SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., Sept. 21 (UPI) -- American Kelly Slater scored 17.50 of a possible 20 points in the final heat Wednesday to win the Hurley Pro at Trestles in Southern California.
Slater's 18.40 on the final group of waves was the highest point total of the competition and gave him the edge over Australian Owen Wright by a score of 17.50-16.74 for the tournament.
Slater, 39, has won the Trestles event in southern Orange County five times and has three Association of Surfing Professionals titles this season.
Trestles was the third consecutive tournament in which Slater and Wright have met in the finals.
"Owen is tough and he's been surfing great," Slater said. "There really are no weak points to his surfing and he's going to be a standout in every spot."
Slater, who scored an 18.50 in his semifinal match against Brazilian Heitor Alves, leads second-place Wright in the season point standings 44,950-39,900.
