There were no mistakes from Terence Daniels this time around.

Three years after blowing a three-shot lead in the final round of the Bermuda Amateur Stroke Play Championship, Daniels held on to his four-shot overnight lead to win this year's event at Port Royal Golf Course yesterday.

Daniels fired a final round 73 and his birdie at the last, where he hit his approach shot to within eight-feet, underlined his superiority in a tournament he led from the half- way stage.

An opening seven-over-par 78 aside, Daniels rattled off rounds of 73 and 72, and then his two-over par yesterday was enough to give him a six-shot win over Jarryd Dillas.

Dillas, who matched Daniels' final round 73, actually began the day in fourth, behind Jun Hudart and Ryan Benevides, but any hopes he might of had of catching the leader quickly faded on a day when his putter wouldn't fire.

The Match Play champion three-putted on a couple of greens and a late birdie at the par-five 17 was nothing more than a consolation on a tournament that really got away from him following a nine-over par 80 on the second day.

"It was good, it was challenging, but I knew if I kept my head I had a little cushion. I just didn't want to make any big numbers," said Daniels.

"I prefer to be out in front. I was leading here three years' ago by three shots and I ended up coming third, so I had a little experience of being out in front.

"It helped me get around, I just tried to do the exact opposite of what I did three years' ago, and playing with Jun (Hadart) helped a lot because we are friends, so we kept each other calm."

As well as claiming the title vacated by the now-professional Daniel Augustus, Daniels also earned himself a place in the Bermuda team for the World Team Amateur Championships in Argentina later this year.

"I'm really happy about that," said Daniels. "Qualifying for the World Team Amatuer Championships was one of my goals for the summer, so I'm happy about that."

Close friend Hudart will be joining him in the team, reward for his third place finish after a final round 78. They will join Dillas who had already qualified for the team before the tournament began.

Camiko Smith, meanwhile, had a slightly happier ending to his week than he might havef expected when the Bermuda Golf Association announced he would not lose his amateur status for appearing in a newspaper advert at the end of last week.

They also announced that had Smith finished in the top two he would have been able to take his place on the Island team for the World Team Amateur Championships. That was a slightly moot point, however, as Smith, who had been tipped to challenge for the top spot before the tournament began, was in a tie for fifth at the start of yesterday's final round, and never seriously challenged the leaders.

"The Bermuda Golf Association will never, ever not apply the Rules of Golf, and we will do everything absolutely by the book," said executive committe member Hav Trott. "Everyone thinks that the Rules of Golf are there to punish, they're not. The Rules of Golf are there to administer the playing of the sport.

"Everyone accepts that Camiko breached the rules on amateur status, no-one has a problem with tha, but the key thing is that Rule 8.2, says that the committe may punish the individual, it does not say must. There is no requirement to pull his amateur status.

"Each case can be considered on its merits and while appearing in a newspaper ad is a breach, it's a minor infraction. He won't lose his amateur status but he will be required to refrain from appearing in any newspaper adverts."

In the women's division, Katrin Burnie led from start to finish yesterday, wrapping up the title ahead of playing partners Katyna Rabain, who was second, and Kathy Lloyd-Hines who was third.

Burnie began the day with a seven-stroke lead and never looked like losing it during her solid final round.