Overview: Comes from an athletic family that is heavily involved in golf in Panama….has grown up watching and competing against the Korn Ferry players in the Panama Open…played in the Panama Championship on the Korn Ferry Tour twice, shot 76-76 in the event in Feb. of 2025…also played in the 2023 tournament and had scores of 82-77…has considerable international experience playing in a variety of tournaments…qualified for the 2025 US Junior Amateur…
Before Clemson: The No. 1 ranked junior golfer in Panama and a three-time Central American Junior Champion….over his last two years played in 40 tournaments, won 11 times and had 27 top 10s…in 2025 had eight top 10s, including a victory at the Junior Tour Elite Championship in Panama…won that tournament by 15 shots with a 54-hole score of 214…made the cut at the 2024 Latin American Amateur Championship….played in the 2023 Panama Championship Korn Ferry Tour event…. finished tied for 10th at the AJGA Panama Junior Championship in 2024… took 27th at the Junior Orange Bowl International Championship, a performance that included a first round 67….. won his last four junior events in Panama.
Personal: Grandson of Roberto Durán Jaeger is one of Panama’s most accomplished golfers. He won the Jaycee Tournament in Panama in 1963, representing the country at the Junior Jaycee World Championship in Midland, Texas. While at Miami Dade Junior College, he helped the team capture the 1966 NJCAA National Championship, earning All-Tournament First Team honors. He continued at the University of Miami, where he was named Second Team All-American (1965–66), First Team All-American (1966–67), and served as team captain (1967–68), competing in the NCAA Championship in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Durán went on to win the Central American Championship (1969–1973) and later represented Panama at the 2002 World Amateur in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In senior competition, he qualified for the USGA Senior Amateur in 2002, reaching match play, and was the low qualifier in 2004. His legacy is firmly in golf and he remains a distinguished figure in Panamanian golf history … Samual’s dad is the president of the Panama Golf Federation.
