Teen Macy Callaghan gets late Surf Ranch call-up to replace Tyler Wright

TEENAGER Macy Callaghan will be part of history after being named as the injury wildcard for the first World Tour event on a man-made wave at Kelly Slater’s Surf Ranch.

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TEENAGER Macy Callaghan will be part of history after being named as the injury wildcard for the first World Tour event contested on a man-made wave at Kelly Slater’s Surf Ranch.

Callaghan has been named as a replacement in the Surf Ranch Pro for ill surfer Tyler Wright who’s bid for a third successive world crown is over following her withdrawal from a third straight event.

Wright has missed the J-Bay Open, the US Open of Surfing and will now also be absent from the Surf Ranch Pro in California.

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Callaghan, who competed at the Surf Ranch at a Surfing Australia pre-Olympic camp earlier this year, has been picking up invaluable experience as an injury replacement surfer this year ahead of her expected full time position on the women’s world tour as a rookie in 2019.

Macy Callaghan at Manly earlier this year.

Macy Callaghan in action at a Surfing Australia's Olympic readiness camp at the Surf Ranch earlier this year.

The former world junior champion has contested five of the seven women’s tour events held to fate with her best place a ninth.

The format for the Surf Ranch world tour event will see each surfer ride six waves - three lefts and three rights.

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The best left and then best right is then combined for their heat score. The same format will be used in the finals.

Australian Stephanie Gilmore goes in as the top seed in the women’s event with Brazilian Filipe Toledo leading the men’s world title race.