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SSI, Alike hold golf tourney at Sta. Elena

Published Aug 19, 2023 06:58 am

At A Glance

  • Supercar customizer Second Skin Industries (SSI) partners up with Alike Media for a golf tournament like no other.

Supercar customizer Second Skin Industries (SSI) partners up with Alike Media for a golf tournament like no other.

Dubbed the “SSI Cup powered by Alike,” the event saw over 40 teams troop to the prestigious Sta. Elena Golf and Country Club in Cabuyao, Laguna, where 4-man teams
battled it out using a modified scramble format.

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Inspired by the 2022 Alike Cup, this year’s ceremonial tee-off was led by CEOs Archie
Chiang and Rose Tolentino for SSI and Alike, respectively. Entrants were comprised of
business owners, club champions, single handicap players, and golf enthusiasts alike.

“It was tough, you can really tell people prepared for it,” notes scratch player Marvin
Mendoza.


Helping up the competition were the rewards, amounting to 5 hole-in-one prizes. These
included: a Great Wall Motors (GWM) Haval Jolion Hybrid, a Triumph Trident 660cc
Silver Ice, and a Yellow Sole Vespa S125— both from the Autohub group. A P345,000
reading device from Full Swing and one-year membership from Quantum Golf were also
at stake.

“We went full support on this tournament know[ing] the kind of participants joining,” says
Jameson Ong, managing partner of GWM, “not only are they potential clients, but
they’re also great brand mileage.” With the likes of Derek Ramsey, Joseph Yeo, and Mr.
“Freeze” in the mix, top-tier luxury brand sponsors paraded the Sta Elena veranda with
merchandise from Porsche Design and a Maserati MC20, sporting the all-new
Greyscale in full steam. It was foresight into the day's many unseen golfing scene
‘firsts.’

The day tested contestants’ skills through 18 holes of pure driving, pitching and putting
pressure at Sta. Elena’s Banahaw course, as playing sponsors refreshed tee-houses

with Chatime, Santiago Brewery & CHILL coolers. "It was the most spoiled tournament!"
laughs Ronin Leviste, the concluded SSI Cup Longest Drive Player.
”Even our carts had custom thermal bags filled with goodies," quips Dan Ng, team
captain of the Overall Grand Champion team.


The awards night & after party was held at Xylo in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig, where for the
first time in its history the Superclub was dressed in a dapper green reminiscent of a
golf course. Contestants were made to feel at home while fete with food from sponsors
Bonchon, Nuthera, Oh Crop! and the Original Savory, free-flowing coffee from Fat
Seed, and decadently sweet treats from Tiger Sugar, Gram Pancakes & La Crema. Of
note is the belly-busting buffet spread courtesy of Electric Garden, which assured
players’ calories spent for the day were well compensated for.

A charity side auction featuring the works of SSI’s client - esteemed sculptor Ramon
Orlina graced the event to simultaneously raise funds for Archie’s “Beyond Bars” JCI
Manila project for its chosen beneficiary – the inmates at Mandaluyong City Jail.

Television and radio personality DJ Sam YG hosted the program proper, with a brand-
new Vespa featured as the night’s major raffle prize, alongside quarter-million peso
furniture from Furnitalia. Xylo’s massive LED screens, used to displaying popular trance
and house graphics, boasted winners’ names and images from the day as DJ Ace
Ramos, Migs Santillian of Magic 89.9 and sexiest Dj Bets Lopez played till the night
ended the next morning.

SSI Inc, the top choice for luxury car vinyl wrappers and Alike Media Inc, one of the top
10 lifestyle publications in the country, commits to only hosting events that’s even better
as for both companies, the best— comes standard.


Starting in 2019, Chiang had one dream - to elevate the experience of Philippine
automotive wrapping. “I’ve always loved making things special,” says the 30-year-old
CEO, “so if a client comes to me, it should not just be about their car, but also their
unique personal experience.” To date, SSI has wrapped an impressive roster of clients,
including Ding Dong Dante’s Range Rover in PPF, Derek Ramsay’s Porsche 993 Turbo
in British Racing Green, Angie King’s Porsche 993 Turbo in Inozetek Metallic Midnight
Green, Sam YG’s LC300 with Magnus Pro PPF, Master Glass artist Ramon Orlina’s
Porsche 991 Targa protected with Magnus Pro PPF and the iconic Ronald Ventura
Porsche 992 Turbo S Cabriolet in a full custom BEAST MASTER wrap.

In recent times, SSI’s has seen its growth turbo-charged. It is one of the country’s
youngest & fastest growing automobile wrapping brands, with over 250 clients and
rising.

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