▁a ▁year ▁earlier , ▁but ▁he ▁turned ▁it ▁down ▁stating ▁that , ▁as ▁a ▁ 1 7 - year - old , ▁he ▁was ▁" to o ▁young ▁to ▁do ▁the ▁tour ▁full - on ". ▁After ▁his ▁first ▁year ▁on ▁tour ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁Bur row ▁claimed ▁the ▁ASP ▁World ▁Tour ▁Ro ok ie ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁award ▁after ▁finishing ▁ 1 2 th ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁rank ings . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Bur row ▁won ▁the ▁R ip ▁C url ▁Pro ▁at ▁B ells ▁Beach , ▁Victoria , ▁Australia . ▁He ▁back ed ▁this ▁up ▁with ▁a ▁victory ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Bill ab ong ▁Pro ▁in ▁Jeff rey ' s ▁Bay , ▁South ▁Africa , ▁where ▁he ▁claimed ▁the ▁title ▁over ▁the ▁then ▁ 8 - time ▁world ▁champion , ▁Kelly ▁Sl ater . ▁This ▁win ▁helped ▁to ▁secure ▁his ▁ 2 nd - place ▁ranking ▁on ▁the ▁ASP ▁Men ' s ▁Tour , ▁his ▁second ▁runner - up ▁season ▁placing . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Bur row ▁defeated ▁Sl ater ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁Bill ab ong ▁P ipeline ▁Masters ▁at ▁the ▁B anza i ▁P ipeline . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁he ▁finished ▁fourth ▁place ▁on ▁the ▁World ▁Tour . ▁ ▁Bur row ▁won ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Hur ley ▁Pro ▁event ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁be ating ▁fellow ▁Australian ▁Julian ▁Wilson