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PIPELINE MASTERS OFFERS RECORD "TUBE RIDING" PRIZE PURSE,
NEW FORMAT PITS WORLD’S ELITE TOURING PROS VS. PIPELINE SPECIALISTS
BANZAI PIPELINE, OAHU,
Hawaii – A dramatic format change and record prize purse will lure the
very best of the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Top 44 to
challenge Pipeline’s elite for the title of world’s best tube rider at
the $150,000 Xbox Gerry Lopez Pipeline Masters, December 8 to 21. The
final jewel in the 2001 Vans Triple Crown of Surfing™
, the Xbox Pipeline Masters is held at Hawaii’s famed North Shore big
wave venue, Banzai Pipeline, and determines the Vans Triple Crown of
Surfing Champion. The prestigious event celebrates its 31st
anniversary this winter and a return to network television, airing on NBC
Sports in early 2002.
CARDIFF’S
ROB MACHADO CATCHES THE FINAL WAVE TO WIN THE $100,000 PHILIPS U.S. OPEN
OF SURFING, SANTA BARBARA’S BOBBY MARTINEZ WINS BILLABONG JR.
HUNTINGTON
BEACH, Calif. – Sunday, August 5 – A crowd of 62,000 spectators
watched in amazement as Cardiff’s Rob Machado rode a last-minute wave to
victory in the $100,000 Philips U.S. Open of Surfing in Huntington Beach.
Santa Barbara’s Bobby Martinez asserted himself as a force to be
reckoned in the future by capturing the $5,000 Billabong Junior Pro title.
Conditions ranged from 4-5 feet and glassy in the morning to 3-5 and
choppy for the afternoon finals.
CARDIFF’S
ROB MACHADO GETS BARRELED, SCORES A PERFECT 10 POINT RIDE AT THE PHILIPS
U.S. OPEN OF SURFING IN HUNTINGTON BEACH
Australian Pauline Menczer Dominates The Deesse U.S. Open Of Women
HUNTINGTON
BEACH, Calif. – Saturday, August 4 – Against the backdrop of the
Philips U.S. Open of Surfing’s largest–ever Saturday crowd (estimated
at more than 50,000), Australian Pauline Menczer won the $5,000 U.S. Open
of Women in Huntington Beach. Earlier in the day, Cardiff’s Rob Machado
landed the contest’s first barrel and scored the event’s only perfect
10-point ride. Conditions were glassy in the morning, with waves ranging
from three to five feet.
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