Rory Hie

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Rory Hie
Personal information
Born (1988-09-01) 1 September 1988 (age 34)
Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight176 lb (80 kg)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Residence Lakewood, California, U.S.
Career
College University of Southern California
Turned professional2008
Current tour(s) Asian Tour
Former tour(s) OneAsia Tour
PGA Tour China
Asian Development Tour
Professional wins8
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour1
Other7

Rory Hie (born 1 September 1988) is an Indonesian professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour.

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Amateur career

Hie was born in Balikpapan, Indonesia. He first played golf at the age of six, and went on to spend time in the United States, where he was the most sought after junior player in 2006, reaching the #1 ranked junior in the U.S. [1] He was also inducted into the Lakewood Scholar Athlete Youth Hall of Fame (California), with various accolades in the American Junior Golf Association.

He enjoyed a successful amateur career, including playing for the golf team at the University of Southern California. He earned the First-Team NCAA All-American Honors (becoming the first Indonesian to do so), and won the Dogwood Invitational in 2008. By end of 2008, he was 2008 California Amateur Player of the Year, top 3-ranked college golfer in the US, [1] and reached the #6 ranked amateur in the world. [2]

Professional career

Hie turned professional in 2008 and achieved his first professional win at the Mercedes International Championship in Indonesia, only one month after turning professional. He gained full playing rights on the Asian Tour, the first Indonesian player to do so.

In 2011, Hie achieved further success, by becoming the first Indonesian born player to win outside of Indonesia, at the Tangshan China PGA Championship. He also collected two runner-up finishes on the OneAsia Tour at the Indonesian PGA Championship and the Indonesia Open. He was also named Indonesia's player of the year for 2011.

In 2013, Hie won the China Tour Championship on the China Tour. [3]

Hie's biggest success to date came in September 2019, at the Classic Golf and Country Club International Championship in India. Hie shot a 21-under par 267 for a wire-to-wire victory and bettered Rashid Khan and Kim Byung-jun by two strokes. [4]

Personal life

Hie's father; Tommy, acts as his personal coach. He has two older sisters.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (8)

Asian Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
115 Sep 2019 Classic Golf and Country Club International Championship 1−21 (64-68-67-68=267)2 strokes Flag of India.svg Rashid Khan, Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Byung-jun

1Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf Tour of India

China Tour wins (1)

ASEAN PGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
125 Oct 2008 International Championship−10 (72-66-70-70=278)3 strokes Flag of Indonesia.svg Andik Mauluddin (a)

PGA Tour of Indonesia wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
14 May 2016IGT 3−10 (71-66-69=206)Playoff Flag of Indonesia.svg Joshua Andrew Wirawan
29 Dec 2016PGATI Challenge−6 (68-70=138)1 stroke Flag of Indonesia.svg Rinaldi Adiyandono, Flag of Indonesia.svg George Gandranata
316 Dec 2016BNI IGT FinalE (71-68-77=216)4 strokes Flag of Indonesia.svg Kurnia Herisiandy
42 Aug 2018Pertamina Jakarta Classic−8 (66-70-72=208)5 strokes Flag of Indonesia.svg Rizki Subakti (a)

Other wins (1)

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  2. ↑ "Rory Hie". Golf Info Guide. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "Rory Hie". China Tour. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  4. ↑ Bora, Moushumi (16 September 2019). "Rory Hie edges Rashid for title". The Times of India. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
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