CJ Hobgood Wins O’Neill World Cup of Surfing

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

CJ Hobgood took advantage of nice conditions to pull out a win at the O'Neill World Cup at Sunset Beach, HI, edging Tom Whitaker in a four-man final. Hobgood scored a combined 15.00 in the final, led by his final wave score of 8.50.  Whitaker scored a combined 12.67.  Jordy Smith, ...

Australia, USA, Lead ISA World Surfing Games

Sunday, October 19th, 2008

CJ Hobgood cr. Carlos Pinto / ISA American CJ Hobgood was one of the top performers at the just-concluded ISA World Surfing Games in Portugal, but Australia was the top-performing team for the third consecutive year. In the Men's Open category, Hobgood outlasted Aussies Heath Joske, Dayyan Neve and Kai Otton to ...

Surfing America PacSun USA Surf Team

Monday, October 6th, 2008

The national governing body, Surfing America is proud to announce their 2008 roster for the ISA World Surfing Games.  Who needs the Olympics when they have this!  The event will take place on October 11th – 19th in Costa da Caparica in Portugal.  And this team is made up of ...

CJ Hobgood Edges Joel Parkinson in Billabong Pro Mundaka Final

Saturday, October 4th, 2008

Joel Parkinson had his last win on the world tour in 2006 and in Spain today he was only 15 seconds away from scoring no. 7 overall.  But former world champ C.J. Hobgood had other ideas, catching a wave in the last 15 seconds of the final that put the ...

Slater Out at Rip Curl Pro Search

Saturday, August 2nd, 2008

Kelly Slater won't win his fifth event of the season in Indonesia after being ousted in the third round of the Rip Curl Pro Search by Tiago Pires.  Slater held the lead for much of the heat until Pires scored a 9.17 followed soon by an 8.40, to defeat Slater ...

Kelly Slater Grabs Third Tour Win of Season with Globe Pro Fiji

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

Kelly Slater absolutely dominated fellow Floridian CJ Hobgood to win the Globe Pro Fiji today (Tuesday in Fiji), giving the 8x world champ his third tour victory of the still-young season. Slater took an early lead in the finale thanks to an 8.00 score, followed soon after by an ...