Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100; Flight Crew Type 6000
Situational Awareness; Distraction; Troubleshooting
No Specific Anomaly Occurred Unwanted Situation
General None Reported / Taken
Environment - Non Weather Related
On approach at night extremely bright lights; said to be golf driving range over water (by local ATC) is to the north and west of the airport. Too bright for a normal approach.  This is causing a hazard to the arriving aircraft. During landing flare the lights were not a distraction.  On approach into RNO [Airport]; extremely bright lights presented a hazard.Maybe change the intensity of the lights; or no lights during north flow approach.
Air Carrier Captain reported bright lights beyond the airport at a golf range; are too bright and distracting while landing to the North at RNO airport.