The finals went off, jaws were dropped, and upsets were certainly had. Brandon Dosch took 10th place and $2,000 home for some huge transfers and tailwhip variations. Pat Casey, Andy Buckworth, and Craig Mast all tied for 7th but Pat Casey won the tie breaker earning him $5,000. Buckworth and Mast split 8th to each earn $3,500. Garrett Reynolds earned 6th place (surprisingly low for an event favorite), but still earned $6,000 from the prize purse.
Jeremiah Smith earned 5th place and $7,000 with his usual tech trickery and beefy lines. Brett Banasiewicz was destroying everything with front and back flips variations and perfect flair whips. Can't believe he only took 4th place and $8,000 home. Dennis Enarson definitely killed it with big tricks in places nobody even thought of going. That's what makes him unique, and what earns him 3rd place and $10,000. Daniel Dhers took second with his typical perfect (what I like to call) "Dew Tour runs" and earned $15,000. But Ryan Nyquist, whom didn't originally qualify for the finals but was runner up when another rider dropped out due to injury, came up huge after having not so good runs in this event. Pulling truck driver after truck driver and even an 810 (720 + 90 + hip ramp = successful 810). He takes first place and a large sum of money in the form of $25,000 home! Only a quarter of the prize money for US Open of Surfing winner Brett Simpson but not bad at all for what would be a side show to surfing in this event...
photos courtesy of usopenofsurfing.com
