SWEETEST VICTORY EVER

And they didn't even think he'd show ... Most thought he'd quit after his Quik Pro win at Snapper; that it was a matter of dignity to finish on top, a position which befits a man of his deeds.

But Kelly's pure passion for riding waves must reside deeper than that, as he displayed by choosing to surf Bells because "the swell reports look good".

And then to win it: refusing to maintain a neat historical exit from tour life, and motivated by seeing just how far his own rubber boundaries can be pushed.

He's surfing better than he ever has before and by the looks of this video, that makes him one happy man.