South Africa's Jordy Smith is the number 1 surfer in the world
The 37-year-old grabbed the yellow jersey and No. 1 rank over Italo Ferreira and clinched the inaugural Aussie Treble (best combined results from Bells, Burleigh, and Margaret River).
Jordy Smith won the Margaret River Pro, the first ever Aussie Treble, and took #1 in the rankings. Picture: World Surf League/ Instagram.
JOHANNESBURG – Surfer Jordy Smith claimed victory at the Margaret River Pro on Monday, placing him in a mid-season first place in the World Surf League’s Championship Tour.
The 37-year-old grabbed the yellow jersey and No. 1 rank over Italo Ferreira and clinched the inaugural Aussie Treble (best combined results from Bells, Burleigh, and Margaret River).
Smith had not won an event for 8 years but has now won two Championship Tour (CT) contests.
The Western Australia Margaret River Pro, along with his El Salvador title, is the first time in his 18-year career that Jordy has won two CT events in a single year.
The Margaret River event has served as a crucial mid-year cut point for the tour, after which lower-ranked competitors are relegated back to the qualifying circuit.