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{{short description|Indonesian professional golfer}}
{{use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
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'''Rory Hie''' (born 1 September 1988) is an Indonesian [[professional golfer]] who plays on the [[Asian Tour]].
==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.<ref name="golfweek">{{cite magazine |title=Boys Junior Rankings |url=https://rankings.golfweek.com/rankings/default.asp?T=boys |magazine=Golfweek |agency=USA Today Sports |access-date=5 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204075014/https://rankings.golfweek.com/rankings/default.asp?T=boys |archive-date=4 December 2021}}</ref> 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,<ref name="golfweek"/> and reached the #6 ranked amateur in the world.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rory Hie |url=https://golf-info-guide.com/pga-players/rory-hie/ |work=Golf Info Guide |access-date=5 May 2023}}</ref>
==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 (golf)|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]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Rory Hie |url=http://www.cgatour.com.cn/en/golf/player_detail.do?id=60039 |publisher=China Tour |access-date=5 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703035934/http://www.cgatour.com.cn/en/golf/player_detail.do?id=60039 |archive-date=3 July 2020}}</ref>
Hie's biggest success to date came in September [[2019 Asian Tour|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 (golfer)|Rashid Khan]] and [[Kim Byung-jun (golfer)|Kim Byung-jun]] by two strokes.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rory Hie edges Rashid for title |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/golf/top-stories/rory-hie-edges-rashid-for-title/articleshow/71144212.cms |newspaper=The Times of India |first=Moushumi |last=Bora |date=16 September 2019 |access-date=5 May 2023}}</ref>
==Personal life==
Hie's father; Tommy, acts as his personal coach. He has two older sisters.
==Amateur wins==
*2008 [[Dogwood Invitational]]
==Professional wins (8)==
===Asian Tour wins (1)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runners-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|15 Sep [[2019 Asian Tour|2019]]
|[[Classic Golf and Country Club International Championship]]<sup>1</sup>
|−21 (64-68-67-68=267)
|2 strokes
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Rashid Khan (golfer)|Rashid Khan]], {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Kim Byung-jun (golfer)|Kim Byung-jun]]
|}
<sup>1</sup>Co-sanctioned by the [[Professional Golf Tour of India]]
===China Tour wins (1)===
*2013 China Tour Championship
===ASEAN PGA Tour wins (1)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|25 Oct [[2008 ASEAN PGA Tour|2008]]
|International Championship
|−10 (72-66-70-70=278)
|3 strokes
|{{flagicon|INA}} [[Andik Mauluddin]] (a)
|}
===PGA Tour of Indonesia wins (4)===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner(s)-up
|-
|align=center|1
|align=right|4 May 2016
|IGT 3
|−10 (71-66-69=206)
|Playoff
|{{flagicon|INA}} [[Joshua Andrew Wirawan]]
|-
|align=center|2
|align=right|9 Dec 2016
|PGATI Challenge
|−6 (68-70=138)
|1 stroke
|{{flagicon|INA}} [[Rinaldi Adiyandono]], {{flagicon|INA}} [[George Gandranata]]
|-
|align=center|3
|align=right|16 Dec 2016
|BNI IGT Final
|E (71-68-77=216)
|4 strokes
|{{flagicon|INA}} [[Kurnia Herisiandy]]
|-
|align=center|4
|align=right|2 Aug 2018
|Pertamina Jakarta Classic
|−8 (66-70-72=208)
|5 strokes
|{{flagicon|INA}} [[Rizki Subakti]] (a)
|}
===Other wins (1)===
*2011 Tangshan China PGA Championship
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
* {{Asian Tour player|101355}}
* {{PGATour player|32368}}
* {{European Tour player|36502}}
* {{Official World Golf Ranking|13306}}
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[[Category:Indonesian male golfers]]
[[Category:Asian Tour golfers]]
[[Category:USC Trojans men's golfers]]
[[Category:Expatriate golfers in the United States]]
[[Category:Indonesian sportspeople of Chinese descent]]
[[Category:People from Balikpapan]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from East Kalimantan]]
[[Category:1988 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]