Sam Hammer Takes Grudge Match Title
New Jersey's best surfers battle in annual Seaside Heights contest
When it comes to New Jersey surfing, it's Sam Hammer's world. Everyone else is just living in it. At 31, Hammer solidified his reputation as New Jersey's preeminent surfer winning his fourth championship belt at the Smith Optics Garden State Grudge Match. "We were making a joke on the beach. We might have to tell him he can't surf for a few years and let a couple of other guys win this thing," Rob Cloupe, the contest organizer, said. "It's the most fun event ever," Hammer said. "It feels great. It's an honor." "This is really his event, he's won it four times now and he's been in the finals three other times," Cloupe added. "It's really his title to lose." In its nine years, the Grudge Match has become the most prestigious surfing contest …
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