From amateurgolf.com:
published 12 Dec 2008
In what was the tightest race in the history of the amateurgolf.com - Bridgestone Golf Player of the Year contest, former USC star Rory Hie edged crosstown rival Erik Flores for the California Player of the Year title. Rickie Fowler, a Oklahoma State junior from Murrieta, took third. For a full table of California rankings, click here
Hie turned professional in August after his sophomore season at USC, but was able to accumulate 3200 points courtesy of a win at the Hie finished with 3200 points on the strength of a victory at the Dogwood Inviational, a T-4th result at the Northeast Amateur and top-20 finishes at the Western, Sunnehanna and Southern Amateurs. His finish at the Dogwood was one for the ages, as he fired a tournament record-tying 10-under-par 62 at the Druid Hills Golf Club to win by three strokes over 36-hole leader Jonathan Hodge.
Hie finished at 21-under-par 267 over 72 holes.
Flores trailed by 30 points, having taken top-5 finishes at the Western Amateur, Porter Cup and Sahalee Players.
Hie won his pro debut at the Mercedes-Benz Championship, part of the ASEAN Tour, and was the first Indonesian to advance to the final stages of the European Qualifying School.
“I’m very proud to be the first Indonesian to advance this far to the final European Qualifying stage,” said Rory. “I understand my responsibilities as a professional golfer and will work hard on my game to accomplish my goal in Europe and represent the country.”
Rory Hie
AGC California Player of the Year
From Golfweek.com:
By STEVE HARMON
Deputy EditorORLANDO, FLA. – Rory Hie enters this week’s Southern Amateur a bit road-weary but pleased with how his game is coming together.
The USC junior is ranked No. 10 in the Golfweek/Scratch Players World Amateur Rankings. During a rain delay at the July 15 practice round at Lake Nona Golf & Country Club, he pointed to the progress he’s made this past year.
“I’m hitting the driver straight and long and trying to work on my pitching and short game,’’ said Hie, who with No. 4-ranked Danny Lee and No. 5 Kyle Stanley headlines a solid Southern field opposite the U.S. Public Links.
Hie, 19, of Los Angeles, is playing a busy national schedule while traveling with his parents Tommy and Rita. Hie contended at the Sunnehanna (T-11) and the Northeast (T-4) before a breakthrough victory at the Dogwood Invitational thanks to a final-round 62. A stumble via a second-round exit at the North & South Amateur preceded a T-27 at the Players Amateur last week. He thinks he’s due.
He pointed to his short-game progress from his freshman to sophomore seasons at USC. Hie noted that he ranked last among the Trojans starters in “up-and-down stats’’ – from 30 yards and in, excluding sand – as a freshman. As a sophomore, he led the team in that category.
“If I putt well, I feel I can win,’’ Hie said. “My swing is always there.’’
As a first-team All-American, Hie has landed an exemption into the Nationwide Tour’s Children’s Hospital Invitational July 24-27 at Ohio State’s Scarlet Course in Columbus.
After that, the Hie Road Show continues at the Western Amateur in Benton Harbor, Mich.
From golfdigest.com:
NEW YORK, NY— Golf World has announced its “College Players of the Week” for the period March 3 and March 9. The feature will appear in the March 14 issue of Golf World and can be viewed online now.
This week’s honorees are sophomore Rory Hie of Southern California and freshman So–Hyun Park of Notre Dame. Hie won the Southern Highlands Collegiate in Las Vegas after shooting a three–under 213. The victory came five days after he posted a T–10 at the USC Intercollegiate, helping the Trojans earn the team title.
Golf World’s “College Players of the Week” section highlights a male and a female who have demonstrated outstanding individual play during a seven day period.
First day:
Troy Leads USC Collegiate After 36 Holes
On a day beset by gusty winds that played havoc with the ball in the fairways and on the greens, the host Trojans’ dominant first round offset a shaky second as Troy finished the first 36 holes of the USC Collegiate Invitational with the lead on Monday (March 3) at North Ranch C.C. in Westlake Village, Calif.
USC, when the wind was at its worst, scorched the course for an even 284 in the first round before falling off to a 307 in the second round. The collective first round of 23-over 591 was good enough to maintain the lead headed into Tuesday’s final round, which begins off the 1st and 10th tees at 7:30 a.m.
… Sophomore Rory Hie, the defending individual champion of the event, fired a 2-under 69 to open play and is tied for 12th at 7-over 149 (69-80).
Final Round:
Trojan Men’s Golf Team Wins USC Collegiate Invitational
… USC’s 5-man team saw 4 of its members place in the Top 20 of the 80-man field. Besides low Trojan Giles, sophomore Rory Hie–the event’s defending individual champion–tied for ninth at 9-over 222 …
From goducks.com:
The Trojans were led on the final day by Rory Hie, who rebounded from a disappointing third round 74 to card the best round of the day, 6-under 66, to move to 9-under and fourth place.
From usctrojans.cstv.com:
Hie moved up the leaderboard with a USC best 66 that included seven birdies, four on the front 9. He was 7-under until a bogey on the 17th hole, but still easily posted his 11th round in the 60s this season. Hie’s fourth-place finish was his fourth top 6 finish in USC’s last six tournaments.
From pac-10.org:
Hie, like Lovemark a freshman, matched the tournament’s best score by shooting a 66 to lead the field Wednesday.
“I made a lot of putts today that I usually don’t,” Hie said. “I made a lot of 20-footers off the green, 25-footers. And I made most of my 10-footers today. I just took it one shot at a time today, instead of, like yesterday, trying to catch up with Jamie. That worked well.”
From usctrojans.cstv.com:
Freshman Jamie Lovemark is 9-under after two rounds while freshman teammate Rory Hie is 5-under, pacing four Trojans who are under par through the first 36 holes and establishing an eight-shot team lead on Monday (April 23), halfway through the 2007 Pac-10 Championships at the Eugene (Ore.) C.C.
USC, ranked No. 5 in the latest Golfword.com poll, posted rounds of 358 (-2) and 342 (-16) for a two-round 700 (-18). UCLA is in second (355-353, 708) while Stanford is in third (356-364, 720). The Pac-10 Championships, unlike most tournaments, features six-player teams with the low five scores counting toward each 18-hole round.
“I think we got off to somewhat of a slow start, but we were able to get it together,” first-year USC head coach Chris Zambri said. “I think we have a good team and I’m not totally surprised they played this well.
“Rory has been playing great all spring. He’s just such a good ball striker that he can shoot 5-under and not make a lot of putts.”
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Hie is tied for second, four shots behind Lovemark with a 36-hole 139 (-5). He opened play with a par 72 that included three birdies and three bogeys, then followed it with a season-low tying 67. The second round included a 4-under on the front 9 for his 10th sub-70 round of the season. Hie is tied with Arizona State’s Niklas Lemke.
“I gave myself a lot of birdie opportunities and made some putts,” Hie said. “Everything worked pretty well today. It was pretty nice to see everyone play well in the second round.”
From pac-10.org:
EUGENE, Ore. – Paced by freshmen Jamie Lovemark and Rory Hie and a torrid second round overall, sixth-ranked Southern California jumped out to an eight-stroke lead after the opening day of the Pac-10 Conference men’s golf championships Monday at the Eugene Country Club.
… Hie, who was tied for 21st after the first round, made six birdies his second time through to finish the day tied for second place at 5-under with Niklas Lemke of Arizona State.
Their success helped propel USC into first place at 20-under-par 700, including an18-under-par 342 second round. The Trojans had been in a tie for fourth place with Oregon after the opening round.
… Hie, who came in ranked 81st, made four birdies on the final five holes of the front nine in his second round to move into second.
“You know, he’s actually had our lowest spring scoring average,” Zambri said. “Rory’s been playing great all spring. He’s finished in the top 12 in five of his last seven events.”
Rory was one of the players featured in GolfweekTV’s “Around Campus” videos.
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Rory was honored in the Lakewood Youth Hall of Fame as Performer of the Year for golf, for his accomplishments in the 2006 sports seasons.
The West won easily, 31-19, coming up short of the biggest blowout in Canon Cup history, a 35 1/2-14 1/2 West whooping of the East in 2002 right here at Conway Farms Golf Club just outside Chicago.
Here in the Windy City, the East always seems to get blown away.
And this was without U.S. Junior champion Philip Francis, Golfweek’s top-ranked junior, Jamie Lovemark and Rory Hie, all West players who skipped out this week to play nearby in the Western Amateur. With that trio, this tournament could have ended a day early.
Golf: Dream season for Hie and Orr
By Matt Zimmerman, Staff writer
Focus and finish.
A motto, a style, a mantra, a motivation. A mandate to stay the course, to keep one’s head in the game, to close out strong.
At Cerritos High, Rory Hie has been a major part of the boys golf team. For a squad that was always in the thick of the Suburban League race, he played four years, winning the Knabe Cup and the league individual title among his personal accolades.
But it was this season, the final one in high school for the USC-bound Hie, that he dominated. Indeed, he found the focus to finish his career on its highest note, winning the CIF Southern Section Individual Tournament and the Southern California Golf Association (SCGA) Tournament.
“It’s just because I’m playing in less national junior tournaments this year,” said Hie, who joined Tiger Woods as the only golfers to win both tournaments in the same season. “I had a lot of time, therefore I could prepare better for (CIF) than in the previous years. That’s why I played pretty well this year.”
***For their efforts this season, for focusing well and finishing strong, Hie is the 2006 Press-Telegram Dream Team Boys Golf Player of the Year, and Orr is the Coach of the Year.
***Hie closed out his prep career with a fifth-place finish at the CIF State tournament, three strokes under par at 69. Though he expressed the disappointment that can be expected from an athlete who sets high personal standards, Hie had driven from a U.S. Open qualifying tournament in Northern California, where he finished just out of a playoff.
“That’s a goal that I set every year, is to improve what I did the previous year,” Hie said. “If I continue improving, then I think I have a lot better chance next year of getting in the U.S. Open.”
Golf: Hie takes fifth place in state tourney
Press-Telegram Staff Reports
Many golfers would call shooting a 3-under 69 at the CIF State tournament the best day of their lives. Cerritos senior Rory Hie’s take?
“Today was not my day.”
Perhaps, since Hie’s score Tuesday at Santa Maria Country Club was good only for fifth place, five strokes behind champion Rickie Fowler of Murrieta Valley High, who shot a 64. Earlier this postseason, Hie had won both the CIF Southern Section and SCGA tournaments, becoming the only golfer to do so in the same season other than Tiger Woods.
Monday, Hie played in a U.S. Open qualifier, missing a playoff by two strokes after double bogeying the final hole.
“It was Rickie’s day, he caught lightning in a bottle today,” Hie said. “I was kind of tired from yesterday. I felt like I couldn’t focus on my game today because of the U.S. Open qualifying.”
Hie, who was on the Cerritos varsity for all four of his prep seasons, will next play golf for USC.
“Last year was kind of a bummer for me. I didn’t really do well in high school at all. This year I started out differently. I set a goal for myself to raise my game to another level,” Hie said. “I felt like I’ve done that this season. But unfortunately, I didn’t reach my goal, which was to win state. But I won plenty of awards along the way, so I’m pretty happy with the way I finished this year.”
From staff reports
On the final day of the boys golf season, Rory Hie of Cerritos High will stand alone. At least, alone as far as area golfers are concerned. Hie won the CIF Southern Section Individual Championship and the SCGA Individual Championship, and has the fullest trophy case among the 48 golfers competing today in both team and individual competition.
The event, of course, is the CIF State finals, which are at Santa Maria Country Club. Hie will compete after spending Monday playing in a U.S. Open qualifier.
“I’m ready to make the drive to Santa Maria,” said the USC-bound Hie last week. “Right after I try to qualify for the U.S. Open, June 5, the day before.”
Hie shot a 6-under-par 66 to win both the CIF-SS and the SCGA tournaments.
At the US Open Sectional Qualifying in Daly City, CA, Rory shot 70-72–142, missing the cut by two strokes. Through the 35th hole, Rory was still 4-under (in position of making the cut), but a missing ball led to a double bogey on the final, 36th, hole.
Click to view Rory’s Scorecard
From the LA Times:
Cerritos’ Hie to Try for History at State Golf Championships
Peter Yoon; Eric Sondheimer, From Times Staff Reports
June 6, 2006Rory Hie of Cerritos will attempt to make history Tuesday when he plays in the state golf championships at Santa Maria Country Club.
Hie, a senior who signed with USC, won the Southern Section individual championship and the CIF-Southern California Golf Assn. regional championship. Should he win the state title, he would be the first to achieve that trifecta.
Only one player has won the Southern Section and regional championships in the same year: Tiger Woods in 1991. However, no state championships were contested that year. State championships for boys’ golf were held from 1976 to 1981 and reinstated in 2004.
Incoming Freshmen Hie, Lovemark Duke It Out At CIF Southern Regional
Hie defeats Lovemark in playoff.
June 5, 2006
In a battle of incoming USC freshmen, Rory Hie of Cerritos High defeated Jamie Lovemark of Torrey Pines High in a playoff to win the 2006 CIF-SCGA Southern Regional Championships on Friday (June 1).
Hie fired a 6-under 66 to defeat Lovemark. Both will begin their freshman year at USC in the upcoming fall semester.
Despite windy conditions, Hie, collected seven birdies and only one bogey on the 6,702-yard par-72 course, while future USC teammate and Lovemark came away with eight birdies and two bogies. Hie was victorious on the par-4 ninth in the one-hole playoff, scoring a four to Lovemark’s five.
Lovemark’s Torrey Pines’ team tied for first, but lost the team title on a six-man tiebreaker.
Cerritos’ Hie in Good Company After Winning Title
By Peter Yoon, Times Staff Writer
June 2, 2006
Comparisons to Tiger Woods are almost inevitable when you’re a hotshot high school golfer, but there aren’t many who can say they matched a Woods accomplishment.
Rory Hie can.
Hie, a Cerritos senior, shot six-under-par 66 Thursday at the SCGA Members Golf Course in Murrieta, then made a par on the first hole of a playoff with Jamie Lovemark of San Diego Torrey Pines to win the Southern California regional championship.
Hie won the Southern Section championship on May 22, and Thursday’s victory made him the only player since Woods in 1991 to win both titles in the same season.
“Wow,” said Hie, somewhat taken aback by his accomplishment. “That’s pretty cool.”
Hie, who has signed with USC, had seven birdies and a bogey in his round Thursday. His iron play was impeccable as evidenced by his 17 greens in regulation and eight approach shots to within five feet of the pin. Of his seven birdies, only one came on a putt of more than five feet.
On the playoff hole, he found a fairway bunker with his two-iron tee shot but hit a nine iron from 131 yards to within 15 feet for an easy two-putt. Lovemark found the trees on the right side with his drive and had to pitch out. His third shot ended up 15 feet short of the hole and he missed the par putt, setting the stage for Hie’s victory.
“I just tried to make as many birdies as I could,” Hie said. “It was a one-day tournament, so I had to play as aggressive as possible.”
He also had to play with the correct irons. A year ago, Hie received a new set of irons the day before the Southern Section championships and took a chance by using them in the competition. He shot 74, finished tied for 41st and did not advance to the regional.
“I switched back the next day,” he said. “And I’m still using the old ones. I guess I was just too excited to get them. I couldn’t wait to use them.”
Success is nothing new to Hie, who is ranked No. 8 in the nation among boys and has been as high as No. 2. He has won two national junior tournaments and has 20 top-10 finishes. Last summer, he advanced to the quarterfinals of the U.S. Amateur public links championships and he will play in the sectional qualifier for the U.S. Open on Monday.
“I’m playing very well right now,” Hie said. “I have confidence in every part of my game.”
By Matt Zimmerman, Staff writer
This orange was not to be eaten, it would not be found in anyones lunch or provide Vitamin C for someone. No, it was destined to serve as inspiration, to be smacked by a small persimmon driver, 5-year-old Rory Hie swinging with glee as he enjoyed his first taste of golf. With form that would undoubtedly improve greatly in the coming years, Hie struck his target, sending it about 10 yards as it exploded.
And, 12 years ago four years before beginning serious lessons and three years before leaving his native Jakarta, Indonesia with his family to come to the United States Hie had his sport of choice. Today, he leads four area golfers into individual competition at the SCGA Tournament in Murietta.
Ive always been a quiet person, and its easy for me to get on task, just do it, said Hie, a Cerritos High senior who is joined by Tommy Lee (Gahr), Alex Resurreccion (Poly) and Scott Yeakel (Wilson) in todays competition. I just like to see the ball go up in the air, and see it go in the hole when Im putting.
Taken from usga.org:
June 5 Daly City, Calif. (Lake Merced Golf Club): 67 golfers for 4 spots
Rory Hie, 17, of Lakewood, Calif., shot the low score in local qualifying. He is a senior at Cerritos High School in Lakewood and qualified in Palm Desert, Calif.
BY RAMONA SHELBURNE, Staff Writer
MURRIETA - They havent done any team bonding exercises yet, but future USC golfers Rory Hie and Jamie Lovemark sure acted like teammates at the CIF/SCGA championship Thursday afternoon at the SCGA Members Course in Murrieta.
Hie and Lovemark each shot 6-under 66s on a day when only 17 of the 124 players were able to break par. Hie, a senior at Cerritos High, beat Lovemark in a one-hole playoff to capture medalist honors. Hie also shot a 66 last week to win the Southern Section individual title at Canyon Country Club in Palm Springs.
The top six finishers not on one of the top three teams advance to the CIF State Championship in Santa Maria on Monday. None of the 17 local players competing Thursday advanced.
Its weird. You want to beat him, but you dont want to beat him because hes going to be your teammate, said Lovemark, a senior at Torrey Pines High near San Diego.
Hie, Lovemark, Evan Emerick (Carlsbad, -3), James Erkenbeck (Torrey Pines, -3), Rickie Fowler (Murrieta Valley, -3), Bryan Hogan (Stockdale, -2), Kevin Sepulveda (Paso Robles, -2) and Tom Whitney (La Quinta, -2) qualified for the state championship.
Rory shot 7 under par (65) today at the first round of the AJGA Thunderbird International, recording a total of 10 birdies, taking into account the 2-stroke penalty that he faced (see below for details). Without the penalty, Rory would have had 11 birdies and broken the course record by shooting a 63 (the course record of Grayhawk GC being 64).
Previous updates throughout the round:
Rory is currently leading the AJGA Thunderbird International by two strokes, shooting 6 under par through the 14th hole.
Snapshot taken from AJGA’s LIVE Scoring
[Edit] On the 15th hole (Hole #6), Rory was penalized two strokes under Rule 15-3b for mistakenly hitting another player’s ball (the other player also hit Rory’s ball by mistake). However he strived for the hole and chipped-in for a birdie (which, with the two strokes penalty, becomes a bogey) and still retains his position with a one stroke lead (5-under).
[Edit] Rory makes a comeback with a birdie in the 16th hole (Hole #7) and another birdie in the 17th hole (Hole #8). Falling short of another birdie in the 18th hole (Hole #9) by mere inches, he finished the round with a 7-under par 65.
Taken from AJGA.org:
HIE EN FUEGO IN THE DESERT AT THUNDERBIRD INTERNATIONAL JUNIOR
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. Rory Hie of Lakewood, Calif., was as hot as the desert sun during the first round of the Thunderbird International Junior on Saturday, firing a 7-under-par 65 to take a three-shot lead in the Boys Division.
Hie, who began on No. 10, got off to a good start with back-to-back 20-foot birdie putts on Nos. 11 and 12. His bad break came on No. 6 when he hit the wrong ball, incurred a two-stroke penalty, and ended up with a bogey.
I had a pretty good round today, the 17-year Rolex Junior All-American said. I committed to every shot and got lucky with a couple of shots.
Hie had a career-best 10 birdies with three bogeys and nines of 34-31.
Ten birdies is a dream come true for me, Hie said. I saw the ball going in every hole and it did. I noticed a lot of players under par on the leaderboards, so I just tried not to give up shots to the field.
A quote from Golfweek:
“… It may have even got a bit more confusing Saturday when Rory Hie, Golfweek’s No. 1 junior at one point last summer, and Kevin Tway hit each other’s balls from the sixth fairway and were both penalized two strokes. (Amazingly, Hie - who blamed the mistake on being “brain dead” - still shot 65 to take the first-round lead by three shots, while Tway, the reigning U.S. Junior champion, shot 76.)”
Rory shot a bogey-free, 6-under 66 in today’s SCGA CIF Tournament, claiming the first place spot at the Canyon Country Club in Palm Springs, CA.
Taken from the LA Times on May 23, 2006:
Cerritos’ Hie Earns Section Golf Title
Peter Yoon, From Times Staff Reports
May 23, 2006Rory Hie of Cerritos shot six-under-par 66 and won the Southern Section individual golf championship Monday at Canyon Country Club in Palm Springs.
Hie, a senior, was two shots better than defending champion Rickie Fowler of Murrieta Valley. Tom Whitney of La Quinta, Ross Hutchason of Apple Valley and Doug Fortner of Santa Ana Foothill tied for third at 69.
The top 28 finishers advance to the Southern California Regional championships June 1 at the SCGA Golf Course in Murietta.
Rory shot a 5-under 67 at the Ironwood Country Club to receive the Medalist honors for the US Open local qualifier. See results here.
He will compete in the Sectional Qualifying on June 5, 2006, which will take place at Lake Merced G.C. in Daly City, CA.
Taken from The Desert Sun:
Rory Hie, a 17-year-old senior at Cerritos High School in Lakewood, was medalist with a 67, including seven birdies.
“I got lucky on the greens today,” Hie said of the firm, fast putting surfaces on the South Course. “I tried to lag my long putts, and some of them actually fell in. I also gave away a lot of shots today. But I got lucky on a few shots, so it kind of evens out.”
Taken from Press Telegram (May 5, 2006):
Suburban League Finals
Cerritos’s Rory Hie won the Suburban League championship after he fired a 6-under par 65 on Thursday at Rio Hondo Golf Course to finish with a three-day total of 203.
Hie, a senior, finished 28 shots ahead of his teammate [2nd place finisher], junior Brandan Ramos who fired a 80 on Thursday.
In fact, all six of the top finishers were Dons and they all qualified for CIF, which will take place Monday at the Diamond Bar Golf Course at 7:30 a.m.
Rory appeared in the sports section of the Los Angeles Times on April 14, 2006:
BOYS’ GOLF
RORY HIE
Sr., Cerritos
Then: Showed himself to be among the best golfers at his school early on, posting a runner-up finish at the Southern Section’s Southern Regional qualifying tournament as a freshman. He ran away with the Suburban League individual title as a sophomore with a nine-under-par 203 over 54 holes, followed by a three-over 75 in the Southern Regional qualifier for the Southern Section championships, where he had a one-under 71 to finish three strokes behind winner Lucas Lee of Torrance. After a runner-up finish in the league championship last season, Hie won the Southern Regional qualifying tournament with a five-under 67 at SeaCliff Country Club in Huntington Beach. He had a postseason stroke average of 69.4 for 18 holes as a junior and earned American Junior Golf Assn. first-team All-American honors in 2004 and 2005.
Now: Hie is making the most of his final year of high school competition before heading to USC on a golf scholarship, improving his nine-hole stroke average from 36.5 last year to 35.1 this season. Ten days ago, he won the individual championship of the Knabe Cup, one of the top high school tournaments in the Southland, for the second time in three seasons by firing a one-under par 71 over 18 holes in overcast, windy conditions at Lakewood Country Club. His efforts helped the Dons (12-1 overall, 8-0 in dual matches) place sixth among 36 teams with a four-player combined score of 315. Earlier this week, Hie placed third in the 2006 Los Angeles City Junior Golf Championships at Wilson and Harding golf courses at Griffith Park.
Quote: “He’s somebody that the other players look to,” Coach Tim Paulson said. “They can see what it means to be a great golfer because they’re playing with one.”
Taken from LA Times.
BOYS GOLF
Rory Hie, Sr., Cerritos
On a day when the weather clipped just about every golfer’s score, he was the only participant to shoot under par in Wednesday’s Knabe Cup at Lakewood Country Club. His 1-under 71 led the 144-player field and earned him his second Knabe individual title in three years.
Taken from the The AJGA Link:
Rory Hie will look to add another victory to his impressive record at the Heather Farr Classic.
[Drew Kittleson] will face very strong competition, including 2004 champion and 2005 runner-up Rory Hie, a first-team Rolex Junior All-American from Lakewood, Calif. Hie finished just one shot out of the winners circle in 2005 and will be seeking his second tournament title.
Golfweek featured an article on USC as an “Unusually Strong Class,” centered on the top-ranked golfers such as Rory and Jamie Lovemark who decided to join the team as 2006 signees. View the article here.
When Jamie Lovemark decided to sign a letter of intent to attend the University of Southern California, Rory Hie, another standout, elected to become a Trojan as well. That coup made the USC recruiting class the best in the country.
“We’re pumped about these kids, we really are,” said Gleason, who has one scholarship available for ‘07. “(Jamie and Rory) were certainly at the top of our list. And Bo and Tyler, maybe not as far as the other coaches were concerned on the national scene, but we sure knew about them and knew they were very good players.”
Rory is featured in the December issue of Southland Golf Magazine. Pick up a copy, or go to the website to view the article.
AMERICAN DREAM
Rory Hie arrived in the country six years ago and has worked his way toward the top of the national rankings
BY PAUL STERMAN
Taken from ajga.org:
Hie, also a first-team selection, cruised to a 2 & 1 victory over No. 2 seed Rickie Fowler of Murrieta, Calif.
Hie, a member of the victorious 2005 West Canon Cup Team, followed his morning win with a 5 & 4 victory over Mu Hu of Shen Zhen, China. Hie credited his strong play to his hot putter in both the morning and afternoon matches. Hie will take on Tadd Fujikawa of Honolulu, Hawaii, who defeated Spencer Cole in the round of 16.
I had 37 putts yesterday, so I made some adjustments last night, Hie said. Today, I putted really well and made everything I looked at, he added. I did not miss a putt from inside 10 feet today.
Thursday, July 21, 2005 By RUSS HELD
rheld@repub.comLONGMEADOW - Born in Indonesia.
Lives in California.
And feeling right at home at Longmeadow Country Club.
Rory Hie, 16, of Lakewood, Calif., is one of the world’s top junior golfers and yesterday was among 32 golfers to win first round matches at the U.S. Junior Amateur Golf Championship.