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Golf Courses in pamama
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Cielo Paraiso
This 18 hole, par 73, course in Boquete is currently under development and is scheduled to be completed in 2006.
Located in Boquete in Chiriqui Province
Currently under construction (Course scheduled to be complete in 2006 with the club house complete in 2008)
Mantaraya Golf Club
Located at the Royal Decameron Beach, Golf & Casino Resort, and the Costa Blanca Golf & Villas, this 18 hole golf course is located about 1 1/2 hours from Panama City along the Pan-American Highway in Playa Blanca, Farallon. Six of the 18 holes are lit for nightime play.
Located in Playa Blanca, Farall?n, 90 minute drive from the Tocumen International Airport
Phone - (507) 993-2255
Panama Golf Club
This 18 hole par 72 course is 6818 yards and is located in Panama City.
Private club
Phone - (507) 266-7068
Red Frog Beach
Located on an island in Bocas del Toro, an Arnold Palmer eco-friendly golf course is being designed.
Located on the Island of Bastimentos, 30 miles from Costa Rica
Currently under design/development
Summit Golf & Resort
Summit Golf & Resort is a world class championship golf facility located in the east bank of the Panama Canal. The course is an 18 hole, 6,626 yard, par 72 championship course designed by noted American golf course architect Jeffrey Myers. The course is set on rolling hills over looking the famous Gaillard Cut of the Panama Canal and the "Camino de Cruces" National Park.
Semi-private club (non-members welcome)
20 minute drive from Panama City
50 minute drive from Colon
Phone - (507) 232-4653 (507-232-GOLF)
Tucan Country Club & Resort
Tucan Country Club & Resort is a 180-acre private, gated golf community just 15 minutes from the capital, located between a tropical rain forest and the Panama Canal Zone. The development will include 424 residences (condominiums, town homes, villas), a boutique resort hotel and a championship golf course.
15 minute drive from Panama City
Phone - 1-800-456-6016 or (507) 211-3472
Quebrada Grande - Valle Escondido
The Quebrada Grande (Big Creek) 9 hole executive golf course plays through Valle Escondido, crossing the beautiful river four times. This is one of the only courses in the world that plays through a working coffee plantation. The spring weather keeps it cool, fresh and green year round. With at least two tee boxes on each hole you can play 18 holes and find it very challenging and enjoyable.
Located in Boquete, Panama (1/2 hour drive from David)
Phone - (507) 720-2454
Vistamar Resort
The 18 hole (6800 yard) par 72 course was designed by the firm J. Michael Poellot Golf Designs.
1 hour drive west of Panama City
4 minute drive from Coronado and Punta Barco
Phone - (507) 215-1111
