From thewesternamateur.com:

Co-leader Rory Hie opens his round on the 10th hole Thursday moring at the Point O’Woods Golf & Country Club in Benton Harbor, Michigan.

HIE, HOFFMAN SHARE CLUBHOUSE LEAD

Benton Harbor, Mich. (Thursday, July 31) –Rory Hie and Morgan Hoffman matched a pair of 68s in the opening two rounds of the 2008 Western Amateur at Point O’Woods Golf & Country Club to take the clubhouse lead heading into Friday’s 36-hole marathon to determine the championship’s “Sweet 16.”

Hie, 19, of Los Angeles, Calif., and Hoffman, 18, of Wyckoff, N.J. topped the field of players competing in the morning rounds today. Half the field is still on the course. The top 16 players following Friday’s two final rounds will advance to match play on Saturday.

“This is my fourth year here, and I’ve never made it to match play,” said Hie, a University of Southern California junior. “I really want to do well … I feel pretty confident. Hopefully, I’ll make match play and go from there.”

At 4-under-par 136, Hie has reason to be confident.

“I hit a lot of greens today, and it could have been better if I had made a few more putts,” he said.

A 2008 NCAA first-team All American, Hie said 2008 has been “a breakout year,” with wins at the Dogwood Invitational and in two collegiate events.

“I’ve always worked hard, but I have a different mindset. I don’t think about mechanics,” he said. “I’m more of a feel player now.”