Las Vegas, Nevada (December 23, 2011)–The Caesars brand carries big weight in the resort and casino world. It brings to mind luxury, excitement and quality. And that is also the case when Caesars Golf is mentioned. With two world-class Las Vegas golf courses–Cascata and Rio Secco— to go along with several other golf courses in the United States, Caesars Golf is an industry leader. Recently, Golfweek released a ranking of the top casino golf courses and five of the top 37 were operated by Caesars. –By Brian Hurlburt.
"We are thrilled to have five courses in the top 37 of the Golfweek Casino golf courses rankings, and believe that this recognition proves our formula of quality conditions and award-winning customer service works," says Eric Dutt, VP, Caesars Entertainment Las Vegas Golf Operations. "The Caesars Entertainment golf experience is yet another reason why we are an industry leader, and we understand how important it is to provide a memorable and quality golf experience to our resort customers and how it enhances their overall stay at a Caesars Entertainment property."
The two Las Vegas golf courses owned and operated by Caesars Golf are Cascata and Rio Secco Golf Club, two layouts designed by the U.S. Open Doctor, Rees Jones. Cascata has received 29 out of 30 in ZAGAT surveys while Rio Secco Golf Club is known for hosting big-time events. Las Vegas' Rio Secco hosts the Wendy's 3-Tour Challenge, Tiger Woods' Tiger Jam, and the WAC Golf Championships among other events. Rio Secco is also home to the beautiful T-Mates female caddies. Click now to meet a Las Vegas T-Mate. You can also click now for Cascata tee times or Rio Secco tee times.
Rio Secco is also the official home of the Butch Harmon School of Golf. Harmon also utilizes Cascata for his golf school attendees, providing an amazing golf experience to an already unbelievable golf learning experience. The likes of Dustin Johnson, Natalie Gulbis, Nick Watney and others work with Harmon and are routinely spotted at Rio Secco and Cascata.
Cascata comes in the Golfweek rankings at 7th, just ahead of Atlantic City Country Club (8th), a fellow Caesars Entertainment property. Rio Secco Golf Clubs is listed at 37th on the list. Chariot Run in Indiana is 20th while Grand Bear in Mississippi is 26th in the rankings. Click now to view the official Cascata photo gallery.