Rio Secco Golf Club in Henderson, Nevada

A daunting Rees Jones design that measures 7,400 yards and carries a bruising 142 slope rating, Rio Secco Golf Club has been lauded by golf's most prestigious magazines, including Golf Digest, which named it among America's 100 best public courses. Local PGA Professionals surveyed, meanwhile, tabbed this Henderson golf course as the best public track in the state.

Six holes here take golfers through canyons and another six up on a plateau, overlooking Las Vegas. Still another six run through the desert, giving golfers one of the most diverse rounds available in Nevada. Home to the Butch Harmon School of Golf, Rio Secco has a reputation as one of the best-maintained courses in the Las Vegas area.

Rio Secco's 9th hole

Rio Secco lays at the foothills of the Black Mountain Range 13.5 miles southeast of the Las Vegas Strip.

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Rio Secco's 15th hole

Rio Secco Golf Club's 409 yards 15th hole.

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Rio Secco's 16th green

Rio Secco Golf Club's 16th green.

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Rio Secco's 18th hole

The 18th hole is one of the six holes at Rio Secco located on a plateau overlooking Las Vegas.

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Rio Secco's 3rd hole

No. 3 at Rio Secco Golf Club has a steep canyon on one side and housing developments on the other side.

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Rio Secco's 5th hole

The Black Mountain Range seen from Rio Secco Golf Club's 432 yards 5th hole.

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Rio Secco's 7th hole

No. 7 is a par 4 at Rio Secco Golf Club in Henderson, Nevada.

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Rio Secco: 9th hole

Rio Secco Golf Club's ninth hole is a 634-yard par 5.

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Rio Secco Golf Club: The Clubhouse

Rio Secco's 30,000-square-foot clubhouses boasts a European theme with dark woods and natural stone.

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Rio Secco: Clubhouse seen from the 9th

At Rio Secco, the clubhouse overlooks the seventh, eighth and ninth holes of the golf course.

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