Buenaventura Golf Club

The Buenaventura Golf Club is near El Chirú, which belongs to the province of Coclé in the Central American nation of Panama. It lies on flat terrain in a large residential complex next to the JW Marriott Buenaventura Resort und allows for a breathtaking view over the Pacific Ocean and the national park Santa Fé and Omar Torrijos. From the capital, Panama City, one can reach the Buenaventura Golf Club in about two hours via the Carr. Panaméricana. In 2012, it opened an 18-hole-course with par 72 and a length of 6,751 meters. The renowned company Jack Nicklaus could be won over for the design of the layout. The course at the Buenaventura Golf Club has many doglegs, numerous sand bunkers, several waste bunkers, vast waste bunker areas, but only a small tree population. There are water hazards in form of lakes and ponds at 14 of the 18 holes. Thereby, the golfers must expect a courageous hit across a large pond at holes 9 and 17. There are four different tee boxes on the fairways, so that different difficulty levels can be played. In the practice area of the club there is a driving range on grass, a short game area, a putting and a chipping green, as well as 3-hole par 3 for golfers ready to practice. The course, designed as a championship course, at the Buenaventura Golf Club was the host of the PGA Tour Latinoamérica in 2014.