Over this past weekend there were dedication festivities for Colorado National Golf Club -- the new home for CU's golf teams -- as well as a ribbon cutting ceremony to dedicate Colorado National Golf Club. This represents a "true" home course for the Buffs for many years to come. Over the past 20+ years, the Buffs have changed their home course on a somewhat regular basis.
Formerly Vista Ridge Golf Course, the links were purchased by Steve Kerr, a former CU golfer from the 80s. On the foggy, rainy morning a couple hundred Buff backers were in attendance, including professional golfers (and former Buffs) Steve Jones and Hale Irwin.
The CNGC clubhouse on Saturday was decked out with all sorts of past and present CU memorabilia and awards. Outside, lined up on one side of the putting green, were 12 carts, each painted with the colors and logo of a different team from the Big 12 Conference.
Of particular interest, parked on the side of the putting green was a range-ball picking vehicle colored red and white, with a Nebraska football helmet on the roof and an "N" emblazoned on the front. Keep in mind that range-ball pickers are often the target of people hitting balls on the practice range, and what better target for a CU fan than a symbol of the NU football team, long a dreaded nemesis of the Buffs.
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