Australian Roy Vandersluis goes looking for his first Bermuda Amateur Match Play championship title in today's final at Mid Ocean against Mark Dupuy.

Vandersluis, who participated in the competition seven straight years in the 80s and was runner-up on consecutive occasions in 1982 and 1983, has not been back to the Island this decade.

He said: "I got married, moved on and I haven't been playing an awful lot of competitive golf. But when you get into the final you've always got a chance and I'm playing as well as I have in the last ten years.'' Vandersluis saw off Max Atherden in yesterday morning's quarter-final five and four before defeating teenager Luke Scrymgeour three and two in his semi.

The Australian said he thought 18-year-old Scrymgeour had been the tournament's dangerman.

"He was a very good player,'' said Vandersluis. "He was the man to beat in the tournament as far as I was concerned. But I got lucky at the right times and I kept hitting it very close. I got into a good groove despite some of the worst weather I think I've ever played golf in. My umbrella was ripped to shreds.'' In the quarter final Atherden had taken a one-hole lead after the first seven before Vandersluis fought back for a comprehensive victory.

"It was quite a tight match actually,'' he said. "We had five birdies between us on the first seven holes but after that he didn't make the pars he needed to.'' Dupuy had seen off the elder Scrymgeour, father Jack, in his quarter final by seven and six before scraping through one up against old rival Tim Carr in the semi.

"Jack had a pretty rough morning while I was just fairly solid,'' said Dupuy.

"The match with Tim was really close like it usually is. Last year I beat him in the quarter-finals. But it was close all the way round and there was never more than a hole in it.

"The front nine was unbelievably hard because it was blowing a gale.'' Of his chances in the final, he said: "I've played pretty well this week but match play is a funny game -- you can play good shots but get beaten by a guy who just plays better on the day.'' Meanwhile, in the ladies championship, teenager Jennifer Spurling kept her nerve to win against fellow Bermudian Lela Stearns.

Spurling, an 18-year-old member of the Bermuda Junior Golf Association, beat Stearns eight and seven over the 36-hole final for her first big tournament victory.

Afterwards, Spurling admitted to a nervous reaction to her win. "I can't feel my stomach,'' she said.

Spurling, who based her win on strong driving, took a three hole lead into the second 18, but she said her opponent was hard to shake off.

"She was really really good and consistent, she never gave up and I just had to play my own game,'' she said.

"The weather hit us and we had to stop at the 11th and after that it was whoever got the lucky kicks.'' Asked if she had ever played better, she replied: "I can't really explain it.

Golf is just a game of ups and downs. Today my timing was just on.'' Ladies' day: Youngest entrant Jennifer Spurling (top) saw off Lela Stearns for her first big win.