TYNEDALE golfer Will Robson is on top of the world after triumphing in New Zealand in the emerging sport of speedgolf.
Will partnered American star Lauren Cupp to victory in the mixed pairs competition in the World Championships in Auckland.
Speedgolf combines golf with cross country running round the course, and Will – teaching professional at Close House Golf Club, Heddon on the Wall - is one of the best in the world.
He is the reigning British Pairs champion, and Scandinavian singles champion, and is ranked second in Europe and sixth in the world.
He only teamed up with Lauren at the last minute for the pairs, competition, with a qualifier played over 12 holes and a final over six.
They topped the qualifiers with a combined score of 48, with Emily Mollard and Alexandre Arguel of France hot on their heels.
He French pair were quicker on the clock, but Will and Lauren had the superior golf score, leading by four shots.
And that proved to be enough in the final, when they triumphed with a final tally of 117.16 to 118.21.
With British championships partner James Hardy missing the event through injury, Will teamed up with Rob Hogan in the men’s pairs, and finished fifth.
Will grew up in West Woodburn, and learned his golf at Bellingham Golf Club.
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