May 26, 2011

Rory finished T-4 in the China PGA Championship Tour Henan Tournament

Rory shot the lowest final round of the day of 67 (5-under) to finish in 4th place in the tournament, after a week of extreme conditions in the golf course that saw few under par scores in Zhengzhou St. Andrews Golf Club, Henan, China.

Total score: 75-74-75-67–291

Zhengzhou St.Andrews Golf Club
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May 12, 2011

Rory won the US$47,000 Raharja SK T&E System tournament in Bandung

Rory shot a record-breaking 64 (8-under par)  in the  3rd round of the Rp400 million (US$47,000) Raharja SK T&E System tournament  in Bandung Giri Gahana golf course in  to lead the tournament going into the final round, with a standing score of -14.

He shot rounds of 70, 68, and 64 in the first 3 days.

Rory is a defending champion of the tournament from 2010.

Update: Rory finished with a final round of 69, totaling 17-under, to win the tournament by 8 shots.

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May 7, 2011

Rory in 2nd place going into final round of Singha Pattaya Open

Rory shot rounds of 70, 66, and 67 (13-under)  to stand in 2nd place going into the final round of the Singha Pattaya Open (ASEAN PGA), 3 back of the leader.

From aseanpga.com:

The 22-year-old Hie underlined his huge potential with a runner-up finish behind Australia’s Andre Stolz in last month’s Indonesia PGA Championship on OneAsia and he has carried that form into this week.

“I have been playing well lately. I will try and stay focused and play the course tomorrow and not focus on Prom,” said Hie, who won US$102,000 for his second place in Jakarta.

The former US college star stuttered early on during the third round but a long, snaking birdie putt at the 13th kick-started his round and he shot three birdies in the last four holes.

“I struggled a little bit with my ball striking midway through the round but luckily I found my swing, found the groove, and finished really strong with two birdies,” said Hie.

Hie won The International Championship in Indonesia on the ASEAN PGA Tour in 2008 and credited the circuit with teaching him how to win.

“Playing ASEAN PGA Tour events has really helped me,” he said. “Last year when I was struggling I played a lot of these events.

“It helped me learn from my mistakes and taught me what I needed to do. Over the break I worked really hard on fixing those mistakes and it has worked well so far.”

Update: Rory finished T-8 in the event.

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