Greg Long 2009 Quiksilver In Memory of Eddie Aikau Champion

California's Greg Long, 26, (San Clemente) made a late charge in the final heat of the day to claim the $55,000 winner's purse at the 2009 Quiksilver Eddie Aikau. Long committed to an unbelievable never-say-die attack, securing all four of his top scores - several of them death-defying and one of them a perfect 100-point ride, in making 40- to 50-foot waves. It was the high point of his career to-date - pretty incredible given that he only rode Waimea for the first time this week.

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