After a number of lay days, Haleiwa came to life and Michael Dunphy (USA) took full advantage. Early in his Round 1 heat, Dunphy pulled off some dramatic carves for the first score in the nine-point range for the Hawaiian Pro.
In a wave-for-wave Final, Dunphy took down event threat Cole Houshmand and secured his place atop the rankings.
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After a number of lay days, Haleiwa came to life and Michael Dunphy (USA) took full advantage. Early in his Round 1 heat, Dunphy pulled off some dramatic carves for the first score in the nine-point range for the Hawaiian Pro.
In a wave-for-wave Final, Dunphy took down event threat Cole Houshmand and secured his place atop the rankings.
Dunphy turned in an immaculate 8.67 en route to a debut heat win at the Barbados Surf Pro pres. by Diamonds International.
The 31-year-old earned his first win since 2015 and in decisive manner over event threat Jett Schilling.
Michael Dunphy with a 3.5 Wave vs. C.Coffin, K.Slater and 4 others, 06/18/2021