Birthday: July 26, 1988
Hometown: Point Lookout, North Stradbroke Island, Australia
Stance: Goofy
Sponsors: Mt. Woodgee Surfboards, Stradbroke Ferries, Scheky Grips
Results: 1st place Australasia Oakley Pro Junior Global Challenge Qualifier, North Stradbroke Island, February 8, 2008.

When it comes Australia’s homegrown, underground talent, it is local salt of the earth types like Lincoln Taylor that give the Land Down Under such a good name. Proving that given the opportunity, he’s capable of going shoulder to shoulder with the world’s best, and as in the case of the Oakley Pro Junior, coming out on top. With his recent upset victory over Julian Wilson at the North Stradbroke stop, Lincoln came up with aces over the heavily favored Wilson. “I’m over the moon,” said Taylor, whose previous best ever result on the pro junior series was a quarterfinal finish. “It’s my last year on the series and I really wanted to win this event in front of all my family and friends. I couldn’t have asked for a better place to do it. Every surfer dreams about winning an event at their local beach. I can’t believe that it happened to me.” Well, at the very least Lincoln’s going to have one more chance for a win as he’ll be heading out to Bali later this year for the Oakley Pro Junior Global Challenge.