Amateur Match Play title in his third successive final.

In Saturday's 36-hole final against Australian veteran Roy Vandersluis, the Scotsman coped best with treacherous weather conditions at the Mid Ocean Club to win eight and seven.

Dupuy, losing finalist in the last two years, never looked in trouble after going to lunch four-up following the first 18 holes.

"I really didn't want to finish second again,'' said 33 year-old Dupuy, a manager with Schroders who has lived on the Island for six years.

"The first time I got to the final, my attitude was a little bit wrong -- I was just happy to have got that far.

"The second time was pretty disappointing after I'd got so close, but this time I really wanted to win.'' The strong winds which ravaged the first four days of the tournament continued throughout the final day, with occasional heavy showers adding to the difficulty for the players.

Dupuy agreed that he had adapted better to the conditions and added: "My putting was pretty good for the last two days and that really helped. Overall, I simply made less mistakes than Roy.'' Both players agreed the turning point in the match came towards the end of the first round when Dupuy won the 15th, 17th and 18th holes, as well as halving the 16th with a 25-foot putt.

The Australian, making his first appearance for 10 years in the tournament, was left facing a four-hole deficit on the last 18.

Dupuy grew in confidence from there and kept the pressure on his rival by holing a succession of awkward five- and six-foot putts.

Vandersluis could not match him and Dupuy had extended his lead to seven-up by the eighth hole of the second round.

The Australian's fortunes deteriorated further on the ninth when his drive bounced off the cart path into a sand trap. His second shot went into the trees and his third found another bunker. And when when he made the green, Vandersluis missed a five-foot putt to go eight behind.

Vandersluis kept his hopes alive with a tidy par to win the 10th hole. But Dupuy brought the match to an early finish with a birdie to win the par-five 11th.

The Scot played a magnificent second shot, followed by a 25-foot putt which was inches away from giving him an eagle three.

Like Dupuy, Vandersluis was chasing his first win in the tournament after twice being a losing finalist, in 1983 and 1984.

The 51-year-old admitted the unrelenting strong winds had taken their toll on him, but he was magnanimous in defeat.

"Mark is a deserving champion,'' said Vandersluis. "He made a lot of difficult little putts and that was the difference on the day.

"Having played 36 holes over each of the last two days, I am very tired. And playing in these sort of conditions all week, when your level of concentration has to be so high, is very tiring.'' He had felt the title slipping away from his reach at the 17th, when he putted to within 12 inches of the hole, only for the ball to roll 20 feet down the green.

"I was a bit dejected at the 18th and drove the ball into the trees and lost that as well. So I went to lunch four-down when I should have been one-down,'' added Vandersluis.

The Sydney businessman, who played with plastic lenses in his eyes after a recent cataract operation, said the tournament had been his first competitive golf in four years and he hoped to return next year.

Victory smile: Scotsman Mark Dupuy holds the Bermuda Amateur Match Play trophy after his convincing eight and seven victory over Australian Roy Vandersluis (below) in Saturday's 36-hole final.