Taj Burrow

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Taj Burrow
Personal information
Born (1978-06-02) 2 June 1978
Busselton, Western Australia, Australia
Residence

Yallingup, Western Australia, Australia

Bali, Indonesia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)
Surfing career
Best year 1999 & 2007 – 2nd in ASP World Tour Ranking
Career earnings $1,482,613.00
Sponsors Billabong, Lost Surfboards, Von Zipper, Globe
Major achievements

ASP World Tour Runner Up 1999, 2007
ASP Rookie of the Year 1998

Australian Male Surfer of the Year 1997
Surfing specifications
Stance Natural (regular) foot
Website tajburrow.com

Taj Burrow (born 2 June 1978) is an Australian professional surfer who, as of September 2013, is competing in the ASP World Tour.

Early life

Burrow was born in Yallingup, Western Australia, Australia to American parents and began surfing at age 7.[1]

Career

In 1998 he qualified for the ASP World Tour at 18-years-old, becoming the youngest surfer to do so at the time.[2] Burrow had already earned a place on the world tour a year earlier, but he turned it down stating that, as a 17-year-old, he was "too young to do the tour full-on".[1][3] After his first year on tour in 1998, Burrow claimed the ASP World Tour Rookie of the Year award after finishing 12th place in the rankings.[4][5]

In 2007 Burrow won the Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach, Victoria, Australia.[6] He backed this up with a victory at the 2007 Billabong Pro in Jeffrey's Bay, South Africa, where he claimed the title over the then 8-time world champion, Kelly Slater. This win helped to secure his 2nd place ranking on the ASP Men's Tour, his second runner-up season placing.

In 2009, Burrow defeated Slater in the final of the Billabong Pipeline Masters at the Banzai Pipeline.[7] In the same year he finished fourth place on the World Tour.[5]

Burrow won the 2013 Hurley Pro event in September 2013 for the first time, beating fellow Australian Julian Wilson.[8]

Sponsors

As of September 2013, Burrow is sponsored by Globe, Billabong, DaKine, Von Zipper and Nanotune.[5]

ASP Tour Wins

YearEventVenueCountry
1999 Coke Surf Classic Manly Manly Beach, Sydney  Australia
1999 Rio Marathon Surf International Rio de Janeiro  Brazil
2001 Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast Gold Coast  Australia
2002 Mundial Coca-Cola de Surf Saquarema  Brazil
2004 Nova Schin Festival Florianopolis  Brazil
2007 Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay Jeffreys Bay  South Africa
2007 Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach  Australia
2009 Billabong Pipeline Masters Banzai Pipeline Hawaii Hawaii
2010 Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast Gold Coast  Australia
2012 Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast Gold Coast  Australia
2012 Cold Water Classic Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, California  United States
2013 Hurley Pro Lower Trestles San Clemente, California  United States

Other projects

In 2003 Burrow released a book entitled Taj Burrow's Book of Hot Surfing,[9] and has also produced a series of his own surf videos: Sabotaj (2000),[10] Montaj (2002)[11] and Taj Burrow's Fair Bits (2005).[2]

In 2008–09 Globe released a shoe line named after Burrow.[12]

Since 2005 Burrow has hosted the 'Taj Small Fries' junior surfing competition at Yallingup.[13]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Warshaw, Matt (2003). The Encyclopedia of Surfing. Harcourt. p. 94. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Team - Taj Burrow". Billabong US. Billabong International Ltd. September 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013. 
  3. ↑ Surf With Taj
  4. ↑ Fuel TV Profile
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Surfer Profile: Taj Burrow". ASP World Tour. The Association of Surfing Professionals. September 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013. 
  6. ↑ Margie McDonald (13 April 2007). "Burrow last man standing to ring bell". The Australian. Retrieved 24 September 2013. 
  7. ↑ AAP (16 December 2009). "Pushing our Burrow". Herald Sun. Retrieved 24 September 2013. 
  8. ↑ "Taj Burrow Wins The 2013 Hurley Pro". Surfing Magazine. GrindMedia, LLC. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013. 
  9. ↑ Taj Burrow's Book of Hot Surfing
  10. ↑ Sabotaj
  11. ↑ Montaj
  12. ↑ 23-Jan-2009 Surf Europe article 'Taj re-signs with Globe Shoes', retrieved 24-Oct-2011
  13. ↑ Simon Barratt (January 2010). "Taj’s Small Fries grommet event set to roll in Yallingup". Surfers Village. Retrieved 24 September 2013. 

External links

Men's Tour
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