Taj Burrow Hits Milestone: $1 Million Career Earnings

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

Taj Burrow probably wasn't happy with his equal-fifth place finish at the Rip Curl Pro Somewhere today -- after all, Burrow is ranked No. 4 on the tour and is used to fighting for the finals.  But the $9K in prizemoney did boost Burrow into a very selective club:  the ...

Burrow, Durbidge, Martinez Advance at Rip Curl Pro Search

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

                                                                   Bede Durbidge Only 10 heats of the Rip Curl Pro Search's Round Two were held today in Indonesia but it was enough to see many of the bigger names advance.  Taj Burrow was the first to take care of business, dismissing local wildcard Komang "Gogo" Suijay, 13.34 to 5.53.  Bede ...

Kelly Slater Kicks Off Rip Curl Pro Search With Perfect 10

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

The Rip Curl Pro Search kicked off today in Indonesia and it didn't take long for the usual suspects to dominate the first round.  Kelly Slater scored two huge waves in his heat, including a perfect 10, while Bruce and Andy Irons were close behind with top waves of a ...

Slater, Durbidge and Burrow Ousted in Billabong Pro

Thursday, May 15th, 2008

The day after defending world champ Mick Fanning was knocked out of the Billabong Pro Tahiti a slew of other top surfers were shown the exit as wildcards dominated the day. Wildcard Manoa Drollet (above) knocked out Slater in Round three today while Taj Burrow fell to Brazilian Bruno Santos but ...