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23.12.04 Phil Macdonald 2nd Place, Triple Crown of Surfing, Hawaii.
10.05.04 Phil wins most under-rated award
10.01.04 Phil finishes 13th in the World.
12.12..03 Phil MacDonald helps pull dead Body Boader from surf in Hawaii.
11.10.03 Phil places 2nd in the Quiksilver Pro WCT, France

Athlete History

Phil started surfing at the age of 5 with his twin brother Anthony. Always competing against each other, their friendly rivalry has develop a competitive and extremely focused nature which drives Phil to improve on a daily basis, whether it be Surfing, Tennis or golf.

The 23 year-old twin from Tomakin on the NSW south coast has been gracing the surfing spotlight since he was 12. After an incredibly successful junior career Phil chased World Qualifying Series points determined to make the elite top 46.

In 2001 he acquired enough results to earn his place on the 2002 World Championship Tour. After a relatively slow start to the WCT season with four 33rd finishes Phil finally found momentum on the perfect right-handers of J-Bay (SAfr) to finally make a couple of heats. Next tournament at Lower Trestles, California, he reached the quarterfinals. A powerful surfer suited to bigger waves, he secured another 9th when Mundaka offered some juice. A final's berth in the 6-Star WQS event at Portugal provided a further highlight, and his strong quarterfinal showing at Haleiwa, Hawaii, ensured re-qualification.

Phil secured his spot in the 2003 WCT after requalifying through the WQS. This year on the WCT Phil has stepped it up a notch. In France for the Quiksilver pro, Phil finished second to Andy Irons. The following week in the Billabong Pro at Mundaka, Phil pined Andy back by knocking him out of the event in the first Round! Phil finished the event in 9th position.

For the last two events of the season Phil headed to Hawaii. In the Xbox Gerry Lopez Pipeline Masters, Phil finished in 3rd position beating Kelly Slater and helping Andy towards his 2nd World Title. Phil finished the WCT year in 13th position. While also in Hawaii Phil and Margo helped pull an unconscious body border to the shore. Once on Shore Phil and Margo gave him CPR but he never regain consciousness.

Phil started the 2004 WCT season with some good results but it wasn't until the Billabong Pro in Mundaka did he let his peers know he was here for business. In a closely fought final against Luke Egan phil was narrowly defeated to finish in 2nd place. On the WQS circuit Phil surfed in 4 finals for the year to finish the ratings in 2nd position. In Hawaii this year Phil made his intentions clear from the start that he was to be a serious Triple Crown contender when he placed 2nd in the 6 Star WQS Vans Hawaiian Pro. In the second event, the 6 Star WQS O’Neill World Cup of surfing Phil finished in 5th place which put him in 1st place on the Triple Crown ratings coming into the last event.

In the final event, the Rip Curl Pro WCT at Pipeline only 3 surfers could win the Triple Crown including Sunny Garica, Bruce Irons and Phil. After a few tense days of competition all 3 surfers had advanced to the quarter finals. In his controversial quarter final the judges failed to recognise a drop-in by Pancho Sullivan on Phil resulting in Phil finishing in 3rd place. Sunny and Bruce progressed in the heats through to the final with Sunny finishing 2nd and Bruce 4th.

Phil’s brilliant performance in the last 3 events in Hawaii capped of a great year which saw him finish in 17th position on the 2004 WCT ratings. The tour now has a well deserved break before returning to the Gold Coast on March 1st for the Quiksilver Pro.

In between his grueling WCT and WQS contest schedule Phil has managed to increase his profile throughout the global surfing community. He has featured in the Australian, American, European and Japanese media and through sponsorship advertising. All of Phil's sponsor have received increased exposure from him and are extremely happy with his performance.

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