Rio Secco Golf Club is a public golf course located in the
Seven Hills neighborhood of
Henderson Henderson may refer to:
People
*Henderson (surname), description of the surname, and a list of people with the surname
*Clan Henderson, a Scottish clan
Places Argentina
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, in the
Las Vegas Valley
The Las Vegas Valley is a major metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada, and the second largest in the Southwestern United States. The state's largest urban agglomeration, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Statistical Area i ...
. The course has hosted the annual
Tiger Woods
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Jam and other charity and competitive events including the VegasGolfer Pro Showdown. It is owned and operated by
Vici Properties
Vici Properties Inc. is a real estate investment trust (REIT) specializing in casino properties, based in New York City. It was formed in 2017 as a spin-off from Caesars Entertainment Corporation as part of its bankruptcy reorganization. It owns ...
.
History
Rio Secco Golf Club was designed and built in 1997 by
golf course architect
A golf course is the grounds on which the sport of golf is played. It consists of a series of holes, each consisting of a tee box, a fairway, the rough and other hazards, and a green with a cylindrical hole in the ground, known as a "cup". Th ...
Rees Jones
Rees Jones (born September 16, 1941) is an American golf course architect.
Life and career
Born and raised in Montclair, New Jersey, the son of legendary golf course designer Robert Trent Jones and the younger brother of golf course designer Ro ...
for the
Rio All Suite Hotel and Casino
The Rio is a hotel and casino near the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, United States. It is owned by Dreamscape Companies LLC and operated by Caesars Entertainment. It includes a casino and 2,520 suites. It features a Brazilian theme based ...
. 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. The Rio was purchased by Harrah's Entertainment (later
Caesars Entertainment
Caesars Entertainment, Inc., formerly Eldorado Resorts, Inc., is an American hotel and casino entertainment company founded and based in Reno, Nevada that operates more than 50 properties. Eldorado Resorts acquired Caesars Entertainment Corporat ...
) in 1998. The golf club was included in the 2017 spin-off of Vici Properties from Caesars.
References
External links
* {{Official website
1997 establishments in Nevada
Buildings and structures in Henderson, Nevada
Golf clubs and courses in Nevada
Golf in Las Vegas
Organizations based in Henderson, Nevada
Sports in Henderson, Nevada
Sports venues in Las Vegas