Mick Fanning - a happy Aussie.

Mick Fanning, former ASP World Champion (2007), bested Finalist Dane Reynolds, won the 2009 Hurley Pro and collected a record $105,000 in the process. The event wrapped up in less-than-stellar conditions, but you'd never know by the maneuvers the 'CT boys were throwing. Mick was consistently and powerfully good en route to winning the only mainland USA WCT contest at Lowers.

Mick clearing the section and the competition.

Poppin' bottles...

In addition to racking up $105,000 for today's efforts, Fanning's win rockets him from 7th to 2nd on the ASP World Tour ratings, bringing him right back in the hunt for the 2009 ASP World Title. "I'm overwhelmed, Fanning said. I'd like to congratulate Hurley and a huge thank you to them. The conditions this week been very difficult, but that's surfing. You've got to surf in all kinds of stuff, you can't sit there and imagine one perfect wave at Trestles."

Opening slash on Dane's 9.7. This drew 'Oh my God's'
from the competitor's area.

Although he fell short in the Final, Dane Reynolds was a regular standout at the Hurley Pro Trestles, posting the top two single-wave scores of the event (a 9.70 and a 9.67) with his futuristic blend of progressive surfing. " It was a good time", Reynolds said. "You can't win the first one (Final), can you?" Today's 2nd place finish marks a career-best result for the Ventura local, vaulting Reynolds from 20th to 11th on the 2009 ASP World Tour ratings.

Bede was super-consistent throughout the contest.

Bede Durbidge, former event winner (2006) and current ASP World No. 7, was in silky-smooth form all event, taking out Kai Otton and Adriano de Souza in the Quarterfinals and Semifinals respectively, before falling to a rampaging Reynolds in one of the standout heats of the event. "I was feeling good but I probably came up against the hardest competitor at the moment", Durbidge said. "Dane (Reynolds) can get a score out of nothing and he's starting to show his full potential now and it's really scary. It's a turning point in my year to get a 3rd here. Hopefully I can take the momentum over to Europe and come out Top 5."

Kelly made the semis due to high-performance surfing
like this.

As for Slater? He was in fine form throughout the event, until he met up with Mick in the semifinals. In that heat he seemed out of sorts and was surprisingly inconsistent. "I didn't go out there with any sort of game plan", Slater said. "I was just trying to feel it out and I kind of read it wrong. I wasn't really feeling it today anyway." With his 3rd place finish, Slater jumped up in the ratings to 6th overall.

Josh Kerr getting "Kerrazy."

Congrats to Mick for the huge win, needless to say "Eugene" was out in full force in San Clemente. Next stop on the 2009 ASP World Tour is the Quiksilver Pro France from September 23 to October 4, 2009. Be sure to keep your eyes out for an exclusive Hurley Pro event recap on BNQT.com.

HURLEY PRO TRESTLES FINAL RESULTS:

1 Mick Fanning 17.40

2 Dane Reynolds 13.10

HURLEY PRO TRESTLES SEMIFINAL RESULTS:

SF 1: Dane Reynolds 16.77 def. Bede Durbidge 14.23

SF 2: Mick Fanning 16.26 def. Kelly Slater 10.74

CURRENT ASP WORLD TOUR TOP 10 RATINGS:
1 Joel Parkinson (AUS) 5486 points
2 Mick Fanning (AUS) 4550 points
3 Adriano de Souza (BRA) 4348 points
4 C.J. Hobgood (USA) 4272 points
5 Damien Hobgood (USA) 3974 points
6 Kelly Slater (USA) 3906 points
7 Bede Durbidge (AUS) 3760 points
8 Taj Burrow (AUS) 3685 points
9 Taylor Knox (USA) 3616 points
10 Bobby Martinez (USA) 3582 points

Photos by: Michael Lallande