Hie On 2008 Nicklaus Award Watch List
April 8, 2008 | 9:03 PM
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From cstv.com:

… USC sophomore Rory Hie [has] been included on the watch list for the 2008 Jack Nicklaus Award, presented to the NCAA Division I Player of the Year, the Golf Coaches Association of America announced on Tuesday (April 8).

Hie, All-Pac-10 second team as a 2007 freshman, is averaging 72.00 strokes per round, second on the team … Hie recently won his second collegiate title at the UNLV Southern Highlands Collegiate, where he tied for first and won a three-man playoff with a birdie on the first hole … He has a team-best five top 10 finishes, including his win, a tie for fifth at the UH Hilo Invitational, a tie for sixth at the Ping/Golfweek Fall Preview and ties for ninth at the CordeValle Collegiate and the USC Collegiate… Hie has five rounds in the 60s, including a USC record 62 in the second round of the UH Hilo Invitational (on a 70 par course). The previous USC record was 63.

From usctrojans.com