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EL CID'S NEW GOLF PRO
By Donelle Fenwick McBartlett
Mazatlan's golfing community has been enriched with the addition of Julio Viscontti who was recently selected to be the director of golf at the El Cid Golf and Country Club. Brian Werner, general manager of the El Cid Golf and Country Club, said the timely addition of Mr. Viscontti coincides with the completion of the Lee Treviņo nine-hole golf course at the mega resort. The grand opening of the course, for which Mr. Treviņo and Mr. Viscontti will be present, will be on Tuesday, January 12 at 10:45 a.m.. Mr. Viscontti will oversee operations for the entire El Cid golf course, including te existing 18 holes on which El Cid Residential Community was built around. Mr. Werner said another recent addition to the golf community is "America's Favorite Golf School" which opened at the mega resort on December 1. Mr. Viscontti was most recently the director of golf at the 27-hole Bajamar Golf Resort in Ensenada, Mexico. "Julio was hired for his vast experience in teaching and playing the game of golf, developing golf programs and operating golf course facilities in Mexico", Mr. Werner said. Mr. Viscontti actively participated for five years in a variety of

professional golf tours,including the Professional Golf Association and Nike tours in the United States, the Mexican tour, including the Mexican Open and the South African and South American tours. As part of his duties in El Cid, Mr. Viscontti will play six professional golf tournaments throughout Mexico each year where he will call attention to the ammenities of the El Cid Golf and Country Club. He will also be actively involved in promoting golf groups, golf tournaments and the day to day development and operations of the golf program at El Cid. A native of Tijuana, Mexico, Mr. Viscontti studied law at Cal Western in San Diego and at the University of Mexico. He holds a juris doctorate in law from both the United States and Mexico, although his first love professionally has been golf. He has also provided commentaries for Fox Sports West Network in the United States and Televisa in mexico as well as giving golfing tips on the Fox Sports West Network. Mr. Viscontti is married and he and his wife are expecting their first child. He said he was pleased to be chosen for the position at el cid.. He accepted the position, in part, he said, because, "i see a lot of good here in Mazatlan and Mazatlan has a lot to offer families."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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