CULBURRA Beach’s Owen Wright has been knocked out in the fifth round of South Africa's Jeffreys Bay Open – which is the sixth of 11 stops on the 2017 World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour.
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The current number three on the leaderboard was dispatched by reigning world champion John John Florence, of Hawaii, in flawless swell.
Wright managed scores of 6.23 and 8.2, for a combined 14.50, from his six scoring rides – while Florence only needed five rides to score 16.50 (7.83 and 8.67).
Wright will now start preparation for the Billabong Pro Tahiti, Teahupoʻo, Tahiti, which runs from August 11-22.
Courtney Ward
Sports Journalist for South Coast Register and Milton-Ulladulla Times, who loves all things sport and travel. All views are my own.
Sports Journalist for South Coast Register and Milton-Ulladulla Times, who loves all things sport and travel. All views are my own.
