Bermuda's young trio of Jarryd Dillas, Daniel Augustus and Nick Jones finished with a final round of 16-over-par (160) as they slipped nine places in the World Amateur Team Golf Championships in Adelaide, Australia over the weekend.

They ended the 72-hole tournament tied for 51st with Bolivia.

Playing the par-72, 6,930 -yard Grange Golf Club yesterday, Dillas (313), Augustus (313) and Jones (328) all struggled to cope with blustery conditions and difficult pin placements before eventually coming in with a four round total of 626 - 46 shots over par.

"The wind had a significant effect on Bermuda's performance with a two-man result of 16-over for the day. The length of the course along with strategic pin placements made making par a challenge on every hole," commented Bermuda team manager Rick Bartlett.

"The players were not able to adjust sufficiently to post good scores. They certainly had a learning experience this week and have a lot more aspects of the game of golf to attempt to master."

Of the Island's trio, Dillas seemed to cope best with high winds as he carded a team-low six-over-par 78 on the final day, a courageous effort that included four birdies and a second eagle of the tournament.

The University of Rhodes graduate struggled over a difficult front nine that served up two bogeys and three double bogeys to ruin what had been a promising start to the final round with a birdie on the first hole.

Better fortunes, however, awaited Dillas on the back nine as he birdied three of the first four holes and then went one better with an eagle at the par-five fifth.

Dillas' late surge enabled him to grab a share of 124th position in the individual standings along with compatriot Daniel Augustus who had a ten-over-par 82 yesterday ¿ his worst round of the tournament.

Augustus' third-round total of two-over-par 75 on Saturday was the lowest achieved by a Bermudian in this year's event, which featured some of the world's elite amateurs.

Jones, who struggled throughout the tournament, came in at 12-over par 82 after making four double bogeys, three of which arrived on the front nine. Not once was the Stetson University student able to contribute to his team's total as only the two lowest scores counted in each round.

In the previous World Amateur Team Championships in 2006, Bermuda placed 39th out of 70 teams competing.

Victorious this year were Scotland who beat runners-up USA by nine-strokes to lift the Eisenhower Trophy for the first time. Third-place honours went to Sweden while tournament hosts Australia finished sixth.