A vital component of Puerto Rico’s new vanguard, in September 2004, Tommy Bursian stepped onto the scene when he finished runner-up at the Rip Curl GromSearch at his home break of Jobos Beach. As abled as fellow countrymen such as Dylan Graves and Brian Toth, this past February Bursian took first at the Corona Extra Pro. Showing a penchant for big results, in April, at the Oakley Junior Pro he finished forth, and in July he took third at both the Fear at the Pier and the …Lost Pro Junior, both held under the glare of the fabled Huntington Beach pier. Pressure doesn’t seem to be an issue, he’s a determined competitor, continuing to improve with every contest.