
WildHorse Course
Wildhorse Golf Club

About this course
WildHorse Golf Club sits in the desert landscape of Henderson, Nevada, approximately fifteen miles southeast of the Las Vegas Strip. The course was designed by Bob Cupp in collaboration with Hubert Green, the two-time major champion who won the 1977 U.S. Open and 1985 PGA Championship. Green's playing experience informed the strategic elements of the design, while Cupp brought his architectural expertise to shaping the desert terrain into a championship-caliber layout. The course opened in the mid-1990s during a period of significant golf development in the Las Vegas valley. The routing works with the natural desert topography, incorporating elevation changes and native vegetation characteristic of the Mojave Desert environment. The design philosophy emphasizes strategic shot-making over forced carries, with fairways that reward positioning and greens that require thoughtful approach play. Waste areas and desert scrub frame many holes, creating visual definition while maintaining the authentic character of the setting. WildHorse serves as a daily-fee facility and has been a venue for various regional amateur competitions and qualifying events over the years. The course offers views of the surrounding mountains and the Las Vegas valley, providing a desert golf experience distinct from the more heavily manufactured resort courses closer to the Strip. The layout tests players with a combination of length, strategic bunkering, and green complexes that reflect both Cupp's architectural sensibility and Green's understanding of tournament-level golf.
Quick facts
- Location
- Henderson, NV, USA
- Access
- Public
- Year built
- 1959
- Designer(s)
- Bob Cupp, Hubert Green
- Holes
- 18
- Par
- 70
- Length
- 6,525 yards
- Difficulty
- 71.4/136
Getting there
Wildhorse Golf Club sits just beyond the southern edge of the Las Vegas metropolitan sprawl, accessible most directly from Harry Reid International Airport (LAS), a twenty-minute drive north through the transition zone where suburban development yields to open desert. Private aviation clients will find North Las Vegas Airport (VGT) a closer alternative, positioned mere minutes from the club's Henderson location. The final approach carries you south through the Mojave landscape, where the urban hum recedes and the terrain opens into the raw, sculptural desert that frames Wildhorse - a masterfully sited layout that emerges from the high desert floor with the kind of isolation and visual drama that defines championship golf in the American Southwest.

FAQ
Common questions about WildHorse
Ratings, design, and course details pulled from Course Vaults.
WildHorse was designed by Bob Cupp and Hubert Green.
Yes. WildHorse is listed as welcoming public or guest play on Course Vaults.
Par at WildHorse is 70.
WildHorse plays 6,525 yards from the back tees on Course Vaults.
The slope rating at WildHorse is 136.
WildHorse is a 18-hole course.



