December 22, 2022
A herd of desert bighorn sheep played through.
Boulder City, Nevada
Cascata Golf Club
Cascata Golf Club is a Rees Jones course in the desert mountains near Henderson and Boulder City, Nevada, about 30 minutes from the Las Vegas Strip. It opened in 2000, and its name is Italian for waterfall: a stream starts as a waterfall on the mountainside and runs through the clubhouse. The Perry Bros played it on December 22, 2022.
Course facts
- Location
- Boulder City, Nevada
- Access
- Open to outside play (owned by Caesars); sources differ on calling it public or private
- Architect
- Rees Jones
- Opened
- 2000
- Par
- 72
- Yardage
- About 7,137 from the back (sources vary)
Our round at Cascata
About Cascata
MGM built Cascata, and it later passed to Caesars. Rees Jones routed it through a rocky desert canyon, and the local bighorn sheep wander onto the fairways.
On December 22, 2022, a whole herd of them joined the round.
What stands out
- A waterfall on the mountainside that feeds a stream running through the clubhouse.
- A desert canyon setting with big elevation changes.
- Desert bighorn sheep on the course.
Quick answers
Who designed Cascata?
Rees Jones. It opened in 2000.
Where is Cascata Golf Club?
In the desert mountains near Henderson and Boulder City, Nevada, about 30 minutes from the Las Vegas Strip.
Are there really bighorn sheep at Cascata?
Yes. We had a herd of desert bighorn sheep grazing on the fairway during our round.
Sources: Rees Jones: The 8th Wonder of the Golfing World · PlanetGolf: Cascata