For the love of golf

At 24 years old, Jacob Ang should have been enjoying his young years and indulging himself to the comforts and opulence his famous father had provided, thanks to the many businesses that were stitched and refined together into one big empire that is now the San Miguel Corporation.

- By RAMON RAFAEL BONILLA

BMW PHILIPPINES President Jacob Ang (right) and Filipino pro golfer Sean Ramos standing beside the X5.

But he shied away and was recently tasked to lead one of their companies, the BMW Philippines, a luxury car brand that in his own words emits confidence and guarantees consistency.

Perhaps in these qualities he admired the game of golf, and is now one of the thousands of Filipinos joining the rave in recent times.

"Playing golf is somehow similar to managing business, they both require mental toughness, endurance," said Ang Thursday, Oct. 9.