Teignmouth golf duo Deen Graves and Martyn Ashcroft have won the 2008 International Pairs title.

Thepair, who were crowned UK champions at Carnoustie last year, added the world title at St Andrews.

They scored 88 Stableford points, seven ahead of the Scottish pair of John Maxwell and Stephen Brown who came second out of the 34-team tournament.

"It's an incredible feeling to be crowned world champions and it will take a while to sink in," said Graves.

And Graves admitted that it was not all plain sailing, despite their big lead at the end.

"We had a few problems during our practice round and actually ran out of balls at one stage, but we stuck to a plan and thankfully it paid off in the end.

"We dovetailed perfectly and were able to help each other out when we found trouble, while the fact that I'm right-handed and Martyn is left-handed seemed to suit our style of play on a lot of the holes," Graves said.

And the duo's style of play drew plaudits from the tournament's founder.

"Deen and Martyn played some wonderful golf to be crowned worthy winners, but they were pushed all the way and it never ceases to amaze me the standard of golf that is produced under extreme pressure," said Ross Honey, who is chairman of the International Pairs event.