Rory Hie
| Rory Hie | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 1 September 1988 Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg) |
| Sporting nationality |  Indonesia |
| Residence | Lakewood, California, United States |
| Career | |
| College | University of Southern California |
| Turned professional | 2008 |
| Current tour(s) | Asian Tour PGA Tour China |
| Former tour(s) | OneAsia Tour Asian Development Tour |
| Professional wins | 4 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Asian Tour | 1 |
| Other | 3 |
Rory Hie (born 1 September 1988) is an Indonesian professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour and the PGA Tour China.
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 US.[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,[2] and reached the #6 ranked amateur in the world.[3][4]
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. Highlights here and here. He was also named Indonesia's player of the year for 2011.
In 2013, Hie won the China Tour Championship on the China Tour.[5]
Hie's biggest success to date came in September 2019, at the in India. Hie shot a 21-under par 267 for a wire-to-wire victory and bettered Rashid Khan and by two strokes.[6]
Personal life[]
Hie's father; Tommy, acts as his personal coach. He has two older sisters.
Amateur wins[]
- 2008 Dogwood Invitational
Professional wins (4)[]
Asian Tour wins (1)[]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 Sep 2019 | 1 | −21 (64-68-67-68=267) | 2 strokes |  Rashid Khan, 
|
1Co-sanctioned by the Professional Golf Tour of India
China Tour wins (1)[]
- 2013 China Tour Championship
Other wins (2)[]
- 2008 Mercedes International Championship
- 2011 Tangshan China PGA Championship
References[]
- ^ "Golfweek rankings". Golfweek.
- ^ "Golfweek rankings". Golfweek.
- ^ "World Amateur Golf Ranking". World Amateur Golf.
- ^ "Rory Hie player profile". Golf Info Guide.
- ^ "Rory Hie player profile". China Tour.
- ^ "Rory Hie edges Rashid for title". Times of India.
External links[]
- Rory Hie at the Asian Tour official site
- Rory Hie at the PGA Tour official site
- Rory Hie at the European Tour official site
- Rory Hie at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Indonesian male golfers
- Asian Tour golfers
- People from Balikpapan
- Sportspeople from East Kalimantan
- 1988 births
- Living people