Young golfers Daniel Augustus, Nick Jones and Jarryd Dillas will be hoping their fortunes take a turn for the better when they tee off today in the second round of the 2008 World Amateur Team Championships in Adelaide, Australia.

Yesterday saw Bermuda's Eisenhower Trophy hopefuls make a disappointing start to their campaign with only Augustus, who carded a team-low six-over-par 78 that included two birdies, showing promise.

Bermuda (160) are presently 57th among the 65 teams competing Down Under and are in desperate need of a marked improvement today if they are to make a surge up the leaderboard.

The big-hitting Augustus managed to somewhat hold his own on the opening day of the tournament, birdieing the par-four third and par-five 13th holes.

However, the same cannot be said for his team-mates who struggled to come to grips with the task at hand.

Jones had a round he'd probably quickly want to forget after carding an 11-over-par 83 that included two double bogeys while Dillas, who had three double bogeys, recorded a ten-over-par 82.

The World Amateur Team Championships, spread over two courses – Royal Adelaide Golf Club and Grange Golf Club – is a team event organised by the International Golf Federations, featuring representatives from 60 countries whose lowest two scores out of three in each round contributes to the overall score.

USA (136 – 10-under-par) are the tournament's current leaders closely followed by Scotland (136 – eight-under-par) and Puerto Rico (137) whose Mauricio Muniz shot an eight-under-par 64 yesterday, the lowest of the day.

Muniz's opening round score was just one shy of the championship record of 63 set in 1994 by Australian Jason Dawes.

The Netherlands, defending World Amateur Team Champions, are currently tied with Spain in ninth position.

Over the years the World Amateur Team Championships have featured the likes of Jack Nicklaus, Ben Crenshaw and Tiger Woods who each went on to become leading professionals in the sport.

Last week, Bermuda's women's team – Tariqah Walikraam, Kim Botelho and Ebonie Burgess – competing in Adelaide for the Santo Espirito Trophy, placed 43rd.