Сёрфер Тадж Линдблад впервые пробился на Чемпионский тур и выступит на Трестлс вместе со сестрой

San Clemente surfer Taj Lindblad is headed to the Championship Tour for the first time, earning a wildcard into next month’s Trestles Pro. The 23-year-old will make his CT debut alongside his younger sister, Sawyer Lindblad, who is currently ranked third on the women’s tour. For the San Clemente duo, this event offers the rare chance to compete on surfing’s biggest stage together, and at the break where they grew up surfing. Sawyer shared the news of her brother’s wildcard on social media, saying, “so excited to announce that my big brother Taj Lindblad will be competing in the WSL Trestles Pro. It will be a very special moment for us both to compete at the highest level at our home break. I’m so proud of Taj and all of the hard work he has put in. Can’t wait to watch him next month out at Lowers!” The opportunity comes amid a strong season for Taj. He opened 2026 with Qualifying Series victories in Pismo Beach and Barbados before turning his attention to the Challenger Series, where he currently sits fifth in the rankings following events in Ballito, South Africa and Huntington Beach. His appearance at Lowers will also put the Lindblads in select company. Taj and Sawyer are set to become the first brother-sister duo to compete in the men’s and women’s Championship Tour at the same event since Owen and Tyler Wright competed at Bells Beach in 2023. For Taj, the wildcard is another step forward for a surfer who has been part of San Clemente’s competitive pipeline since his junior days. Taj came up alongside a generation of local talent including Griffin and Crosby Colapinto, Cole Houshmand and Kade Matson. In 2019, Taj was also part of the U.S. team that captured gold at the ISA World Junior Surfing Championship. That same year, San Clemente Times featured Taj as Grom of the Week after a run of victories on the junior circuit. Then competing in the boys under-16 division, he won a USA Surfing Prime Series event at Steamer Lane in Santa Cruz before adding another win at an NSSA Southwest Open event in Huntington Beach. Now, seven years later, Lindblad will return to familiar competitive territory at Lower Trestles with considerably higher stakes. Although it will be his first time competing in an event in the Championship Tour, Taj has plenty of experience competing at Lowers from his years in USA Surfing. This time, he’ll paddle out against the world’s best with a hometown crowd, and his sister, there for the occasion.