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, ...

Smith Scores a Perfect 0 at Hang Loose Santa Catarina

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

South African surfer Jordy Smith looked like he was on top of the world during day one of the Hand Loose Santa Catarina in Brazil. In the 15th heat of the first round, he scored the day’s highest heat total and single wave score (a 17.17 and 9.50 respectively).  But ...