Hurley U.S. Open of Surfing crowd favorite Rob Machado is the ultimate surfers’ surfer. An accomplished professional athlete, musician and family man, he chooses to live life on his terms, foregoing the exhaustive travels of the elite world tour, choosing instead to follow a different, more serene path. But even after semi-retiring from competitive surfing in 2005 and a two-year absence from the U.S. Open, Machado remains the man to beat.
The 35 year-old laidback former Junior, National, Pipeline Masters and three-time U.S. Open Champion, one of the most successful “goofyfooters” in California history with nearly two dozen major career victories under his belt, has his sights set on the U.S. Open record books and an unprecedented fourth event title. The world’s largest professional surfing competition is held at the Huntington Beach Pier from July 18 to 26, 2009.
The stylish Machado, who is often compared to Gerry “Mr. Pipeline” Lopez…Â Details