Phillip MacDonald (Sydney, AUS), 29, claimed the ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) 6-Star Buondi Billabong Pro today in tricky two foot (0.5 meter) waves at the event's back-up venue of Piedra Blanca clinching 2500 ratings' points after defeating Patrick Gudauskas (Ca, USA) in a nerve testing final where ten waves only were surfed.