
- 3 par-5 lay-up zones
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Hole maps, hazards and playing notes come from mapped course data and USGS 3DEP elevation (public domain), not a visit. Plays-like numbers use the Skitty caddie's rule of one yard per 3 ft of rise, from the longest tee; altitude uses 1.16% of carry per 1,000 ft. Tees, hazards and conditions change; check with the course before you play. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0) via OpenGolfAPI. Scorecard yardages and ratings as published. See a mistake? Email [email protected].