This morning Rory advanced to the third-round after winning his second-round match with Song Jeon of Korea.
He was up against Korey Mahoney of Michigan today afternoon, where he once again won the match and secured a position for the Quarterfinal against Martin Ureta of Chile tomorrow morning.
All eight quarterfinalists left in the tournament are automatically given exemption for 2006 US APL.
Rory (16) is one of the youngest players to compete in this tournament along with the famous Michelle Wie (15) of Hawaii, who is also among the eight quarterfinalists.
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Rory Hie (Cerritos, Calif., 16): Born in Indonesia…Moved to the United States in 1999…Will be a senior at Cerritos High in the fall. Turns 17 on Sept. 1…Competing in first USGA event, but has qualified for the U.S. Junior Amateur at Longmeadow (Mass.) Country Club July 18-23…Shot a 67 in sectional qualifying to tie the course record at Eagle Ridge Golf Course in Gilroy, Calif. … As a 13-year-old, he won The Golf Channel’s Drive Chip and Putt Championship for his age group…Lowest competitive score is a 61 at El Dorado Golf Club…Recorded his first hole-in-one as a 10-year-old at Heartwell Golf Course from 121 yards out with an 8-iron. It is the same course that Tiger Woods grew up playing…Won the 2004 AJGA Heather Farr Classic…Won 2004 AJGA Mission Hills Desert event…Won 2004 SCPGA Tournament of Champions…Runner-up at 2005 AJGA Heather Farr Classic…Was an AJGA Polo First-Team All-American for 2004…Member of the West team for the AJGA’s Canon Cup. Likes to eat roast beef sandwiches from a fast-food chain before a competitive round.
The comeback of the day belonged to 16-year-old Rory Hie of Cerritos, Calif. The Indonesian-born Hie was three down with three to play, but rallied for a 19-hole victory over Tye Alexander of Los Angeles. Hie won 16 with a par, eagled 17, parred 18 and then birdied the par-5 first hole to pull out the win. He’ll play Song Jeon of Korea in the second round.
Rory Hie of Cerritos, Calif., is no stranger to the spotlight. He won The Golf Channel’s Drive, Chip and Putt competition in 2002. He also was an American Junior Golf Association first-team All-American in 2004.