Nathan Hedge
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| Nathan Hedge | |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | 28 May 1979 ASP World Tour Ranking |
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| Stance | Goofy foot |
Nathan "The Hog" Hedge (born 28 May 1979, in
Having served his apprenticeship at the highly pressurised line-up of East Coast Australia's North Narrabeen, Nathan 'The Hog' Hedge has proven himself to be one of the areas most highly regarded sons. His style is characterised by both power and precision, while his control inside a barrel bares his own personal mark of determination.
Joining the Rip Curl team as an unabashed grom, Hog refined his competitive mettle surfing some of the best waves in the world alongside some of the greatest surfers in the world, thanks to 'The Search' campaign.
Hog qualified for the
After an inexplicable run of poor results in 2006, Hog was relegated to the World Qualifying Series (WQS). The only plus being the award from ‘
Although his efforts on The Grind in 2007 and 2008 have come excruciatingly close, most still believe that his rightful place is amongst the world's top 45.
2009 will be his third year on the WQS.
Career highlights
2001
ASP World Tour Ranking: 25th
- Quarter-Finals – Rio Surf International, (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
2002
ASP World Tour Ranking: 20th
- Quarter-Finals – Rip Curl Pro, (Bells Beach, Australia)
2003
ASP World Tour Ranking: 24th
- Semi-Finals – Billabong Pro, (Mundaka, Spain)
2004
ASP World Tour Ranking: 7th
- Runner-up – Billabong Pro, (Teahupoo, Tahiti)
- Runner-up – Billabong Pro, (Jeffrey's Bay, South Africa)
- Quarter-Finals – Boost Mobile Pro, (Trestles, USA)
- Quarter-Finals – Nova Schin Festival, (Florianopolis, Brazil)
2005
ASP World Tour Ranking: 8th
- Quarter-Finals – Billabong Pro, (Teahupoo, Tahiti)
- Quarter-Finals – Rip Curl Search, (St Leu, Reunion Island)
- Quarter-Finals – Quiksilver Pro, (Hossegor, France)
- Semi-Finals – Nova Schin Festival, (Florianopolis, Brazil)
2007
- Winner – O'Neill Cold Water Classic(WQS), (Thurso, Scotland)
