Triple Crown of Surfing


The Triple Crown of Surfing is a specialty series of professional surfing events that have been held annually since 1983 on the North Shore of Oahu, a coastline whose winter swells can reach in height.
The Triple Crown was founded by former World Champion Fred Hemmings, and Randy Rarick, who produced the Triple Crown events. The Series came under Vans' ownership in 1998.
The three venues of Haleiwa, Sunset, and Pipeline are the last three major events of the professional surfing season; the Pipe Masters being the final event of the World [Surf League] Championship Tour up until 2020 when it became the first event of the 2020-21 wraparound season in December 2020.
In 2020, under challenges of the global COVID-19 pandemic, the series went fully digital. Surfers had from December 21, 2020, to January 15, 2021, to upload their two best video clips from each of the three venues. The women's division returned to Pipeline. The digital Vans Triple Crown of Surfing awarded individual location titles for Haleiwa, Sunset and Pipeline, as well as overall Vans Triple Crown champion titles to the top performing man and woman across all three locations, with a total prize purse of $200,000 split equally among men and women. There was also a digital Fan Vote title, for fan favorites, for the first time. The Pipeline event is not to be confused with the 2020 Pipeline Masters tournament that was held to start the 2020-21 wraparound season.
The events are:
In addition to individual event champions, the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing crowns an overall champion each year. This goes to the surfer who has performed best across all three competitions.

Men's & Women's Triple Crown Champions

2022Finn McGillHawaiiCarissa MooreHawaii
2021John John FlorenceHawaiiCarissa MooreHawaii
2020John John FlorenceHawaiiCarissa MooreHawaii
2019Kelly SlaterUSANo Women's Division-
2018Jessé MendesBrazilNo Women's Division-
2017Griffin ColapintoUSANo Women's Division-
2016John John FlorenceHawaiiNo Women's Division-
2015Gabriel MedinaBrazilNo Women's Division-
2014Julian WilsonAustraliaNo Women's Division-
2013John John FlorenceHawaiiNo Women's Division-
2012Sebastian ZietzHawaiiNo Women's Division-
2011John John FlorenceHawaiiNo Women's Division-
2010Joel ParkinsonAustraliaStephanie GilmoreAustralia
2009Joel ParkinsonAustraliaStephanie GilmoreAustralia
2008Joel ParkinsonAustraliaStephanie GilmoreAustralia
2007Bede DurbidgeAustraliaMegan AbuboHawaii
2006Andy IronsHawaiiSofia MulanovichPeru
2005Andy IronsHawaiiChelsea HedgesAustralia
2004Sunny GarciaHawaiiNo Women's Division-
2003Andy IronsHawaiiKeala KennellyHawaii
2002Andy IronsHawaiiNeridah FalconerAustralia
2001Myles PadacaHawaiiNo Women's Division-
2000Sunny GarciaHawaiiHeather ClarkeSouth Africa
1999Sunny GarciaHawaiiTrudy ToddAustralia
1998Kelly SlaterUSALayne BeachleyAustralia
1997Michael RommelseAustraliaLayne BeachleyAustralia
1996Kaipo JaquiasHawaiiNo Women's Division-
1995Kelly SlaterUSANo Women's Division-
1994Sunny GarciaHawaiiNo Women's Division-
1993Sunny GarciaHawaiiNo Women's Division-
1992Sunny GarciaHawaiiNo Women's Division-
1991Tom CarrollAustraliaNo Women's Division-
1990Derek HoHawaiiNo Women's Division-
1989Gary ElkertonAustraliaNo Women's Division-
1988Derek HoHawaiiNo Women's Division-
1987Gary ElkertonAustraliaNo Women's Division-
1986Derek HoHawaiiNo Women's Division-
1985Michael HoHawaiiNo Women's Division-
1984Derek HoHawaiiNo Women's Division-
1983Michael HoHawaiiNo Women's Division-