The sun was shining, the Malibu Boats M235 wake was high, and the tricks were adding up for the winners of the Tommy’s US Wakesurf Open on August 10-12 at Millennium Park in Grand Rapids, MI. Event saw a large, enthusiastic crowd that cheered on all the riders while enjoying the park’s water sprayers, buckets, splashes, and other water features for the family to enjoy.

Fifty-four competitors coming from around the world stood on a podium this past weekend to win $20,000, great prizes, and add up points to qualify for the World Series of Wake Surfing Championship on September 6th through the 8th in Ogden Valley, UT. These experts all brought their A-game where the crowd saw John Akerman’s “Sushi roll”, Sean Silveira’a 10 spins, Cassidy Gale’s pro women’s surf win, and much more!

Listed below are the winners of the Tommy’s 2018 US Wakesurf Open including three additional awards for Sportsmanship, the Spirit of Tommy’s, and the person that travelled the farthest.

Chris Furey - Amateur Mens Skim 1st

Josh Slayden - Amateur Mens Surf 1st

Whitley Stewart - Amateur Womens Skim 1st

Makayla Drake - Amateur Womens Surf 1st

Samuel Goncalves - Junior Mens Surf 1st

Eric Grindland - Master Mens Skim 1st

Chris Banks - Master Mens Surf 1st

Sharon Franklin - Master Womens Skim 1st

Nick Parros - Outlaw Mens Skim 1st

Trevor Miller - Outlaw Mens Surf 1st

Sara Tallon - Outlaw Womens Skim 1st

Jen Boctor - Outlaw Womens Surf 1st

Jake Caster - Professional Mens Skim 1st

Parker Payne - Professional Mens Surf 1st

Jodi Grassman - Professional Womens Skim 1st

Cassidy Gale - Professional Womens Surf 1st

Sean Silveira - Male Sportsmanship

Camille Goodwin - Female Sportsmanship

Sean Cummings - Spirit of Tommy's

Andrea, Nico, and Anne Prochaska (Brazil) - Travelled the farthest

Marcos Protta (Brazil) - Travelled the farthest