Courtney comes in fifth

Umina surfer Drew Courtney has finished equal fifth in the open men's repecharge at the 2010 ISA World Surfing Games in Punta, Hermosa, Peru from October 21 to 27.

After spending the past two years on the World Championship Tour, Courtney was dropped after coming in at 34th and missing out on selection by just two points.

He said he was content with his achievement and would not be trying to get back on the tour.

Courtney was picked up by Team Australia for the World Surfing Games.

He finished first in round one of the open men's qualifying with a score of 14.83 putting him through to round two where he scored the highest heat score at Senoritas with a 14 point total out of 20, seeing him through to round three.

Courtney and fellow Australian surfer Mick Campbell led the charge of their open men's division in round three with Courtney scoring a total of 12.50 beating Matias Mulanovich (PER), Chad Du Toit (ZAF) and Nick White (NZL) to go through to round four.

Courtney placed second to eventual overall winner Micah Byrne (USA) in his round four heat with a score of 13.37.

In round five, Courtney scored third with a total of 10.07 points beating Casey Grant (ZAF), but not managing to get through to round six.

Courtney surfed his way through the open repecharge and managed to finish equal fifth, just missing out on the final.

Website, 29 Oct 2010 ISA World Surfing Games