Tanner Gudauskas had a stellar amateur career, placing runner up in the 2005 International Surfing Association World Contest in Huntington. He made the NSSA National Men's Final in 2006 after winning the overall NSSA Men's Open Season ratings.

He has an extensive travelogue including Fiji, Indonesia, North Shore, Mexico, Maldives, and every surf spot the California Coast has to offer. With each trip he as improved his skills and technique, and now that he is free to focus 100 percent on the WQS it's game on!

In July of 2009, just in time for his 21st birthday, Tanner celebrated the biggest victory of his career at the 6-Star Mr. Price Pro in South Africa. The win vaulted him all the way up into the number 6 spot in the WQS rankings. Yet with a long season still ahead, Tanner knows his job isn't finished yet.