US Open of Surfing

Coco Ho during the 2015 U.S. Open of Surfing

The U.S. Open of Surfing is a week-long surfing competition held annually during the summer in Huntington Beach, California. Generally held on the south side of the Huntington Beach Pier, the U.S. Open is part of the qualification process for the World Surf League and is a WSL QS 10,000 event.[1][2] It is the largest surfing competition in the world.[3] It has been owned by IMG since 2000.[4][5]

As part of the event, notable people in the world of surfing are added to the Surfing Walk of Fame and to the Surfers' Hall of Fame, both directly across from the pier.

  1. ^ "Men's Vans US Open of Surfing". World Surf League. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  2. ^ Connelly, Laylan (July 28, 2011). "Biggest show on surf". Orange County Register.
  3. ^ Sciacca, Mike (August 2, 2012). "Simpson wins his heats". Huntington Beach Independent. p. A1. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  4. ^ "IMG Buys U.S. Open Of Surfing From Bluetorch". Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  5. ^ "Vans US Open of Surfing confirmed on WSL schedule". shop-eat-surf.com. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved August 30, 2015.