Taj Burrow

Taj Burrow

1978-06-02

Biography

In 1998 he qualified for the ASP World Tour at the age of 18 years, becoming the youngest surfer to ever win a national title. Burrow had already earned a place on the world tour a year earlier, but he turned it down stating that, as a 17-year-old, he was "too young to do the tour full-on". After his first year on tour in 1998, Burrow claimed the ASP World Tour Rookie of the Year award after finishing 12th place in the rankings. In 2007 Burrow won the Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach, Victoria, Australia. He backed this up with a victory at the 2007 Billabong Pro in Jeffrey's Bay, South Africa, where he claimed the title over the then 8-time world champion, Kelly Slater. This win helped to secure his 2nd-place ranking on the ASP Men's Tour, his second runner-up season placing. In 2009, Burrow defeated Slater in the final of the Billabong Pipeline Masters at the Banzai Pipeline. In the same year, he finished fourth place on the World Tour. Burrow won the 2013 Hurley Pro event in September 2013 for the first time, beating fellow Australian Julian Wilson.

Also appears in

Step Into Liquid

Step Into Liquid

7.2

Drive Thru Australia Part 2

Drive Thru Australia Part 2

Not yet rated

And Two If By Sea: The Hobgood Brothers

And Two If By Sea: The Hobgood Brothers

8.0

Down the Barrel

Down the Barrel

8.0

Stranger Than Fiction

Stranger Than Fiction

Not yet rated

Stepping Stones

Stepping Stones

Not yet rated

Tropical Punch

Tropical Punch

Not yet rated

For a Few Barrels More

For a Few Barrels More

Not yet rated

Aquatic Dreams

Aquatic Dreams

Not yet rated

Radio Waves

Radio Waves

Not yet rated

A Common Thread

A Common Thread

Not yet rated

Crossing the Line

Crossing the Line

Not yet rated

Hit & Run

Hit & Run

7.0

A Bowlful of Chile

A Bowlful of Chile

Not yet rated

Days of the Strange

Days of the Strange

Not yet rated

Secret Machine

Secret Machine

Not yet rated

Frame Lines

Frame Lines

Not yet rated

Dear Suburbia,

Dear Suburbia,

4.8

Year Zero

Year Zero

Not yet rated

Global

Global

Not yet rated