— Field Notes / Vol. 04 —
Bowls
Brilliance.
Ezra Clark.
Our latest rider just had a crazy two-day run at Bowls. Ezra Clark lit up the Local Motion Surf Into Summer QS with the best single score of Day 1, pushed into Finals Day, and finished with a quarterfinal appearance while getting featured across WSL and Surfline coverage.
— Event Clip / Pre-Heat Energy —
— Event Clip / Bowls Focus —
In pumping eight-to-ten foot Big Bowl conditions, Ezra looked right at home. WSL called out the East side standout after he backdoored one of the day's heaviest barrels for a 9.25 — the best single score posted on opening day — and backed it up with a 15.25 heat total to move on.
He followed it up by taking on a stacked Round of 64 heat and putting together a 16.40 total to surge into Finals Day, eventually making the quarterfinals in his first QS at Ala Moana Bowls. Heavy conditions, big names, no easy heats — Ezra still found a way through.
— The Stat Sheet —
Know
The Run.
— Ezra, On Bowls —
“I surf this wave almost every morning… there’s no easy heats in this contest, so it feels good to come out on top of another one.”
Bowls during contest week — South Shore energy, city backdrop, and Ezra locked in.
WSL’s coverage singled out exactly what made the run stand out: comfort in consequence, patience through the lulls, and the confidence to wait for the one that mattered. That 9.25 wasn’t just a number — it was proof Ezra belongs in that arena.
For us, this is the kind of moment Field Notes is built for. Not just results, but the in-between: the calm before heats, the resets on the grass, the walk down the rocks, and the work it takes to turn a heavy event into a breakout statement.
Quarterfinal finish, major coverage, and a heavy reminder of what Ezra can do when Bowls turns on. Just getting started.
— With Aloha,
The AVVA Ohana