From social to competitive: Cushman & Wakefield golfers ready to level up at ST-BT Corporate League

[SINGAPORE] From being participants in the social section this year, golfers from Cushman & Wakefield will elevate themselves to the competitive category at next year’s edition of The Straits Times and The Business Times Corporate Golf League.

Team captain Dexter Sim made this pledge during a dinner at the end of the fourth leg of the annual tournament at Orchid Country Club.

Cushman & Wakefield is a commercial real estate services firm for occupiers and investors, with about 53,000 employees in more than 350 offices in nearly 60 countries around the world, including Singapore.

Sim, who is the company’s senior director and head of client services, said his team’s debut at this year’s league “turned out to be much more meaningful” than expected. “When we first joined the league, we saw it as a good opportunity to spend time with clients and be part of a wider business community,” he noted.

“Over the past few months, one of the biggest things that stood out to me personally was how the league brought our own people together internally,” he added, pointing out that collaboration across teams is a big part of how the company supports clients throughout their real estate journey.

He also said: “On a personal note, the league has also reignited my own passion for golf. I have not been golfing actively for many years.

“The Corporate Golf League is more than just golf. It is a platform that brings people together, strengthens relationships and builds community within Singapore’s business ecosystem.”

He said that he intends to strengthen his team for the 2027 competition by expanding the recruitment base to a wider circle of associates and friends.

Close fight for the trophy

With four of the five legs done, things are shaping up to be a straight fight between Hugo Boss and Orchid Country Club. The former holds a 10-point lead over the latter with a total of 438 points.

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At the end of the fourth leg on Apr 23, Hugo Boss collected the day’s best total of 108 points, buoyed by four birdies in Henry Mo’s 39 points.

William Tay (35 points) and John Lim (34 points) contributed to their total in the best-three scores to count.

Orchid Country Club bagged 106 points through Kenneth Oh (36 points), Cheng Keng Hui (36) and Charissa Goh (34).

However, the main talking point was the high score of Hugo Boss’ star player, Mo. On a handicap of 18.9 (revised to a course handicap of 15), he scored a mammoth 39 points from 16 holes (the rain ruined play for the last two holes).

Mo – a 42-year-old group chief executive officer and executive director of Hjen & Co, a Singapore-based management consulting firm established by a group of former bankers – attributed his phenomenal play to a huge slice of luck and the fact that he holed six putts from long distances.

Also playing in the fourth leg was Singapore’s first and only Olympic individual gold medallist Joseph Schooling (handicap index 13), who was lauded by his teammates in the social flight for some booming drives which allowed him to reach the greens in two. It has been nearly a decade since the 30-year-old’s big win at the Rio Olympics in 2016, and he was constantly swarmed by fans for selfies and autographs – even during active play.

The best player in the social category was Danny Chong from Team OneRHT with 36 points. Leow Zhang Yu from the Singapore Pools team claimed the prize for the longest drive with a 286-metre effort.

The final leg will be played at Singapore Island Country Club’s New course on Friday (May 8).