Bad weather put paid to Bermuda's fortunes in the final rounds of the World Amateur Team Championships in Berlin.

While the USA were romping away with the title at 23 under par, Bermuda's quartet of Mike Sims, Robert Spurling, Nick Mansell and Dave Purcell came in 49th out of 59 teams with a four-round score of 103 over par.

Most players struggled to cope with the poor conditions at the Sporting Club Berlin Bad Sarrow over the weekend.

And poor play in previous rounds meant the Bermudian team had little or no chance of making inroads into the scores of those above them on the leaderboard.

Sims had led the charge for the Island team but he fell away in the final two rounds recording scores of 81 and 88 for a tournament total of 32 over par.

He found himself tied with team-mate Mansell on the individual leaderboard, the pair coming in at 166th place. Mansell finished with rounds of 79 and 80.

Spurling made third and fourth rounds scores of 83 and 84 and finished with a total of 41 over par. That saw him finish 193rd overall. Purcell finished 15 places lower in 208th after amassing a total of 51 over par. His last two rounds were 83-86.

The Americans led the way from day one of the event and played exceptionally well to ensure there was no chance of anyone else getting their hands on the Eisenhower Trophy.

The team of Jeff Quinney, Ben Curtis, David Eger and Bryce Molder finished a full 16 shots ahead of second-placed Great Britain and Ireland. Molder also finished atop the individual standings thanks to his total of 15 under par, four shots better than one-time leader Paul Casey of Great Britain and Ireland.

Australia came in in third place, with Sweden fourth and hosts Germany disappointed with their fifth place finish.

Robbie Spurling: finished with rounds of 83 and 84.