Billabong Pro Tahiti Expected to Start Today; Damien Hobgood Officially Out

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

Damien Hobgood has officially withdrawn from the Billabong Pro Tahiti after breaking his shoulder last month.  He had been hoping to be healed enough to make the event, but with it expected to kick off today, time ran out. “I wanted to wait until the last minute to see if it ...

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Lay Day For Billabong Pro Tahiti

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

The Billabong Pro Tahiti started its holding period today and due to less than optimum conditions a lay day was called. "We had a good look at it and we are opting not to run today,” Contest Director Luke Egan said. “I watched it for an hour last night and if ...

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