Surfer finishes 33rd
Umina surfer Drew Courtney competed in the fourth event of the Association of Surfing Professionals world tour in Brazil late last month.
Finishing in 33rd place at the Santa Catarina Pro, Courtney did not manage to make it through to the second round after being defeated by USA's Taylor Knox and Hawaii's Dusty Payne in the first round.
In the end, Courtney could only manage a 5.97 which was far from enough to beat Knox's score of 13.93 and Payne's 12.67.
Fellow Australia surfer Owen Wright managed to qualify for the semi-final round but USA's Kelly Slater proved to be the better surfer on the day securing his place in the final against Brazil's Jadson Andre.
Courtney will now travel to Jeffrey's Bay, South Africa, where he will compete for $400,000 prize money from July 15.
Website, 5 May 2010
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