1977 Pipeline Masters
- Winner(s):
- Rory Russell
- Governing Body:
- International Professional Surfers (IPS)
![Rory Russell. Photo: Ron Dahlquist](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/f1hjpcr4/production/eda4ca396dd1c1f1c8442151d3a9c9835c0cbc9f-900x506.jpg?w=640&h=360&q=65&auto=format)
Rory Russell. Photo: Ron Dahlquist
![Michael Tomson. Photo: Jeff Divine](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/f1hjpcr4/production/3594536efe38212f62249120bd8b57636606674a-900x506.jpg?w=640&h=360&q=65&auto=format)
Michael Tomson. Photo: Jeff Divine
"Backsiders Boogie at the Masters," by Peter Townend, Surfing magazine, May 1978 Everyone probably would have agreed that conditions for the first-round eliminations of the 1977 Pipeline Masters were disgusting: five feet, a few six-footers and, after heat number two, a heavy onshore. But in the new pro era, a real professional should be able to surf anything. Well, surf anything was the case; an...
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