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Panama City sits at one of the world's great crossroads, and the golf played on its outskirts reflects that layered, tropical character. The Paraíso area carries genuine historical weight — it falls within the former Canal Zone, the stretch of land that the United States administered for nearly a century around the Panama Canal. The landscape here is dense and equatorial: humidity hangs year-round, afternoon rains arrive with conviction, and the vegetation is lush in the way that only a narrow land bridge between two oceans can produce.
Summit Golf Course occupies this storied ground, and whatever round you play here unfolds against a backdrop that most courses simply cannot replicate. The Canal Zone once supported its own self-contained communities, and golf was part of that culture — courses in this corridor have roots going back to the mid-20th century, built to serve the engineers, administrators, and military personnel who called the Zone home.
A par-72 layout in this climate plays differently at every hour of the day. Morning tee times reward players who respect the heat; afternoon rounds, once the rains pass, have a moody, steaming quality that feels unmistakably Panamanian.
| Tee | Yards | Rating | Slope | Par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue · men | 6,610 | 73.3 | 139 | 72 |
| Bolivariano 2020 Pre Seniors · men | 6,435 | 72.7 | 138 | 72 |
| White · men | 6,023 | 71.2 | 130 | 72 |
| White · women | 6,023 | 76.7 | 143 | 72 |
| Bolivariano 2020 Seniors · men | 5,750 | 70 | 129 | 72 |
| Yellow · men | 5,272 | 67.8 | 124 | 72 |
| Yellow · women | 5,272 | 72.4 | 130 | 72 |
| Bolivariano 2020 Super Seniors · men | 5,108 | 66.2 | 122 | 72 |
| Red · men | 4,743 | 64.5 | 111 | 72 |
| Red · women | 4,743 | 69.4 | 124 | 72 |
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