The first country to host the official world title in 1964, Australia now hosts three of the 11 men’s (10 for women) Championship Tour events.
Before the official 1964 world championship event in Australia, The Makaha International had been regarded as the unofficial world title.
With progressive surfing gaining popularity in the early 1960s, many surfers no longer looked to the annual Hawaiian international event as a benchmark in surfing, but rather a relic from the wooden board era.
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