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From the Archives: Golden Moments From the Quik Pro
Kirstin Scholtz
Kelly Slater won the Quik Pro Gold Coast and the 2008 World Title by going shorter and wider with his boards for the first time in his career. Then, by the time he reached Snapper in 2009, his stubby experimentation phase had hit its extreme with his Wizzard Sleeve, a board that was 6-8 inches shorter than the ones he built his empire on.
Victory tasted oh-so-sweet for 'Cooly' kid Dean Morrison, who made an unbelievable comeback from injury by winning the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast in 2003. Morrison suffered a head injury in Hawaii just the previous season and had returned to Snapper as a wildcard.
Australian Mick Lowe became the first goofyfooter to win the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast in 2004, a title he would hold for a decade.
Mick Fanning's 2005 victory completed the "Cooly Kids'" competitive domination of Snapper Rocks. Fanning's win rounded off the hometown trio's trifecta as mates Joel Parkinson and Dean Morrison had won the event in 2002 and 2003, respectively.
In 2005, then-17-year-old school girl Stephanie Gilmore won the local trials and went on to smoke the elite competition, concurrently winning the contest and becoming the youngest woman to ever win a CT event.
Turquoise lines march across the Superbank in 2008.
Stephanie Gilmore put the world on notice winning her first event as a rookie in 2005.
Mick Fanning proved himself to be one of the best to ever surf the world-class wave of Snapper Rocks, winning the event over unsponsored surfer Bede Durbidge in 2007 and becoming the only 'Cooly' Kid to claim two titles here.
But it was Joel Parkinson who dominated the Kirra "keg machine," besting good mate Fanning in the Semifinals before taking down Adriano de Souza to win the Final.
Parko recieved a hero's welcome as he arrived back on the beach to thousands of supporters in 2009.
Mick Fanning capitalizing on wildcard Garret Parkes' misfortune during their exchange in 2010.
South African Jordy Smith reached his first-ever CT Final at the 2010 event. But despite early success in the event, he fell to Burrow in the Final when conditions failed to cooperate. He finished as a very respectable runner-up.
As if 45 wins and 10 World Titles weren't enough, Kelly snagged his third the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast victory in 2011.
Slater in keeping with consistency, opened his 2012 season with this square-lipped Snapper barrel from deep behind the rock, to secure a sensational Round 1 victory.
Into his second year on the WCT, Julian Wilson was oozing confidence on the Snapper speedway.
Taj won in 2010 and again in 2012 where he clinched one of the closest final victories over Adriano de Souza, leaving fans wondering if 2012 was to be Taj's year. The answer sadly was no.
Dane Reynolds is guaranteed to draw a crowd and its turns like these in 2003 that keep us coming back for more.
Joel Parkinson posted the event's first Perfect 10 against Julian Wilson in the 2013 Quarterfinals.
Kelly receives an Aboriginal blessing from Russ prior to the Final.
Kelly salutes the crowd after his incredible 2013 victory.
Friends back on land, Kelly and Joel hug it out after a their sensational Final battle at Kirra in 2013.
2014 saw the arrival of the brand new World Surf League tour and with it came a new look and feel at Snapper Rocks.
The contest tower wasn't the only new addition to the 2014 Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast, as Gabriel Medina etched his name into the history books becoming the first Brazilian ever to clinch a title at Snapper. He was also the second ever goofyfooter to win the event.
Filipe Toledo followed suit in 2015, defeating Julian Wilson in a nail-biting final to become the second-ever Brasilian to win the event.
Kelly Slater won the Quik Pro Gold Coast and the 2008 World Title by going shorter and wider with his boards for the first time in his career. Then, by the time he reached Snapper in 2009, his stubby experimentation phase had hit its extreme with his Wizzard Sleeve, a board that was 6-8 inches shorter than the ones he built his empire on.