Rio Secco
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About
Designed by Rees Jones and Keith Evans, Rio Secco Golf Club in Henderson affords great views of the Las Vegas Strip below as golfers try to find the course's tricky bentgrass greens. Said greens can be difficult to read, and if you find yourself above the hole, two-putts become a real challenge. One of the most talked about holes, the 200-yard par-3 12th, plays over a valley to a large green that slopes severely from back to front. Back pin positions are difficult, but a front location can yield aces as everything seems to funnel to that spot. Rio Secco is also home to the Butch Harmon School of Golf.
| Tee | Par | Length | Rating | Slope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 72 | 6992 yards | 73.7 | 138 |
| White | 72 | 6552 yards | 71.6 | 134 |
| Yellow (W) | 72 | 6054 yards | 75.6 | 142 |
| Yellow | 72 | 6054 yards | 69.3 | 122 |
| Red | 72 | 5226 yards | 71.1 | 127 |
| Hole | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Out | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | In | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black M: 74.7/140 | 371 | 473 | 207 | 325 | 422 | 184 | 386 | 506 | 632 | 3506 | 423 | 497 | 172 | 395 | 588 | 407 | 199 | 560 | 468 | 3709 | 7215 |
| Blue M: 73.7/138 | 371 | 452 | 185 | 325 | 405 | 184 | 365 | 506 | 589 | 3382 | 423 | 473 | 172 | 395 | 564 | 388 | 199 | 548 | 448 | 3610 | 6992 |
| White M: 71.6/134 W: 78.3/152 | 346 | 432 | 159 | 306 | 383 | 168 | 344 | 476 | 562 | 3176 | 403 | 447 | 151 | 372 | 533 | 371 | 181 | 518 | 400 | 3376 | 6552 |
| Yellow M: 69.3/122 W: 75.6/142 | 332 | 356 | 152 | 275 | 355 | 158 | 326 | 440 | 516 | 2910 | 391 | 418 | 133 | 345 | 500 | 347 | 166 | 474 | 370 | 3144 | 6054 |
| Red M: 65.5/114 W: 71.1/127 | 293 | 265 | 140 | 216 | 331 | 148 | 265 | 356 | 451 | 2465 | 349 | 341 | 102 | 328 | 467 | 324 | 142 | 422 | 286 | 2761 | 5226 |
| Handicap | 15 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 8 | |||
| Par | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 36 | 72 |
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Photo submitted by u995505569 on 09/08/2020
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Thumbs up!! Photo submitted by jett2ivyy on 08/31/2020
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Photo submitted by MikeBaileyGolf on 02/26/2018
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Photo submitted by MikeBaileyGolf on 02/26/2018
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Photo submitted by MikeBaileyGolf on 02/26/2018
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Photo submitted by MikeBaileyGolf on 02/26/2018
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Photo submitted by MikeBaileyGolf on 02/26/2018
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#2 Photo submitted by golfsuLLy on 11/10/2016
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#18 Photo submitted by golfsuLLy on 11/10/2016
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Rees Jones created a scenic desert course at Rio Secco Golf Club. Photo submitted by JasonDeeganGA on 12/27/2013
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Rees Jones made the Rio Secco Golf Club a difficult test of golf. Photo submitted by JasonDeeganGA on 12/27/2013
Great course , great staff, awesome layout
Technical but fun. Watch out, driver isn’t always a good idea on this course :)
Top notch! Staff was so friendly, course conditions were excellent. Highly recommended!
Great course
Staff - first class , friendly , helpful
Pro shop- top notch
Layout is challenging but fair , there a few holes that local knowledge is needed ( first time playing )
The course in general was in great shape except for the greens
They had good speed but were bumpy for the first 5-6 holes until they dried out
Rolled much better then and were quick
I generally play the Pauite courses, coyote springs and TPC course and will definitely add Rio Secco to the rotation
Fun time
this nice view
first time play this course staff very nice. the green roll a lot you have to land before the green and still roll to the back of the green. we love the first seven hole it great lay out. the rest nothing special. this course surround with awesome houses.
Howard’s
Absolutely beautiful and challenging!!! Will play again !!
Glad I did it once ...
It is a nice course and half of it winds through some very expensive houses.
However the layout is completely backwards, the original layout was flipped from how it plays now and front and back nine are like playing 2 different courses.
Staff was very nice. Pricey for what it is.
Fantastic Course, Fantastic Staff.
Everyone and I mean everyone, from groundskeepers to pro shop workers stopped to ask how my round was or was going. One gentleman even stopped me after walking off a green and chatted to me about the history of the course. Loved the layout and course was in decent shape for spring in Vegas. Hope to come back and play again.
A Must Play
If you're traveling to Vegas, and haven't played Rio Secco, you need to put it on the top of your list. The course cuts through beautiful Neighborhoods with excellent views of million dollar plus homes. The layout is fair and challenging. My only negative from the round was the pace of the greens, they were super fast and hard to hold on the approach, but I'll be back.
Good Course, but watch yourself on 10!
This course is beautiful with 1 problem: #10 Tee is a Death Trap. We were on the tee of number 10 and almost got hit by a ball not once, not twice, but 3 times. 3 TIMES! The golf balls were coming from the Butch Harmon School of Golf on the opposite side of the driving range and the students were hitting drives that were landing on the 10th tee. The wind was not a factor as there was no wind. My one recommendation for this course is to put up some kind of net or protection because the 10th tee is VERY dangerous.
Tough course
1st time playing here and it was very enjoyable. Staff was great and pace of play was perfect. One thing to know is greens are very hard and fast! Guess thats winter conditions in the desert because all 3 courses I played were the same. If I had 1 gripe it would be the consistency of the traps around the greens, some were ok and some were bad. I would definitely play again.
Greens
Couldn’t hold the ball on the greens, they were like concrete. Starter called me out that I didn’t pay ,he got a call from the clubhouse, showed him my receipt, I payed in cash, they were not very organized. Maybe that’s why they were not busy.
Very difficult
The course is a beautiful layout but very difficult! Narrow fairways, hard playing conditions make this really tuff. Beware!
Tough Greens
Course was in great shape with exception of the greens. Overall condition was hindered due to winter... However, the course needs to strongly encourage players to fix ball marks.
Stay & Play Offers
Thanks for playing Rio Secco. Glad you found the staff and course nice. For clarification, the current routing is actually how the course was designed. The nines were flipped in 2006, but we reverted back to the original routing in 2017.