Geoff "Jockstrap" Swain wins 2006 title

The crowds flocked to Hanbury Manor on Friday to see the worlds top 11 Skill shot artists compete head to head in a 15 minute freestyle shoot out. The competition was a great success and was keenly contested. It was very apparent that everyone had lifted their game and the margins between each act were very slim. Geoff cruised to victory with a faultless display of Skillful tricks and witty banter, highlights included some great moving ball shots incorporating a concrete slab and his signature shot "The Jock Strap". Geoff was clearly excited at the prospect of having the title for the next 12 months and his fans and family were overjoyed.

Paul Barrington wins 2005 title

They travelled from far and wide for the first World Golf Pages Trickshot Championship at Celtic Manor – but the winner came from just over the Severn Bridge.

Paul Barrington, 35, from The Players Golf Club, Bristol, took the inaugural world title with a hugely entertaining display of stunning golf shots and witty repartee.

Barrington, who has been a pro for 17 years, took the title – and the £5,000 prize money - by just three points from Magnolia Park’s Jeremy Dale, with American Ben Witter a further four points adrift in third.

But every one of the 11 competitors provided memorable moments, with each producing their own specialist trick – possibly the most spectacular being Witter’s amazing driving ability while balancing on a large ball.