Phil Edwards hand signed 25.5 x 20 cm photo. Expertise by Beckett with its unique QRcode number which is affixed to the signed photo and which is listed on the Beckett website. Philip Edwards is an American surfer from Oceanside, California. He is credited with being the first to surf the Banzai pipeline in Hawaii, being the first professional surfer, and creating the first signature surf board. He was the subject of a cover story, and his photo appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated in 1966.