Surfing: Rip Curl Pro roars into Newport

NEWPORT BEACH - The Professional Surfing Tour of America (PSTA)

arrives in Newport Beach for the Rip Curl Pro on Sept. 5-9.

A four-star men’s and one-star women’s event on the Association of

Surfing Professionals’ World Qualifying Series (WQS), the Rip Curl Pro is

expected to attract many of the world’s top pro surfers.

The pro competition is an Associaton of Surfing Professionals World

Qualifying Series event and the men’s four-star field features a purse of

$60,000 in which the winner takes $6,000. The women’s purse is $5,000 and

the winner is awarded $2,000.

The event takes place on 56th Street in Newport Beach and will

premiere on television on the Outdoor Life Network, Oct. 22, 5 p.m.