Courtney makes quarter finals

Umina surfer Drew Courtney has seen some successful results in the last two legs of the Association of Surfing Professionals World Tour last month.

Courtney managed to get through to the quarter finals of the competition in Spain in early October, finishing fifth overall.

He bowed out in the quarter final with a 10.10 against fellow Australian Chris Davidson's 13.40.

Courtney made it through the first three rounds successfully with the highlight of beating Australian and world number two surfer Joel Parkinson in round two by more than two points.

Meanwhile, the first-time ASP World Tour competitor was defeated by world number eight Bobby Martinez from the USA and finished ninth overall in the competition in Portugal on October 27.

Courtney managed to win both heats in the first and second rounds of the competition which began in Peniche, Portugal, on October 19.

He defeated Hawaiian Dustin Barca in round one with a score of 17.17, one of the highest on the day, while achieving a 15.67 score against world number eleven Taylor Knox of the USA in round two.

Courtney now sits at number 25 out of 46 competitors going into the final competition for the year in Hawaii from December 8.

Fellow Australians Mick Fanning and Joel Parkinson currently dominate the leader board in first and second places respectively on the ASP World Tour ladder.

Website, 10 Nov 2009 ASP World Tour