Chris Davidson through the years PENICHE, PORTUGAL - OCTOBER 13: Chris Davidson of Australia surfs during round 4 of the Rip Curl Pro Portugal on October 13, 2010 in Peniche, Portugal. (Photo by Kirstin Scholtz/World Surf League via Getty Images) (Kirstin Scholtz/World Surf League via Getty Images)
Chris Davidson through the years GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 7: Chris Davidson of USA smiles in the competitors area prior to his round two heat during the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast presented by LG Mobile on March 7, 2009 on the Gold Coast, Australia. (Photo by Kirstin Scholtz/World Surf League via Getty Images) (Kirstin Scholtz/World Surf League via Getty Images)
Chris Davidson through the years PENICHE, PORTUGAL - OCTOBER 18: Chris Davidson of Australia surfs on his way to placing equal 5th in the RipCurl Pro Portugal after being defeated by fellow Australia Julian Wilson in Round 5 on October 18, 2011 in Peniche, Portugal. (Photo by Kelly Cestari/World Surf League via Getty Images) (Kelly Cestari/World Surf League via Getty Images)
Chris Davidson through the years PENICHE, PORTUGAL - OCTOBER 22: Chris Davidson of Australia at the Rip Curl Pro Search on October 22, 2009 in Peniche, Portugal. (Photo by Kirstin Scholtz/World Surf League via Getty Images) (Kirstin Scholtz/World Surf League via Getty Images)
Chris Davidson through the years BAKIO, SPAIN: Chris Davidson of Australia wins his opening round heat at the Billabong Pro in Bakio, Spain 21 October, 2003. Davidson eliminated Luke Hitchings of Australia from the event to advance alongside Damien Hobgood of USA to round two. AFP PHOTO/Pierre TOSTEE/TOSTEE.COM (Photo credit should read PIERRE TOSTEE/AFP via Getty Images) (PIERRE TOSTEE/AFP via Getty Images)
Chris Davidson through the years MUNDAKA, BASQUE REGION, SPAIN - OCTOBER 13: Chris Davidson of Australia finished second in the final of the Billabong Pro on October 13, 2009 in Mundaka, Basque Region, Spain. In his maiden ASP World Tour event final Davidson finished second to Adriano de Souza of Brasil who by winning claimed his first ASP World Tour victory. (Photo by Kelly Cestari/World Surf League via Getty Images) (Kelly Cestari/World Surf League via Getty Images)
Chris Davidson through the years MUNDAKA, BASQUE REGION, SPAIN - OCTOBER 13: Chris Davidson of Australia talks to the cameras after winning his Round 3 heat of the Billabong Pro on October 13, 2009 in Mundaka, Spain. (Photo by Kelly Cestari/World Surf League via Getty Images) (Kelly Cestari/World Surf League via Getty Images)
Chris Davidson through the years TEAHUPO'O, FRENCH POLYNESIA - SEPTEMBER 01: Chris Davidson of Australia looks on September 1, 2010 in Teahupo'o, French Polynesia. (Photo by Kirstin Scholtz/World Surf League via Getty Images) (Kirstin Scholtz/World Surf League via Getty Images)
Chris Davidson through the years NORTH SHORE, HI - DECEMBER 08: Chris Davidson of Australia is eliminated from the Billabong Pipeline Masters in Memory of Andy Irons after placing second in his Round 1 heat on December 8, 2011 in North Shore, Hawaii. (Photo by Kelly Cestari/World Surf League via Getty Images) (Kelly Cestari/World Surf League via Getty Images)
Chris Davidson through the years SUNSET BEACH, HI - NOVEMBER 29: Chris Davidson of Australia during the O'Neill World Cup of Surfing on November 29, 2009 in Sunset Beach, Hawaii. (Photo by Kirstin Scholtz/World Surf League via Getty Images) (Kirstin Scholtz/World Surf League via Getty Images)
Chris Davidson through the years TEAHUPO'O, FRENCH POLYNESIA - AUGUST 28: Chris Davidson of Australia drops into a wave during the Billabong Pro Tahiti on August 28, 2011 in Teahupo'o, French Polynesia. (Photo by Kirstin Scholtz/World Surf League via Getty Images) (Kirstin Scholtz/World Surf League via Getty Images)
Chris Davidson through the years Australian surfer Chris Davidson goes for an aerial 22 August 2004 in Lacanau, western France, during the Nokia Lacanau Pacific Motion Pro, the first French Stage of the ASP surfing World Championships. Australian Bede Durbridge won the French event. AFP PHOTO PATRICK BERNARD (Photo by Patrick BERNARD / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK BERNARD/AFP via Getty Images) (PATRICK BERNARD/AFP via Getty Images)
