Rookies Shine at Sunset Beach in Hurley Pro

Rookies Shine at Sunset Beach in Hurley Pro
Winner of the Hurley Pro Sunset Beach Hawaii's Barron Mamiya cebebrates on the final day of the event on the North shore of Oahu on February 18, 2022. Photo by BRIAN BIELMANN/AFP via Getty Images
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Veteran and established Championship Tour (CT) surfing competitors have cause for concern after the Hurley Pro Sunset Beach CT event revealed a wave of new young talent.

The event, which concluded on Friday (Saturday Australian time), saw wildcard and local North Shore hero Barron Mamiya take the trophy in the men’s division, and while the women’s final was taken out by the more experienced Brisa Hennessy from Costa Rica, a host young rookies made the quarter and semi-finals.

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