Rio Secco Golf Club

Rio Secco Golf Club
Club information
Location Henderson, Nevada, U.S.
Established 1997
Type Public
Owned by Ottinger Family Group
Total holes 18
Website Rio Secco Official Website
Designed by Rees Jones[1]
Par 70
Length 6,577 yards (6,014 m)[1]
Course rating 72.3
Slope rating 133 [2]

Rio Secco Golf Club is a country club and golf course located in the affluent Seven Hills neighborhood of Henderson, in the Las Vegas Valley. The course has hosted the annual Tiger Woods Jam and other charity and competitive events including the VegasGolfer Pro Showdown. The golf course was recently honored as the 19th best public golf course in the western United States. The course was also ranked in the Top 10 in Nevada by Golfweek Magazine.

History

Rio Secco Golf Club was designed and built in 1997 by golf course architect Rees Jones. When Rio Secco opened in 1997, Golf Digest and Golf Magazine voted it among the top ten new public courses. Rio Secco features six holes through steep canyons, six holes on a plateau overlooking the city and six holes in a broad desert mountain range. The range is 5778 to 7332 feet.

References

  1. 1 2 "Score Card" (PDF). Atlantic City Country Club. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  2. "Course Rating and Slope Database: Atlantic City Country Club". USGA. Retrieved July 8, 2013.

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Coordinates: 35°58′33″N 115°6′38″W / 35.97583°N 115.11056°W / 35.97583; -115.11056

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