VW SA Open of Surfing pres. by Hurley

Wow. What happened to the year!? It felt like just yesterday that the City Surf Series kicked off. And here we are, just under 3 months down the line about to start the final event of the series; The Volkswagen SA Open of Surfing pres by Hurley. We have witnessed some superb surfing throughout the series, but as with everything, there have been a couple standouts. Here are 4 surfers to watch out for going into the final event of the series.  Jordan Lawler Mr. Lawler has finally found a victory on South African soil. He’s been a standout throughout the City Surf Series, but hasn’t managed to seal the deal until the Jordy Smith Cape Town Surf Pro pres by O’Neill which took place last weekend. Jordan took out the surfer of the event in Port Alfred, Greg Emslie, with a perfect ten point ride, he nailed one of the backhand blasts of the event over at Lamberts Bay and then went on to win the Cape Town Surf Pro.  Jordan boasts a world-class backhand that sometimes gets a touch lost on the open point break faces that many of the South African waves provide. PE, however, is a different story, […]