final round in the World Junior Open Championships in Scotland.

Smith's scores of 85, 86 and 77 at the tricky Craighead Golf Course, earned the Island 19th place out of 13 countries in the Gold category (for juniors with a handicap under five).

The Craighead course is controversially demanding, with its narrow fairways, knee-high rough and undulating greens.

Smith's high scores in the opening two rounds were the result of finding the rough too often, a problem he managed to iron out to some extent in Tuesday's final round on his way to shooting 77 -- considered a good score at Craighead.

The tournament, which featured players from 75 nations, was won by Sweden's top junior Stephen Jeppersen, with Rafael Cabrera of Spain finishing second.

The juniors, including Smith, will be guests of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club, St. Andrews, during the British Open which starts there today, and they will meet some of the world's top players.

After his first experience of links golf at Craighead, Smith should be better prepared for his next tournament, the English Boys Championships in Formby, Lancashire, next week.

BROOKS UPSETS NUMBER ONE SEED TEN Brooks upsets number one seed Ashley Brooks booked her place in the semi-finals of the Georgia State Open in Atlanta with a stunning three-set victory over number one seed Bianca Svensson.

Brooks took the first set 6-3, but American Svennson took the second set 7-5 to keep her hopes alive. From then on, Brooks then took complete command to win the final set 6-0.

Sisters Kara and Sasha Fisher were the other Bermuda success story of the junior tournament's fourth day as they teamed up to cruise into the final of the girls 14 doubles, with an 8-4 win over Tinney and Duquemin. Brooks and Zoe Fisher went down in the other semi-final, 8-3 against Eberhardt and Logsdon.

The excellent runs of John Masters, Kris Frick, Gavin Manders and Sasha Fisher ended at the quarter-final stage of their respective singles draws.

In the boys 12, Masters was defeated 6-0, 6-1 by fourth seed Geoffrey harper, while Frick was beaten 6-2, 6-1 by second seed Jason Harlow.

Manders went down 6-3, 6-1 to third seed Douglas Matthews in the boys 14 quarter-finals, while Sasha Fisher lost 6-3, 6-2 to number three seed Nicole Duquemin.

All the losing players will move into the consolation semi-finals.

Full results on scoreboard page.

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