Farnham Golf Club professional Luke Bone has won the World Speed Golf Pairs Championships in Japan.

Speed golf is a combination of golf and running with a scoring format of time plus score.

Bone won the world title with Sunningdale Heath professional Luke Willett after they completed the 18 holes at the Seven Hundred Club in Sakura in 37 minutes, 48 seconds with a five-over-par score of 77.

The pairs championships was held in an alternate shot format over 18 holes, with nine holes on the first day and nine holes on the second day.

The total running distance for the 18 holes was five miles.

Bone said: “It was a hilly course with the fastest greens I have ever played.

“After day one we were three shots behind after a couple of bad holes.

“We started day two pumped up and aware we had to put in a special performance to catch the pair from New Zealand.

“The adrenaline was flowing, especially after I chipped in on the first hole for a birdie.

“We flew round the nine holes and managed to finish with two birdies in a row to eventually win by more than two shots.

“Although it was a relatively short trip overall we managed to take in as much culture as possible from such an amazing country.

“The Japanese people were so friendly and willing to help and the food was amazing.

“With 13 nations competing it had a truly international feel and great friendships were forged over the week.”

Bone and Willett trained for the championships over the summer, playing at their respective clubs and running to keep fit.

Farnham Golf Club members helped Bone get to the world championships by donating to his Crowdfunder page for the trip.

“I would like to say a special thank you to the members for making this dream a reality,” said Bone.

Bone and Willett also fared well in the individual event at the World Speedgolf Championships, with Willett finishing sixth and Bone finishing seventh.

The next world championships are in New Zealand in 2026. The 2028 championships will be held in England.

The world title wrapped up a successful year for Bone, who is world number one amateur golfer Lottie Woad’s coach.

Woad became the first Englishwoman to win the Augusta National Women’s Amateur this year, before winning the Women’s Open silver medal at St Andrews and playing a leading role in the Great Britain and Ireland team which beat the United States at Sunningdale to win the Curtis Cup.