Rio Secco

1997

• Golf Course Architect of the Year, Rees Jones who designed and built Rio Secco.
• Top Ten New Courses, Golf Digest and Golf Magazine.

1998

• Five Star Diamond Award in Outstanding Hospitality by The American Academy of Hospitality Sciences.

2000

• One of the Top 10 Golf Resorts in the World, USA Today.
• One of the Top 10 Golf Resorts in the World, Travel & Leisure Golf magazine in 2000.
• 2nd Best Course to Play in the West, Golf Magazine.

2001

• #1 Public Access Course in Nevada, Las Vegas PGA.
• #1 Public Course in Las Vegas, Golf Digest.

2002

• 6th Best Course in Nevada, Golf Digest.
• Best Golf Instructor in the World, Butch Harmon, Golf Digest.
• The Best Resorts, Golf Digest.
• Top 10 Desert Resorts, Golf Digest.
• Best Instructor or School, Butch Harmon, Vegas Golfer Magazine Fairway Awards, Reader's Pick.
• Best Hole, Hole #2, Vegas Golfer Magazine Fairway Awards, Vegas Golfer's Pick.
• Best Overall Experience, Vegas Golfer Magazine Fairway Awards, Vegas Golfer's Pick.

2003

• America's 100 Greatest Public Golf Courses, Golf Digest.
• America's Top Golf Courses, Zagat Survey.
• 2nd Place - Favorite Golf Course, voted by the Visitors of What's On's ilovevegas.com.
• Best Par-3, Hole #6, Vegas Golfer Magazine Fairway Awards, Vegas Golfer's Pick.

2004

• Best of Nevada, Nevada Magazine.
• "4-Star Rating" in Best Places to Play, Golf Digest.
• Best Par-3, Hole #12, Vegas Golfer Magazine Fairway Awards, Vegas Golfer's Pick.

2005

• City's Best, AOLcityguide.com.
• Best Courses in State, Golf Digest.
• Top 100 Golf Resorts in North America, the Caribbean, Ireland, and Scottland, Conde Nast Traveler.