Goldsbury, Pittar take Duranbah’s Pro Junior
SAGE Goldsbury and George Pittar have won the Hydralyte Sports Queensland Pro Junior on the Gold Coast in pumping waves at Duranbah Beach.
Goldsbury (Cape Woolamai) won the women’s division, defeating Ellie Harrison (Barwon Heads), Raya Campbell (Coolangatta) and Lily MacDonald (Freshwater) respectively in an exciting comeback.
Harrison and Campbell were going back-to-back stealing the lead from each other for most of the heat, leaving Macdonald and Goldsbury in a difficult position.
With only one minute on the clock and requiring a high score, Goldsbury took off on a left-hander performing three powerful turns in the critical sections of the bigger wave – finishing with a creative turn to score a 9.35 (out of a possible 10.00). That wave combined with her 6.25 was enough to give her the win.
She dropped her surfboard to the ground in happiness as she heard her score.
“I can’t believe I just won the first Pro Junior comp of the year,” said Goldsbury.
“I’ve been working pretty hard behind the scenes lately so I’m pretty stoked. I didn’t have a great start to the final – I managed to get a six and I knew I needed something big.
“Luckily, a wave came and gave me a last-minute opportunity to do something, so I decided to go nuts – and ended up getting the score and I was so stoked.”
Pittar (North Manly) won the men’s division, defeating Joel Vaughan (Bateau Bay), Lennox Chell (Avoca) and Marlon Harrison (Coolangatta) respectively in the final.